Full-day nursery in Waltham Abbey, Essex
The Treehouse Nursery
Hazelwood Childrens Centre, Hillhouse, WALTHAM ABBEY, EN9 3EL · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 April 2008Reference EY368549Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 29 July 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places44 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 2 June 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:30–18:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Hazelwood Childrens Centre, Hillhouse, WALTHAM ABBEY, EN9 3EL · More nurseries in EN9
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Jubilee Court, Broomfield Court and Tillingham Court.
Parks and playgrounds
- Knolly's Nursery Recreation Field11 min walk
- Honeylands11 min walk
- Warlies Park11 min walk
- Warlies Park12 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground11 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 Essex 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 Treehouse Nursery is a full-day nursery at Hazelwood Childrens Centre, Hillhouse, WALTHAM ABBEY, EN9 3EL, in Waltham Abbey, Essex. It is registered for 44 children. It opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 12 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Treehouse NurseryThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Fledglings Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Premier Education - Waltham Holy CrossSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Tudor Cross Pre-School CICSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Hillhouse CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 under 0.1 miles
- Leverton Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.4 miles
- Upshire Primary Foundation School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.5 miles
- Waltham Holy Cross Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.8 miles
- High Beech CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.7 miles
- King Harold Business & Enterprise Academy Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.4 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 The Treehouse Nursery's opening hours?
The Treehouse Nursery opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is The Treehouse Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Treehouse Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 29 July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Treehouse Nursery take?
The Treehouse Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 44 children at any one time.
How do I contact The Treehouse Nursery?
You can call 01992 719990 and visit www.thetreehousenursery.org.
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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 EY368549 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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