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The Willows Day Nursery (March)

Ofsted: Good
(Oct 2023)
·50 Knights End Road, March, PE15 9QA · Cambridgeshire
Number of places
69 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Oct 2023
Local authority
Cambridgeshire

About this day nursery

The Willows Day Nursery in March offers a welcoming environment for children, focusing on providing comprehensive care and early years education. The day nursery aims to support children's development by creating an engaging and nurturing atmosphere.

They believe in fostering a positive and stimulating experience for each child, preparing them for their future educational journey. The nursery is transparent about its operational philosophy and is dedicated to offering flexible childcare solutions to accommodate various family needs.

They regularly review their fees and communicate any changes to parents in advance.

What it's like

Children flourish in this warm and welcoming, home-from-home setting. They are greeted by friendly staff and eagerly join in with activities. Children thoroughly enjoy role playing hairdressers with staff and with their peers as they enthusiastically complete different hairstyles on one another.

Flexible childcare optionsGovernment funding acceptedMeals included in fees

Pricing & funding

Fees are billed in advance on a monthly or weekly basis. All sessions include breakfast, lunch, tea, and snacks. Fees remain payable during child sickness, holidays, and bank holidays.

Funding accepted

15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)

Good to know

  • A deposit equivalent to two weeks' fees is required upon registration.
  • Fees are reviewed annually, with the last review in June 2024.
  • Invoices are issued monthly, one week before they are due.
  • Payments can be made monthly (due on the 1st) or weekly (due at the start of the week).
  • Fees are payable throughout the year, including for sickness, holidays, and bank holidays.
  • All sessions include breakfast, lunch, tea, and snacks.

Key facts

Food

Breakfast, lunch, tea, and snacks are included in the session fees.

Opening hours

Monday - Friday 7.30am - 6.00pm

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for The Willows Day Nursery (March)

Last inspected 23 October 2023 · Laura Redmond

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 flourish in this warm and welcoming, home-from-home setting. They are greeted by friendly staff and eagerly join in with activities. Children thoroughly enjoy role playing hairdressers with staff and with their peers as they enthusiastically complete different hairstyles on one another.

Inspector highlights

  • The provider has an ambitious curriculum in place for all children.
  • Children are encouraged to lead a healthy lifestyle.
  • Staff skilfully support children's personal, social and emotional development.
  • Staff know how to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
  • Staff have built strong parent partnerships.

Areas to develop

  • 1strengthen information-sharing with parents to help them to guide and support their child's learning at home
  • 2support staff to engage in more effective interactions that help develop children's thinking skills and extend their learning.
Inspection #10301046 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff know how to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). They work closely with parents and other professionals to identify, plan and coordinate support for them. This helps children with SEND to make the best possible progress.

Outdoor space

Older children look for bugs in the garden and discuss how they can find food and a home for them. Staff undertake indoor and outdoor checks before children arrive in the morning, and the inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact on children's learning.

Inspection history

Most recent inspection

24 January 2018

Good

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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