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Nurseries in Waltham Cross

There are 17 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Waltham Cross, and 8 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Waltham Cross

  • Ofsted report cards: 1 setting (5 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 15 settings (15 Good)

Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Cheshunt - Day nursery, Waltham Cross EN8 9LY, ages 0 to 4, 83 places
    Ofsted report card, 29 April 2026: Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 1 area; safeguarding standards met
  • Bouncing Bees - Day nursery, Waltham Cross EN8 8TS, ages 0 to 9, 40 places
    Ofsted, 12 March 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bright Sparks Pre-School And Out Of School Club Limited - Pre-school, Waltham Cross EN7 6LB, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 11 May 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Broxbourne Buttercups - Pre-school, Waltham Cross EN7 5QN, ages 2 to 5, 30 places
    Ofsted, 11 November 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Cocospreschool - Day nursery, Waltham Cross EN8 9DW, ages 2 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted, 24 May 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • First Steps - Day nursery, Waltham Cross EN7 6PZ, ages 1 to 4, 22 places
    Ofsted, 20 March 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Foresters Den Nursery - Day nursery, Waltham Cross EN8 9DD, ages 1 to 4, 39 places
    Ofsted, 20 August 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kindred Cheshunt - Day nursery, Waltham Cross EN8 9NQ, ages 0 to 4, 87 places
    Ofsted, 17 December 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Learners Pre-school - Pre-school, Waltham Cross EN8 8LU, ages 2 to 4, 28 places
    Ofsted, 12 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Lulu's Pre-School - Pre-school, Waltham Cross EN8 0RX, ages 2 to 7, 69 places
    Ofsted, 23 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery - Day nursery, Waltham Cross EN7 6LA, ages 0 to 4, 83 places
    Ofsted, 28 October 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Rafles Nursery & Pre-School - Day nursery, Waltham Cross EN7 6TB, ages 0 to 4, 66 places
    Ofsted, 19 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Squiggles (Lollipops) Cheshunt - Day nursery, Waltham Cross EN8 9BX, ages 2 to 4, 35 places
    Ofsted, 15 December 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Tinytoons Pre-school & Nursery - Day nursery, Waltham Cross EN8 9AJ, ages 2 to 3, 24 places
    Ofsted, 3 September 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Tiny Tots Day Care Nursery - Day nursery, Waltham Cross EN7 6DX, ages 0 to 4, 36 places
    Ofsted, 15 August 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Waltham Cross Scheme - Pre-school, Waltham Cross EN8 8LU, 10 places
  • Wonderland Day Nursery - Day nursery, Waltham Cross EN8 9BH, ages 0 to 4, 48 places
    Ofsted, 29 October 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Brains and Games - Out-of-school club, Waltham Cross EN8 9DP, 60 places
  • CHIPS Saturday Club and Playscheme - Out-of-school club, Waltham Cross EN8 9BX, 34 places
  • Hurst Drive SSS Provision - Out-of-school club, Waltham Cross EN8 8DH, 15 places
  • Orchid Kids Club - Out-of-school club, Waltham Cross EN7 6LR, 28 places
  • Premier Education - Churchfield Academy - Out-of-school club, Waltham Cross EN8 0LU, 24 places
  • Premier Education - Downfield - Out-of-school club, Waltham Cross EN8 8SS, 24 places
  • SSS Provision CH - Out-of-school club, Waltham Cross EN8 0LU, 27 places
  • Young Generation Out of School Club - Out-of-school club, Waltham Cross EN7 6AG, 40 places

Nursery groups with settings here

Ofsted report cards (England, from November 2025)

Since 10 November 2025 Ofsted has graded nurseries and pre-schools on a report card. There is no single overall grade. Instead, each of six areas gets one of five grades: Exceptional, Strong standard, Expected standard, Needs attention, Urgent improvement.

The six areas are inclusion; curriculum and teaching; achievement; behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines; children's welfare and wellbeing; leadership and governance. Safeguarding is judged on its own, as met or not met.

Expected standard means the setting does what Ofsted expects of every setting. Strong standard and Exceptional are above that; Needs attention and Urgent improvement mean Ofsted found things the setting has to put right.

Source: Ofsted reports

Ofsted grades before November 2025 (England)

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall grade on a four-point scale: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement, Inadequate. Ofsted also graded the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management, and said whether safeguarding was effective.

Settings keep their last grade until Ofsted visits again, so many nurseries still show a grade from this older scale.

Source: Ofsted reports

Funded childcare hours in England

All 3 and 4 year olds in England can get 15 hours of free childcare a week, for 38 weeks of the year.

Working parents of children aged 9 months to 4 years old can get 30 hours of free childcare a week for 38 weeks of the year (Free Childcare for Working Parents), if they meet the earnings rules. You confirm your details every 3 months.

Some 2 year olds can get 15 hours a week when the family gets certain kinds of extra support.

The hours are used at a registered provider that offers them, so ask each nursery how it offers the funded hours.

Source: GOV.UK: Free Childcare for Working Parents, check if you're eligible · GOV.UK: Free childcare and education for 2 to 4 year olds (checked 31 October 2026)

Council area

Schools in Waltham Cross

Sources: Ofsted, registers as at 30 June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.