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The Willows Day Nursery in Birmingham

Ofsted: Good
(May 2023)
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4.2(10 parent reviews) ·The Willows Day Nursery, 380 Redditch Road, BIRMINGHAM, B38 8PS · Birmingham
Number of places
88 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
May 2023
Local authority
Birmingham

About this day nursery

The Willows Day Nursery, established in 1996, offers childcare for children from newborn up to eight years old, including a holiday club. The nursery aims to provide a fun and stimulating learning environment, both indoors and outdoors, facilitated by qualified and caring staff.

Their philosophy centres on "Playing to Learn… Learning to Play," believing that strong early years experiences are crucial for a child's future development. The nursery prioritises individual attention for each child and works closely with parents to ensure a happy, safe, and educational experience.

Safeguarding is paramount, with CCTV systems monitoring both inside and outside the premises, and strict adherence to safeguarding policies. The nursery has 10 parking spaces available for parents.

They encourage prospective families to visit for a tour or to make an enquiry online.

Our ethos

The Willows Day Nursery's philosophy is "Playing to Learn… Learning to Play," emphasising the importance of strong early years experiences for future development. They provide a fun, stimulating, and educational environment with individual attention for each child, working in partnership with parents.

What it's like

Children happily enter this inviting nursery and quickly settle into the routines of the day. There are exciting opportunities for mark making, and staff have high expectations for all children, skilfully managing challenging behaviour with calmness and kindness.

Stimulating indoor and outdoor environmentHoliday ClubStrong parent partnershipEmphasis on play-based learningRobust safeguarding measures

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare
Pricing on request

This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, 7am to 6pm, all year round

Term time / All Year

All Year

Established

2001

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for The Willows Day Nursery

Last inspected 26 May 2023 · Katie Rudge

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

Children happily enter this inviting nursery and quickly settle into the routines of the day. There are exciting opportunities for mark making, and staff have high expectations for all children, skilfully managing challenging behaviour with calmness and kindness.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders have made significant improvements to the nursery since their last inspection.
  • Leaders have designed a new, ambitious curriculum that builds on what children know and can do.
  • Children are learning important life skills, like sharing and taking turns, and show respect towards their friends and adults.
  • Staff are attentive to children's individual learning needs, responding quickly to support their physical development and close learning gaps.
  • Children show a love of books, and staff use stories to build activity ideas that deepen understanding and expand vocabulary.

Areas to develop

  • 1build on the already good teaching practice, and support staff to fully challenge children to the highest level to help them make the very best progress.
Inspection #10278334 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

"Parents speak highly of the nursery. They comment there have been noticeable improvements in the reporting of accidents, particularly head injuries, since the last inspection. This helps parents to feel reassured."

"They also say that leaders respond quickly to feedback and are open to making changes."

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is good. The experienced special educational needs coordinator (SENCo) works closely with other professionals to ensure children with SEND receive early and ongoing support, and helps staff formulate specific SEND targets and regularly assesses progress.

Outdoor space

Children enjoy daily access to the large garden, where they climb on a pirate ship, use a slide, and balance and jump off logs. This promotes confidence, strengthens large muscles, and increases heart rates.

Parent Reviews of The Willows Day Nursery

4.2
(10)
Chantell Hayles
2 years ago

My son has attended this nursery since he was 1 years old. He is now almost 4 and he loves this nursery. The staff are great with him and have helped him with many milestiles, particularly with potty training. I remember really struggling with getting him potty trained, the staff at nursery had it sorted in a week. Great nursery and great staff. Will miss them when he goes to school next year

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Hope Hutchinson
2 years ago

Couldn't be happier with this nursery. My eldest went here and left a happy confident young lady, and my youngest absolutely loves being here. She's learnt so much and is so happy here. The care from all staff is wonderful and each activity is very well thought through. I'm so happy I chose this nursery.

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Travel & Explore
a year ago

Took our daughter her, staff were great and friendly. She learnt new things, was fed well and seemed generally happy on a day to day basis. They send you updates via email at least weekly with weekly activities and photos on. It has inside and outside play areas. It also offers term time only placements for anyone that works in the education sector m, which is hard to find and save you a lot of money over the year.

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natasha plant
2 years ago

My daughter had a lovely journey going through the willows for nearly 4 years. She loved her days at nursery and all the staff! They brought out the best in her, thankyou all for everything!

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Leonie Beckford
3 years ago

Worse nursery ever very unhygienic, toys are dirty not much learning going on . No sanitiser, there's one lady who is very rude, will not recommend. Flu, and virus's in this nursery are deadly kids catch multiple at once.

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Inspection history
Improved from Inadequate → Good in 2023

Date: November 2008

  • May 2023Good
  • January 2023Inadequate
  • April 2019Good
  • May 2014Good
  • April 2013Good
  • November 2008Good

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