Full-day nursery in North Watford, Hertfordshire
Toad Hall Nursery Watford
100 Hempstead Road, Watford, WD17 4LA · 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 July 1992Reference 130641Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 10 May 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places100 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 7 August 2025Food 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
100 Hempstead Road, Watford, WD17 4LA · More nurseries in WD17
Stations
- Watford Junction15 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Watford16 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Woodville Court, Herga Court and Stratford Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Cassiobury Park8 min walk
- Nascot Grange Play Area playground7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Stamford Road Playground8 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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Toad Hall Nursery Watford is a full-day nursery at 100 Hempstead Road, Watford, WD17 4LA, in North Watford, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 100 children. It opens 08:00–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.8 from 31 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Careroom Limited.
Run by Careroom Limited (company), which runs 14 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
- Lanchester Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.3 miles
- Nascot Wood Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected October 2023 0.4 miles
- Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.4 miles
- Cassiobury Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.6 miles
- Cassiobury Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.6 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 0.7 miles
- Chater Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected July 2024 0.8 miles
- Beechfield School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 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 are Toad Hall Nursery Watford's opening hours?
Toad Hall Nursery Watford opens 08:00–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Toad Hall Nursery Watford's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Toad Hall Nursery Watford Good at its inspection on 10 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Toad Hall Nursery Watford take?
Toad Hall Nursery Watford is registered with Ofsted for up to 100 children at any one time.
Who runs Toad Hall Nursery Watford?
Toad Hall Nursery Watford is run by Careroom Limited, which runs 14 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Toad Hall Nursery Watford?
Watford Junction is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Toad Hall Nursery Watford?
You can call 01923 254637 and visit www.toadhall-nursery.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
- 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.
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Last checked 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 130641 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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