Full-day nursery in Watford, Hertfordshire
Step By Step Nursery
2 Park Avenue, BUSHEY, WD23 2DD · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted report card
- InclusionUrgent improvement
- Curriculum and teachingUrgent improvement
- AchievementUrgent improvement
- Behaviour and routinesUrgent improvement
- Children's welfare and well-beingUrgent improvement
- Leadership and governanceUrgent improvement
- SafeguardingStandards not met
What does this mean?
Since November 2025 Ofsted gives each nursery a report card. Each area is graded on a five-step scale: urgent improvement, needs attention, expected standard, strong standard, exceptional. Safeguarding is either met or not met. There is no single headline grade, and we never make one up.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since February 2005Reference EY295902Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 27 April 2026Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places49 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 29 September 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
2 Park Avenue, BUSHEY, WD23 2DD · More nurseries in WD23
Stations
- Watford High Street14 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Watford Junction16 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Bushey23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Parks and playgrounds
- Fishers Field Nature Reserve2 min walk
- Radlett Road Playing fields4 min walk
- Waterfields Recreation Ground6 min walk
- Reeds Garden11 min walk
- Old Fountain12 min walk
- Playground2 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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Step By Step Nursery is a full-day nursery at 2 Park Avenue, BUSHEY, WD23 2DD, in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 49 children. Its Ofsted report card (April 2026) grades inclusion Urgent improvement, curriculum and teaching Urgent improvement, achievement Urgent improvement, behaviour and routines Urgent improvement, children's welfare and well-being Urgent improvement and leadership and governance Urgent improvement; safeguarding standards not met.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Step By Step NurseryThis nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| N Family Club BusheyFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Little Acorns Montessori SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Central Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.4 miles
- Longwood School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- Watford St John's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected February 2025 0.6 miles
- Highwood Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.6 miles
- Field Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.8 miles
- Watford Field School (Infant & Nursery) Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.8 miles
- Bushey and Oxhey Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.8 miles
- Knutsford Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.8 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Step By Step Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Step By Step Nursery was inspected on 27 April 2026 and given an Ofsted report card. Report cards grade each area separately rather than giving one headline grade: inclusion Urgent improvement, curriculum and teaching Urgent improvement, achievement Urgent improvement, behaviour and routines Urgent improvement, children's welfare and well-being Urgent improvement and leadership and governance Urgent improvement. Safeguarding standards not met.
How many children can Step By Step Nursery take?
Step By Step Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 49 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Step By Step Nursery?
Watford High Street is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY295902 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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