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Willow Childcare

Ofsted: Strong standard·Willow Childcare, Greenway Avenue, Plymouth, PL7 4RR · Plymouth
Number of places
150 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2026
Local authority
Plymouth

About this day nursery

Willow Childcare, located on Greenway Avenue in Plymouth, provides a warm, inclusive, and nurturing environment for children aged 0–10 years. Registered with Ofsted since 2019, the nursery operates all year round, Monday to Friday, from 7:30 AM to 6:00 PM.

The setting received an Outstanding rating in its latest inspection on 9 February 2026, a testament to its commitment to high-quality care and education. Willow Childcare prioritises the welfare and well-being of every child, ensuring they feel secure and confident from their earliest stages.

The dedicated team focuses on building trusting relationships and providing highly personalised support, especially for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, who thrive due to the tailored assistance that removes barriers to their learning. The nursery fosters an environment where children can confidently share their ideas and feelings, explore creativity, and develop critical thinking skills through a broad and ambitious curriculum, enriched by community partnerships and engaging indoor and outdoor play opportunities.

What it's like

The nursery creates a warm, inclusive and nurturing environment where every child can thrive and develop a deep sense of belonging. Leaders and staff provide personalised support that removes barriers to learning, ensuring children feel emotionally secure and confident. Children engage enthusiastically in a broad and ambitious curriculum, enriched by community partnerships, helping them explore creativity, deepen critical thinking, and strengthen communication skills.

Outstanding Ofsted ratingPersonalised learning supportEnriched curriculumStrong community linksStrong safeguarding

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday : 07:30 - 18:00

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

2019

Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Strong standard

Last inspected Feb 2026

Headline: Strong standard

Grade summary

Exceptional
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Strong standard
Expected standard
—
Needs attention
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Urgent improvement
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Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.

Category grades

AchievementStrong standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesStrong standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
InclusionStrong standard
Leadership and governanceStrong standard
Age range
0 to 10
Registers
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Willow Childcare

Last inspected 9 February 2026

Safeguarding effective

What it's like to attend

The nursery creates a warm, inclusive and nurturing environment where every child can thrive and develop a deep sense of belonging. Leaders and staff provide personalised support that removes barriers to learning, ensuring children feel emotionally secure and confident. Children engage enthusiastically in a broad and ambitious curriculum, enriched by community partnerships, helping them explore creativity, deepen critical thinking, and strengthen communication skills.

Inspector highlights

  • All children make excellent progress from their starting points across all areas of learning.
  • The nursery provides a happy environment, where warm and respectful relationships help children to feel secure.
  • Leaders design a broad and ambitious curriculum that enables all children, including those who face barriers to learning, to access a wide range of meaningful experiences.
  • Leaders and staff show a consistent commitment to inclusion across the nursery.
  • Leaders show passion and dedication in their roles and create a very effective and cohesive leadership team.
  • Children thrive in a warm, inclusive, and nurturing environment, developing a deep sense of belonging.
  • Staff provide personalised support, removing barriers to learning and ensuring emotional security and confidence.
  • Children engage enthusiastically in a broad and ambitious curriculum, enriched by community partnerships, fostering creativity and critical thinking.

Areas to develop

  • 1Leaders and those responsible for governance should sustain their work to ensure continued improvement and high standards. They should focus on creating a transformational impact on the outcomes and experiences of disadvantaged children, those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, and those who may face other barriers to their learning and/or wellbeing.
Inspection #10214472 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities thrive because staff provide highly personalised support that removes barriers to their learning. Leaders and staff show a consistent commitment to inclusion, running a robust monitoring system and using their secure knowledge to plan individualised support. Staff provide motivating sensory activities and adapt their teaching skilfully to meet different needs, ensuring children flourish.

Outdoor space

Children move freely between well-organised indoor and outdoor spaces, engaging in plentiful physical exercise, exploration, and creative play. Staff use these moments to teach children how to recognise and manage risks, promoting confidence and an understanding of safety. Environments are thoughtfully organised to promote independence, curiosity, and physical wellbeing, with opportunities for activities like pretending to make pancakes in the mud kitchen or mixing potions.

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