27 nurseries in Watford

Every day nursery in Watford on the Ofsted register, best rated first, with what a place costs in East of England after the free hours.

27 day nurseries

2 rated Outstanding

1 with a new report card (4%)

1,536 places in total

£141 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in Watford

The top of our Watford ranking: Ofsted's outcome first, then the newest inspection.

Best-rated day nurseries in Watford
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Bright Little Stars Nursery WD25 0EA	Outstanding	31 July 2023	78
2	The Co-operative Childcare Watford South WD19 6HJ	Outstanding	24 January 2023	60
3	Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Leavesden WD25 7QZ	Expected standard in all 6	27 March 2026	72
4	Little Blossom Nursery School (Leavesden) WD25 0BW	Good	23 September 2025	50
5	Little Raccoons Day Nursery Ltd WD24 7FQ	Good	16 April 2025	34

Day nurseries in Watford, best rated first

All 27 day nurseries in Watford
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Bright Little Stars Nursery WD25 0EA	Outstanding	31 July 2023	78
2	The Co-operative Childcare Watford South WD19 6HJ	Outstanding	24 January 2023	60
3	Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Leavesden WD25 7QZ	Expected standard in all 6	27 March 2026	72
4	Little Blossom Nursery School (Leavesden) WD25 0BW	Good	23 September 2025	50
5	Little Raccoons Day Nursery Ltd WD24 7FQ	Good	16 April 2025	34
6	The House That Jack Built Nursery WD25 9XX	Good	18 March 2025	42
7	Your Co-op Little Pioneers Nursery and Pre-School, Watford Junction WD17 1AB	Good	30 July 2024	57
8	The Little Learners Montessori Watford WD18 0WY	Good	22 July 2024	90
9	Berrygrove Early Years Centre WD25 9PW	Good	26 June 2024	50
10	Busy Bees Day Nursery at Watford WD18 0HB	Good	16 May 2024	46
11	Boys & Girls Nursery (Watford) Limited WD17 2PA	Good	28 September 2023	62
12	Little Blossom Nursery School WD24 4GY	Good	22 June 2023	30
13	Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Watford WD17 4NT	Good	23 May 2023	72
14	Bright Horizons The Park Day Nursery and Preschool WD18 7HR	Good	10 May 2023	79
15	Toad Hall Nursery Watford WD17 4LA	Good	10 May 2023	100
16	Squirrels Nursery (Watford Ascot) WD18 8AD	Good	14 March 2023	40
17	Leavesden Montessori House WD24 5EL	Good	1 November 2022	60
18	Teddies Tots WD24 7UE	Good	1 November 2022	73
19	Table Hall Nursery Ltd WD19 4EH	Good	7 October 2022	80
20	Super Steps Nursery WD17 2PS	Good	8 July 2022	38
21	Building Blocks Preschool Nurseries Ltd WD18 7NN	Good	5 July 2022	30
22	Small World Nursery (Watford) CIC WD18 6AA	Good	31 May 2022	52
23	The WonderWorks @ Leavesden WD25 7GS	Good	11 March 2022	57
24	Squirrel Nurseries (Watford Lanchester) WD17 3HD	Good	22 February 2022	42
25	Boys & Girls Nursery (Croxley Green) Limited WD18 8YS	Good	28 January 2022	72
26	St Michael's Pre-School WD25 0NE	Good	8 December 2021	30
27	Bright Beginnings Hertfordshire WD25 8AP	Not yet graded	Not yet	40

How the ranking works: our ranking policy. What the grades mean: Ofsted report cards explained.

Nurseries by postcode in Watford

Watford is in Hertfordshire.

Nursery fees in Watford

What day nurseries in East of England charge on average. Fees in Watford itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, East of England, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age	25 hours a week	50 hours a week
Under 2	£192no funded hours	£155after 30 funded hours
2 years old	£176no funded hours	£141after 30 funded hours
3 to 4 years old	£67after the free 15 hours	£135after 30 funded hours

Regional average, not any one nursery's price. Source: Coram Childcare Survey 2026. Work out your own monthly cost.

30 hours free childcare in Watford

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in Watford as anywhere in England. Every day nursery listed here is registered with Ofsted, which is what a nursery needs to offer them.

Check which hours your child can get

Who	Free hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months	30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old	15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits	15 hours

Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.

Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.

Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.