Full-day nursery in Bricket Wood, Hertfordshire
The House That Jack Built Nursery
Building 2, Victorian Terrace, Bucknalls Lane, Watford, WD25 9XX · 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.
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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
Building 2, Victorian Terrace, Bucknalls Lane, Watford, WD25 9XX · More nurseries in WD25
Stations
- Bricket Wood19 min walk · 0.7 miles
- Garston (Herts)24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
1 bus stop within 400 m, including Building Research Establishment.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground9 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.
What parents say
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The House That Jack Built Nursery is a full-day nursery at Building 2, Victorian Terrace, Bucknalls Lane, Watford, WD25 9XX, in Bricket Wood, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 42 children. It opens 08:00–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2025, 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 Philbec Nurseries Limited.
Run by Philbec Nurseries Limited (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
- Coates Way JMI and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 0.4 miles
- Mount Pleasant Lane Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.4 miles
- St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.5 miles
- Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2023 1.1 miles
- Stanborough Primary School ages 2–11has a nursery class 1.2 miles
- The Grove Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 1.2 miles
- Seva Education St Albans ages 5–16 1.3 miles
- Kingswood Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected April 2023 1.4 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What are The House That Jack Built Nursery's opening hours?
The House That Jack Built Nursery opens 08:00–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is The House That Jack Built Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The House That Jack Built Nursery Good at its inspection on 18 March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The House That Jack Built Nursery take?
The House That Jack Built Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 42 children at any one time.
Who runs The House That Jack Built Nursery?
The House That Jack Built Nursery is run by Philbec Nurseries Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The House That Jack Built Nursery?
Bricket Wood is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The House That Jack Built Nursery?
You can call 07943 914763 and visit thehousethatjackbuiltnursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 13 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY544670 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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