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The Willows, Toad Hall Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Feb 2022)
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4.5(10 parent reviews) ·Toad Hall Nursery, 705 Wharfedale Road, Wokingham, RG41 5RB · Wokingham
Number of places
72 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2022
Local authority
Wokingham

About this day nursery

The Willows, Toad Hall Nursery, located in Wokingham, provides all-year-round childcare for children aged 0-4 years. The nursery operates from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, and can accommodate earlier drop-offs from 7:30am by prior arrangement.

It is closed on bank holidays. The nursery received a 'Good' rating in its latest Ofsted inspection on 16th February 2022.

Children are encouraged to explore a well-organised environment and develop positive attitudes to learning, with activities tailored to their individual interests. Staff are skilled at providing age-appropriate challenges and promoting healthy lifestyles and independence.

Children enjoy diverse activities, from sensory play with sand and water to imaginative role-playing, and develop strong bonds with staff, feeling happy and secure. The nursery has a strong focus on inclusion, with staff learning words in children's home languages and offering dual-language resources.

The outdoor area provides ample opportunities for physical development and imaginative play, including a mud kitchen and various obstacles. Staff are adept at identifying and supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), working closely with parents and other professionals to ensure progress.

However, the range of visual aids and resources to assist these children with concentration is currently limited. Parents consistently praise the staff and the care their children receive.

What it's like

Children throughout the nursery display positive relationships with staff. Strong bonds quickly develop and children demonstrate that they feel happy and safe. They enjoy exploring the well-organised environment and develop good attitudes to learning. Children's interests are known and used to encourage their play and learning.

Good Ofsted ratingAges 0-4 yearsAll-year childcareStrong parent partnershipsOutdoor learningSEND support

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

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

Key facts

Opening hours

8am to 6pm all year round, except for bank holidays. Staff can offer care from 7.30am by prior arrangement.

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for The Willows, Toad Hall Nursery

Last inspected 16 February 2022

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 throughout the nursery display positive relationships with staff. Strong bonds quickly develop and children demonstrate that they feel happy and safe. They enjoy exploring the well-organised environment and develop good attitudes to learning. Children's interests are known and used to encourage their play and learning.

Inspector highlights

  • The new manager, with the support of the management team, has made positive improvements to the provision and staff practice since the last inspection.
  • Staff understand how to provide activities that are appropriate for children's ages and stages of development and challenge them in their learning.
  • Children's home and cultural backgrounds are reflected within the nursery, and staff learn words in children's home language to support inclusion.
  • Children enjoy healthy lifestyles and staff actively encourage their independence skills throughout the session.
  • Partnership with parents is a strength.

Areas to develop

  • 1review and improve adult-led activities for the younger children to enable them to gain the most from these activities
  • 2develop the range of resources available to support children with emerging and identified needs to engage and concentrate in their learning.
Inspection #10143190 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents state how pleased they are with the staff, the information they receive and how well their children are cared for.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff are swift to identify emerging needs in children. They liaise closely with parents and other professionals to seek the support needed to help these children make the best possible progress in their learning and development. Children with identified special educational needs and/or disabilities receive good support from staff. However, the range of resources and visual aids available to assist these children to engage and build on their concentration skills fully is currently limited.

Outdoor space

Children enjoy using the outside area to build on their learning. They build on their physical skills as they climb over, under and through obstacles, play imaginatively in the 'mud kitchen' and negotiate on tricycles and scooters. Babies enjoy climbing up and sliding down the slide.

Parent Reviews of The Willows, Toad Hall Nursery

4.5
(10)
Agnieszka Kowalska
12 years ago

The nursery offers a great lot to all kids, wonderful and caring team make you and your little one feel at home. It took my son one day to settle in, he's making rapid progress and is a happy bunny every time I collect him. Great listening skills on the part of the whole team who pay attention to every concern you or your little ones might have, fantastic rapport with the team and a content child, well done The Willows!! My son is 3 and as a working mum we have had 3 childminders already and have attended another nursery in the area - the care received here is second to none, we're delighted.

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Folasade Adeyosoye
4 years ago

I am very pleased with Toad Hall Winnersh. My daughter has been attending since she was 9months old and they have taken extreme care of her. She is always happy to go to nursery and it just shows how wonderful the manager (Anna) and staff are to her and all the children they look after. I would absolutely recommend this nursery to anyone.

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Alice Phillips
7 years ago

This is a beautiful nursery, full of wonderful staff and Managers. All the children seem happy in the rooms or playing in their garden. I would recommend this nursery to any parent and also to any qualified Nursery Nurses who are looking for a change in job. Well done Team Winnersh!

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Pav G
4 years ago

My baby was extremely premature and has special requirements, Anna (nursery manager) and the team in the baby room have been great so far and have impress me so much. Honestly I can’t ask for much more. Also the nursery is very clean, and the staff are so friendly, it’s very different to the previous nursery my baby went to.

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Charlotte Woods
4 years ago

The ladies that look after my son are so lovely and he really loves it at the nursery, he is well looked after the nursery is a nice and clean. Very impressed

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Inspection history
Improved from Inadequate → Good in 2022

Date: April 2014

  • February 2022Good
  • January 2020Inadequate
  • May 2016Good
  • April 2014Good

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