Opening hours
8am-5.30pm, Monday-Friday for 51 weeks a year
Willows Educare
Ofsted: Good
(Mar 2022)
Number of places
52 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2022
Local authority
Cornwall
About this day nursery
Willows Educare provides comprehensive childcare services in Penzance for children from infancy up to 12 years old. The facility operates Monday through Friday, 51 weeks a year, from 8 am to 5:30 pm.
They offer various care options including full-day care, before and after-school programmes, early education pre-school sessions, and a holiday club. The nursery aims to deliver high-quality and consistent care.
Parents are encouraged to get in touch and visit to experience the environment firsthand. The website also provides access to their fee schedule and their latest Ofsted report from March 2022.
Willows Educare is dedicated to early years education, evidenced by its Early Years Pupil Premium information.
What it's like
Children happily settle with their key person and have opportunities to choose where they learn, with free access to the garden. Staff effectively plan stimulating environments with open-ended resources that encourage children's independence. They support children in developing skills like peeling fruit, using knives for spreading, and pouring their own drinks.
Full day careBefore and after-school careHoliday clubEarly education pre-school
Pricing & funding
Pricing on request
This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.
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Age range
Babies to 12 years of age
Term time / All Year
All Year
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Willows Educare
Last inspected 1 March 2022
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 settle with their key person and have opportunities to choose where they learn, with free access to the garden. Staff effectively plan stimulating environments with open-ended resources that encourage children's independence. They support children in developing skills like peeling fruit, using knives for spreading, and pouring their own drinks.
Inspector highlights
- Children make good progress from their starting points.
- Staff work well with outside agencies and parents to support all children, especially those with special educational needs.
- Staff know what children can do and what they need to learn next, using their interests to motivate learning.
- Staff provide good support for children's language and communication skills.
- Children have a good understanding of staff's high expectations and receive good support for managing their behaviour and developing relationships.
Areas to develop
- 1focus staff training on ensuring that they use correct words with babies and toddlers, and build on questioning techniques to enhance older children's thinking skills
- 2help children to solve problems and find out what works, through trial and error.
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Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Staff work well with outside agencies and parents to support all children and their families, especially those with special educational needs. Staff meet children's individual needs well and ensure an inclusive environment.
Outdoor space
Children have free access to the garden. They use tyres as roundabouts or to climb into or balance on, developing good physical skills.
Parent Reviews of Willows Educare
5.0
(1)
Tammy Fry
9 years ago
Willows is a fantastic place all staff are great caring and all look after youre children as if they were their own they were a god send many times for me I put my son into there care daily for about 6 years and he learnt a lot from them, I could relax knowing he was in safe hands and he always had a brilliant time too and really enjoyed going my son's in full time school now but he still goes in the holidays. I would definitely put my children to willow's in the future too willows is a blessing it really is when Matt graduated it was a very sad day for me and him.
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Inspection history
Date: September 2004
- April 2022Good
- March 2022Good
- March 2015Good
- February 2015Good
- February 2011Good
- December 2010Outstanding
- March 2008Good
- September 2004Good
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