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Partou Ware Day Nursery & Pre-School

Ofsted: Expected standard·
5.0(6 parent reviews)
·Park Road, Ware, SG12 0AJ · Hertfordshire
Number of places
120 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2026
Local authority
Hertfordshire

About this day nursery

Partou Ware Day Nursery & Pre-School, established in 2018, provides childcare for children aged 0-4 years. Operating as a full day care setting from 7:30 am to 6:30 pm all year round, with a short break over Christmas, the nursery has received a "Good" rating from Ofsted as of its latest inspection on 24/02/2022.

The nursery prides itself on creating a welcoming and nurturing environment where children feel happy, safe, and settled, fostering close bonds with staff. This atmosphere encourages children to be confident and curious, eager to explore the rich array of resources available to them.

The dedicated team places a strong emphasis on language development, with staff acting as positive role models, managing disagreements calmly, and praising achievements. The nursery also works effectively with parents and external agencies to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, and ensures that children who speak English as an additional language are very well supported, with staff using their home language during play.

While the outdoor areas offer good opportunities for physical development, the nursery is working to extend the range of learning opportunities available in these spaces. Overall, Partou Ware Day Nursery & Pre-School is committed to providing a high-quality early years experience, enabling children to learn, thrive, and grow.

Our ethos

Partou Ware Day Nursery & Pre-School follows a child-led early years curriculum, believing that play is vital for building confidence, resilience, and independence. They aim to inspire children's imagination and provide a nurturing environment for them to flourish.

What it's like

Children and parents are greeted warmly by the friendly and professional staff. Children show that they are happy, safe and settled in this welcoming nursery. They are confident and curious and eager to explore the rich range of resources in their base room.

Welcoming EnvironmentLanguage DevelopmentSupportive StaffStrong Parent PartnershipsSEND Support

Pricing & funding

Fees are split into separate charges for care, meals and snacks, and consumables such as nappies and sun cream. Parents pay a registration fee or deposit to secure a place.

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)

Good to know

  • Fees are split into care, meals and snacks, and daily consumables.
  • Consumables cover nappies, wet wipes, and sun cream.
  • Meals and snacks fees cover all food and drinks provided.
  • A registration fee or deposit is required to reserve a place.

Key facts

Opening hours

Mon - Fri, 7.30am to 6.30pm (excl. bank holidays)

Food

Healthy and delicious meals from our seasonal menu, freshly prepared at the nursery

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

2018

Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Expected standard

Last inspected Feb 2026

Headline: Expected standard

Grade summary

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.

Category grades

AchievementExpected standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesExpected standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
InclusionStrong standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Age range
0 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Partou Ware Day Nursery & Pre-School

Last inspected 9 February 2026

Safeguarding effective

What it's like to attend

Children and parents are greeted warmly by the friendly and professional staff. Children show that they are happy, safe and settled in this welcoming nursery. They are confident and curious and eager to explore the rich range of resources in their base room.

Inspector highlights

  • Children and parents are greeted warmly by the friendly and professional staff.
  • Children show that they are happy, safe and settled in this welcoming nursery.
  • Children are confident and curious and eager to explore the rich range of resources in their base room.
  • Staff place a strong emphasis on supporting and developing children's language.
  • Staff are positive role models to children, managing disagreements calmly and praising achievements.
  • Children who speak English as an additional language are very well supported.
  • Staff use information from parents to decide what children need to learn next and keep them informed of progress.
  • The enthusiastic manager completes regular supervision meetings with staff to reflect on their practice and well-being.

Areas to develop

  • 1Strengthen ways to monitor staff's professional development to ensure training is fully understood and used to enhance the quality of learning experiences for all children.
  • 2Extend the range of learning opportunities in the outside area, to support those children who prefer to learn outside.
Inspection #10194466 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff work in partnership with parents and external agencies to effectively support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Outdoor space

The outdoor areas provide children with very good opportunities to build on their physical skills. Staff challenge children to throw beanbags long distances and develop good control of a football. Children are learning to assess risks under the close supervision of staff. However, staff do not consistently ensure that children are provided with a wide range of learning opportunities outdoors.

EAL / language support

Children who speak English as an additional language are very well supported. Staff ensure they use their home language, as well as English, during play. This also helps other children to develop an understanding of the wider world.

Parent Reviews of Partou Ware Day Nursery & Pre-School

5.0
(6)
Chloe Swaby
a year ago

Choosing this nursery for our daughter has been one of the best decisions we've ever made. Since starting, we’ve seen tremendous growth in her development, thanks to the highly interactive and nurturing approach of the staff. They are not only fantastic with the children but are also genuinely invested in their progress and well-being. The senior leadership team is equally impressive, ensuring a warm, welcoming, and well-organized environment. The facilities are outstanding, offering everything our daughter needs to thrive and explore. Most importantly, she is so happy here, and seeing her excitement every day confirms we made the right choice.

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Becci Ardiles
a year ago

My son (3 nearly 4 years old) is really enjoying his time at Ware Partou since joining in September 2024. The settling in sessions in August were fantastic to help my son adjust to the new setting and everyone has been so friendly, helpful, patient and nurturing, especially Jade R and the pre-school team. The safety and security is taken very seriously which is reassuring. The facilities are brilliant, the variety of activities is excellent with some more structured tasks, child-led learning and “free play” opportunities everyday. The outdoor space is again fantastic. The food is superb - healthy, fun and varied - the amount of new foods my son has come home excited about is incredible. But the absolute best thing about Ware Partou is the communication from the excellent team - daily food intake logs along with play and learning updates regularly on the app, other more general information by email, as well as quick verbal updates about his day at pick up and drop off too. We are delighted with how well our son has settled in and impressed with how much progress he is already making in his letter formations, peer-interactions and confidence in general. We look forward to seeing this continue.

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Andrew Woods
a year ago

Jade and team at Partou Ware are amazing. My little girl has been at the nursery since she was 4 months old. the Partou team have been a massive part of her upbringing. My daughter loves going everyday and has so much fun. i couldn't ask for a better nursery. Knowing she is there having fun, looked after by people who truly care about her, her development and is completely safe is a blessing. i cant recommend highly enough

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Jodie Peters
a year ago

Our 18 month old daughter started at Partou Park Road in August. We viewed the nursery in July and loved it so much that we didn’t bother looking at any others. She is still settling (to be expected) but the staff have been brilliant at supporting this. They have a curiosity approach where the children are encouraged to choose the activities they want to explore further, supported by the adults and her peers. There is always an activity on the tuff tray, the sandpit, a home corner, a wide range of other indoor play items and an outdoor area, which she loves. We couldn’t fault the care she has received and would recommend the nursery to others.

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Catherine Coffey
4 years ago

Our son has been at Angels at Play Park Road for nearly three years and we have always had a great experience. The staff are amazing, the nursery is really well run (with a particular shout out to how brilliant they were managing the past 18 months), and - most importantly - our son is really happy and thriving. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this nursery.

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Inspection history

Date: February 2022

The most recent inspection point has been hidden because the parsed entry didn't match the headline Ofsted rating (Good). We're re-checking it against the original report.

  • April 2022Good
  • February 2022Good

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