Willows Farm Day Nursery

My son is currently in the pre toddlers room and loves coming to all his childcare centre sessions.
In both the pre toddler and baby barn, each day there are different creative, playful and educational activities on offer, alongside trips to the farm and soft playtime.
Both rooms are well led, and all team show genuine care and passion. Each morning we are greeted by welcoming and attentive team who consistently work in the room. At each pick up the handovers are personalised and detailed, showing how well the team have observed and know the kids.
Overall we are very satisfied with the childcare centre and suggest it to others. We are extremely pleased and cheerful with Willows Farm Day Childcare centre.

When we suffered a family bereavement, the team were incredibly supportive of our daughter, buying books for her and the other kids to introduce the topic of grief and even attending the funeral to show their assistance.
Obviously, a review about Willows wouldn’t be complete without mentioning the incredible bonus of the kids visiting the farm so regularly. Tristan the tractor is a household name for us! Having sent two kids to Willows I would highly suggest this setting for kids who want a enjoyable-packed journey, balanced with attentive team and a excellent discovering foundation for school.
I recently went to two primary school open days and both mentioned how well prepared the kids from Willows Farm arrive into school, being able to write their name and clearly demonstrate an aptitude for discovering.
They also tailor their care for each individual kid.

However, from the get-go the team were incredible! From the pre-visit contact and the settling-in session, I had strong feelings my son would adore it. He has now been there for a few months and loves being there more than home! He talks about all his educators and has already developed in so many ways! The room itself is so inviting and consistently greeted with a welcoming face on arrival. The setting meets his dietary requirements which was something I was also nervous about but again they put me at ease from the first conversation. The team know my son so well and this is very reassuring. His key worker consistently communicates very positively with me about his day and all team make a excellent effort to make sure all kids in their care are cheerful, content and developing. I’m very excited to see what Willows offer him for the next few years. Would definitely suggest it to friends and family. Can’t speak highly enough. When booking my 20-month-old son into Willows I was really nervous about how he would cope.

All the educators are excellent with the kids, she has consistently loved the food provided and we have been so cheerful with how far she has come since attending the childcare centre. Thank you to all of her educators who made her time incredible there, we are gutted she no longer attends but looking forward for my youngest to join your school! My daughter has been attending Willows Farm Day Childcare centre since Christmas 2019 and has loved every minute of it.

Both kids absolutely adore the childcare centre but from a parent’s view, we had two completely different experiences. The management at Willows has come a long way in the last couple of years and it’s made a huge difference now that the new managers are in charge. The key workers are experienced and compassionate and both of my kids adored their allocated key workers throughout their journeys. The facilities and variety of activities are excellent and regular feedback and updates on development is provided. My second kid is in her second year here and my eldest was at Willows for over 3 years.

My son was two and a half years old when he started childcare centre in the middle of the pandemic. On top of that, he didn’t speak any English yet. Despite these challenging circumstances, the team did a exceptional job making him sense welcome from the very first day. He really enjoyed himself, especially during the outings to the farm. The team treated him as if he was their own, something you cannot fake! They consistently gave us clear updates on what he had done and eaten that day. We have now moved back to Belgium but will consistently cherish this journey and can’t suggest Willow Farm enough to other parents! Thank you so much! I couldn’t be more grateful for my son’s childcare centre journey at Willow Farm.

All the team were stellar and clearly adore looking after the kids. Thank you. My three year old grand daughter has just started at the childcare centre and the team could not have made her (and my daughter, her mother) more welcome and at ease.

The team are welcoming and compassionate and really take the time to get to know your kid. The outside space is exceptional, with regular trips to the farm including the Peter Rabbit live show, Peter Rabbit playground, trampolines and rides on the tractor. Overall, we are really cheerful with the childcare centre and will be sending our second kid there next summer when I return to work. My son has been attending Willows Farm since January 2019 and he absolutely loves it.

That’s the most reassuring feeling as a parent, that your kid is cheerful at childcare centre. The settling in process was very smooth and her dedicated key worker consistently gives up detailed updates about her day. The team are very welcoming and expert and they’ve accommodated for her strict dietary requirements well. They have very great covid safety measures in place and we also really adore the fact that she regularly gets to visit the farm and being outdoors. My daughter has been attending Willows Farm Childcare centre since October 2020 and she absolutely loves it, so much so that she sometimes doesn’t want to come back home and looks forward to going in the mornings.

Attending afternoons only means she often misses out on farm trips, forest school and other events/outings. Updates can be sporadic and can sense very disorganised at times. The team work very hard. Great resources. Lovely garden. Welcoming team. Overall great journey. My daughter generally loves attending Willows Farm and enjoys spending time with team and peers.