Little Garden The Old Windsor Day Nursery & Pre-School (Formerly Poppies Old Windsor)

I cannot speak highly enough of Poppies Day Nursery Old Windsor.
The team have been so wonderful and welcoming. Each member of staff we have met has always taken the time to answer any questions or concerns we may have.
Our son is happy to go in and happy when he comes out and I’m not sure we could ask for much else. At any time we feel we can approach the staff and they will help in any way they can.
Our son has been hit and miss with food lately and all the staff have been so reassuring and the wonderful onsite chef has made extra provisions to ensure he is fed.
We are very grateful to have found this gem of a nursery.

I am so pleased we found this nursery for our daughter. With the take over from Family First this hasn’t changed a thing with the care and education that my daughter receives. In fact, it has come for the better as the nursery has a new ICT hub and lots of new toys. The staff are all so caring and my daughter comes home learning lots of things! We have recommended friends that are also joining soon.

Both my children have attended the nursery and the ongoing care received remains exemplary. My little one thoroughly enjoys going in and comes out with a big smile on his face. He often tells me what he has been doing and enjoys all the experiences on offer.

The Old Windsor nursery is a fantastic enviroment for children to grow and learn. My little one has been there for nearly 3 years and absolutely loves it. His transition throughout nursery has been easy and he has grown and learnt so much whilst being there. I was amazed when he came home telling me all the planets he had been learning all about, something I wasn’t expecting him to be learning about but amazed at the knowledge he had retained and enjoyment he had learning about it. He gets on so well with all of the staff and his friends in his room. If there is ever a concern the team are really approachable and deal with it very quickly. In particular, potty training took us a while to get through but they were all really patient despite multiple accidents. They even used his sticker reward chart I had created. Overall, the nursery is a really loving and caring environment which is exactly where you want you child to be.

This is hands down the best nursery in the area. The staff are all fantastic and have a natural flair with all the babies and children. I removed my son from another nursery and can say this is worlds apart. All the staff work tirelessly to ensure excellent care is given to not only the children but also parents. No question is too big or small and they go above and beyond on a daily basis. My son has been attending since he was a baby and happily skips into the nursery now. He has learnt so much from being there and his speech and communication skills have come on so well. Thank you Old Windsor Team!

We are so lucky to have such a great Nursery/Preschool here in Old Windsor. Our little boy has been going since summer last year and he really enjoys it. The staff are all lovely and always take the time to give us a little update and answer any questions. Our little one has grown in confidence since attending, he particularly enjoys his French lessons and playing outdoors.
They also take great care and accommodate for our sons food intolerances. Would happily recommend the nursery/preschool.

I have been really pleased with The Old Windsor Day Nursery, they have really helped my daughter boost her confidence and turn her into the little madam that she is. She really enjoys her days there and talks about them in such excitement. I am really pleased I chose this nursery for my daughter, it was highly recommended by several people and I have also recommended it further to friends and family. The staff are absolutely wonderful and very supportive. The only one small concern I have is previously they used to give out daily sheets with a food log and now everything is on an app. The app is a great idea and is easy to use, however, it does not clearly state what she has eaten throughout the day. The manual sheets were more in-depth and they helped with understanding her likes and dislikes too. Children can be very fussy eaters so with the actual food log it would help me create new and different dishes. Apart from this, the nursery is absolutely fantastic!

Both our children have been to Old Windsor Day Nursery and we had no hesitation in enrolling our daughter after our son’s experience. The staff are caring and attentive and communicate consistently and well with us as parents. Many of them live locally and are always happy to say hello and have a chat if we bump into them outside of working hours.

The food is very good and has recently been improved with the addition of a new chef who seems very adept at getting the children to try a wide range of options which has helped us immensely spans their horizons at home as well.

The rooms are clean with a good range of equipment and the garden is a lovely space which they all seem to enjoy.

Our little boy joined The Old Windsor nursery in April this year. He has settled in brilliantly thanks to all the staff and he absolutely loves his mornings at nursery. He also recently moved up to the older class with no problems at all. All the staff at the nursery make transitions and changes gradual and stress-free.
I am so glad we chose this nursery, we will be sad when he has to leave to start school, but we can’t thank the team enough for giving him such a great start to his learning and educational journey.
Highly recommended!

We’ve delayed reviewing in the hopes things would improve. However, our experience hasn’t been great. Our toddler has been here for about 11 months. While credit is due to the lovely women working in the classes on a day-to-day basis, we’ve struggled greatly with reliability and a consistent, reasonable application of the well-being policy in toddlers moving through huge physical developments. Regular phone calls requiring our child to be collected for raised temperatures that have failed to match the three different thermometers we own (calibrated with our GP) have certainly affected our trust in the administration. The continual stress of attempting to perform work duties while waiting for the phone to ring makes the considerable cost of daycare somewhat void. A disappointing experience but certainly not an unfamiliar story with parents managing unreliable daycare services.