Full-day nursery in Little Heath, Hertfordshire
The Potters Bar Day Nursery and Pre-school
86 High Street, Potters Bar, EN6 5AT · 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
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:30–18:30
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
86 High Street, Potters Bar, EN6 5AT · More nurseries in EN6
Stations
- Potters Bar17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Parkfield Medical Centre, Cask & Stillage PH and Bus Garage.
Parks and playgrounds
- Oakmere Park2 min walk
- Parkfield3 min walk
- Morven Park8 min walk
- Willow Way Park10 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground5 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 Potters Bar Day Nursery and Pre-school is a full-day nursery at 86 High Street, Potters Bar, EN6 5AT, in Little Heath, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 53 children. It opens 07:30–18:30, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 7 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Little Garden Day Nurseries Limited.
Run by Little Garden Day Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 17 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
- Ladbrooke Junior Mixed and Infant School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.1 miles
- Stormont School ages 4–11 0.5 miles
- Oakmere Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.5 miles
- Little Heath Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.8 miles
- Lochinver House School ages 3–13has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- Pope Paul Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 1.0 miles
- Cranborne Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 1.0 miles
- St John's Preparatory and Senior School ages 3–19has a nursery class 1.0 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 Potters Bar Day Nursery and Pre-school's opening hours?
The Potters Bar Day Nursery and Pre-school opens 07:30–18:30, Mon–Fri.
What is The Potters Bar Day Nursery and Pre-school's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Potters Bar Day Nursery and Pre-school Good at its inspection on 3 August 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Potters Bar Day Nursery and Pre-school take?
The Potters Bar Day Nursery and Pre-school is registered with Ofsted for up to 53 children at any one time.
Who runs The Potters Bar Day Nursery and Pre-school?
The Potters Bar Day Nursery and Pre-school is run by Little Garden Day Nurseries Limited, which runs 17 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The Potters Bar Day Nursery and Pre-school?
Potters Bar is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Potters Bar Day Nursery and Pre-school?
You can call 0330 333 1080 and visit lgnurseries.com.
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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 2684898 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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