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Nurseries in Ware

There are 14 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Ware, and 9 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Ware

  • Ofsted report cards: 4 settings (7 Strong standard, 11 Expected standard, 6 Needs attention)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 10 settings (10 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Apple Blossom Pre-school and daycare - Day nursery, Ware SG11 2QL, ages 1 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted report card, 27 January 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Bobtails Playgroup - Pre-school, Ware SG12 8EZ, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 5 July 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Highfield Day Nursery - Day nursery, Ware SG11 2PB, ages 1 to 4, 38 places
    Ofsted, 7 April 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Leaside Under Fives Kindergarten - Pre-school, Ware SG12 9BT, ages 2 to 4, 38 places
    Ofsted, 14 October 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Bee's Day Nursery Limited - Day nursery, Ware SG11 2DY, ages 0 to 4, 60 places
    Ofsted, 15 August 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Bee's Day Nursery-The Hive - Day nursery, Ware SG11 2DY, ages 1 to 3, 109 places
    Ofsted report card, 19 November 2025: Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 1 area; safeguarding standards met
  • Little Skippers Nursery - Day nursery, Ware SG12 7BU, ages 0 to 4, 46 places
    Ofsted report card, 29 July 2026: Needs attention in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery Ware - Day nursery, Ware SG12 7NB, ages 1 to 4, 60 places
    Ofsted, 28 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Orchard House Preschool - Pre-school, Ware SG12 0AN, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 3 May 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Partou Sucklings Yard Day Nursery & Pre-School - Day nursery, Ware SG12 9EN, ages 0 to 4, 56 places
    Ofsted, 3 August 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Partou Ware Day Nursery & Pre-School - Day nursery, Ware SG12 0AJ, ages 0 to 4, 120 places
    Ofsted report card, 9 February 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Riverside Nursery School - Pre-school, Ware SG12 9NH, ages 2 to 4, 49 places
    Ofsted, 8 March 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Stanstead Mill Day Nursery - Day nursery, Ware SG12 8AB, ages 0 to 4, 33 places
    Ofsted, 19 August 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Thundridge Preschool Ltd - Pre-school, Ware SG12 0SJ, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 10 September 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Barracudas Hertford Presdales - Out-of-school club, Ware SG12 9NX, 150 places
  • Camp 4 Champs - Out-of-school club, Ware SG12 7BT, 51 places
  • CHIPS Summer Playscheme@Pinewood School, Ware - Out-of-school club, Ware SG12 9PB, 15 places
  • Ohana Childcare - Out-of-school club, Ware SG12 9HY, 35 places
  • Premier Education - Puller Memorial Primary - Out-of-school club, Ware SG11 1AZ, 24 places
  • Premier Education - St Mary's Junior School - Out-of-school club, Ware SG12 0RL, 24 places
  • SSS Provision TH - Out-of-school club, Ware SG12 0SY, 17 places
  • St Andrews After School Care - Out-of-school club, Ware SG12 8BZ, 12 places
  • Water Creations Swim Academy At St Edmunds College & Prep School - Out-of-school club, Ware SG11 1DS

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 Ware

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