Full-day nursery in West Watford, Hertfordshire
Squirrels Nursery (Watford Ascot)
Ascot Community Free School, Ascot Road, Watford, WD18 8AD · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since August 2015Reference EY492561Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 14 March 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 12 May 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 08:00–18:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Ascot Community Free School, Ascot Road, Watford, WD18 8AD · More nurseries in WD18
Stations
- Watford15 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Croxley21 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Morrisons, Ascot Road and Cassiobridge Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Cassiobury Park9 min walk
- Ring Around Park11 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Hertfordshire there are about 2.9 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
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Squirrels Nursery (Watford Ascot) is a full-day nursery at Ascot Community Free School, Ascot Road, Watford, WD18 8AD, in West Watford, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 40 children. It opens 08:00–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 12 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Squirrels Day Nurseries (Watford) Ltd.
Run by Squirrels Day Nurseries (Watford) Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ascot Road Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 under 0.1 miles
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.1 miles
- Chessbrook Education Support Centre ages 5–16Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected February 2024 0.3 miles
- Willow Tree Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected April 2023 0.4 miles
- Laurance Haines School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.7 miles
- Chater Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected July 2024 0.7 miles
- Malvern Way Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected February 2025 0.8 miles
- Chater Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.9 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What are Squirrels Nursery (Watford Ascot)'s opening hours?
Squirrels Nursery (Watford Ascot) opens 08:00–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Squirrels Nursery (Watford Ascot)'s Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Squirrels Nursery (Watford Ascot) Good at its inspection on 14 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Squirrels Nursery (Watford Ascot) take?
Squirrels Nursery (Watford Ascot) is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
Who runs Squirrels Nursery (Watford Ascot)?
Squirrels Nursery (Watford Ascot) is run by Squirrels Day Nurseries (Watford) Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Squirrels Nursery (Watford Ascot)?
Watford is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Squirrels Nursery (Watford Ascot)?
You can call 01923 256561 and visit squirrelsnurseries.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 11 November 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 11 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY492561 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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