Woodlands Early Learning

We couldn't be happier with Woodlands Nursery. Both of our children have attended for many years since they were 10 months old, and the care and support they've received has been amazing throughout. The staff are incredibly attentive, friendly, and professional, and it's clear how much they care about every child. The nursery provides a fun, stimulating, and nurturing environment, and our children love going every day. We especially love the soft play area, the large outdoor space for the children to explore and play in, and the fact that meals are freshly cooked on site. My eldest loved going to Rising Fours and it really helped set her up and transition well to school. Thank you to the whole team for everything you do. I would highly recommend this nursery.

We've been with this nursery since 2022 across both of our children, and I honestly couldn't recommend them enough. It's such a comforting feeling knowing you can leave your children with people you completely trust, who genuinely care about their development, wellbeing, and happiness. The staff are so caring and supportive, and both of my children have absolutely loved their time there. We've seen so much growth and confidence in them over the years, and we're so grateful for everything the nursery has done for our family.

Woodlands nursery is brilliant. My daughter has been there since she was 11 months and now is three and loves it there. The set up with different ages in different areas is perfect to suit the needs to each stage. The baby bungalow is like a little family, where they can roam around like they are at home and play together. Then once they move to busy bees for toddlers it gives them more independence but still with a family feeling by moving within small groups into each area. Sarah in Busy Bees is a real asset to woodlands and is brilliant with the toddlers and helping them gain confidence. Then once they move up to (or actually down to as it's downstairs) pre-school, they are ready for that step to have a lot more independence and get ready for big school, especially the edition of the rising fours. I really recommend Woodlands Early Years to anyone. It's the perfect balance for all aspects of early childcare.

We have had multiple children attend this nursery, the main things we love are the nature feel/ sustainability and the home cooked meals. The play zone in the garden is great in all weathers and staff have always put us at ease if there were ever any concerns.

Their food menu is amazing, which is clearly well thought out with lots of fruits and vegetable (our son asked for seconds..) It is amazing to see how our son apply what he learns at the nursery, at home. We highly recommend Woodlands Early Learning to other parents as our son absolutely loves going to this nursery.

Excellent nursery with such amazing facilities for children. We have an incredible relationship with his key worker. My son loves his time here and has settled so nicely. He has made friends and is thriving. There are extra activities to get involved in and he is always outside in the garden.

Both my daughter and son go to Woodlands, and I couldn't be happier with the staff and experience with Woodlands. From going in as very young babies the care and attention was great. My daughter is in pre-school now and the Rising4s programme to help her get ready for school is amazing, and makes me feel comfortable with her going to school despite being an August baby. They also have great community events like the Summer and Autumn get together. They've also had petty zoos turn up and an ambulance for kids to explore. Love the staff and my kids absolutely love it too

My daughter has been going to Woodlands since September (changed from a different nursery) and she absolutely loves it! She runs in in the morning and gets stuck right in! The teams have always been fantastic and are so friendly. I highly recommend Woodlands to anyone looking as the change in my daughters happiness and how far she's come since joining makes it so much easier to go to work and not worry about how she's doing!

I enrolled my son in the baby room when I returned back to work from maternity leave and the staff there couldn't have been better. They were so good with settling him in and keeping me updated with everything that I felt very reassured that he was having a great time. My daughter also went here from the baby room through to preschool and had a great experience, which was why I wanted my son to also attend.

Would recommend Woodlands, we are so glad we sent our son here!

Any communication with Jess and the admin team have also been really clear and helpful. Everyone really takes the time to support us with any questions we have.

I would highly recommend Woodlands to anyone looking for a nurturing and engaging environment for their child.

Both of my sons have attended Woodlands for many years now, and I can honestly say they have absolutely thrived there. As a parent, there is no better feeling than dropping your children off and feeling 100% happy and confident that they are being well looked after in a safe, nurturing environment. They genuinely enjoy going every single day. The staff do a wonderful job of balancing structured learning with what's most important at this age-having fun! Beyond just the daily activities, I've seen my boys pick up vital life lessons and social skills that have helped them grow in confidence. We are so grateful to the whole team for everything they do!

My daughter started nursery in October, first time doing all of this and I had a pretty awful experience before. Once I found Woodlands I felt so more at ease. I hadn't left my daughter before this and she was 9 months. Once she started honestly I couldn't believe how well she settled so quickly gained so much confidence. The staff at baby bees have been amazing so warm so welcoming and also helping with advice. Also the admin team helping me work out all the bits I needed to do. Maya loves it, she has flourished there and love how much she gets up to. Would definitely recommend

We couldn't be happier with Woodlands for our little boy. He loves every day at nursery and the love, care, creativity and energy of the staff is always reassuring to us as parents. We're so pleased we chose Woodlands.

Both of my children have been attending Woodlands and loved their time there. From the baby unit - with their own safe outside space - up to Rising Fours, which prepares them so nicely for the next step of their learning journey. I can't praise the team enough and we are very lucky to have them looking after our girls.

This nursery is absolutely lovely. The staff are helpful friendly kind and experienced. I had a detailed tour and then the staff were frequently in contact with me to arrange the tester session helping me organise uniform and fees and Ts and Cs. The tester session was detailed and my daughters keywork got time to get to know her and wrote down her likes, dislikes etc. So she got to know her and make a good connection. The staff new about the problems I had with her pervious nursery. And really worked to make my daughter feel safe. They had wonderful variety of meals that are freshly cooked everyday. An amazing nursery that I would highly recommend to anyone.

Both our children at Woodlands have had a wonderful experience and settled into all rooms so well, which is a testament to the care the lovely ladies provide. The big garden is fantastic and gives the kids a great space to run around. I would highly recommend Woodlands Nursery to any parent looking for a nurturing, professional and supportive childcare setting.

We have been so impressed by Woodlands and the care they have taken with our child. Communication has always been excellent even before starting when we had questions the admin team got back to us so quickly and the staff are all so friendly and caring. They always have different daily activities that they do and our daughter is going to flourish there

As soon as my husband and I viewed Woodlands Barnes Lane we knew this was the nursery for us. Our little girl has been at woodlands 3 years now and she has grown and been nurtured by each member of staff she has come into contact with. Her Key Workers in each section have been outstanding and always knowledgeable at handover about her day. We were impressed with the facilities straight away from cooking on site, soft play, big garden space and general play and equipment inside and out. Our child has been in rising 4s for 6+ months now and its her favourite day of the week, its another great added bonus to the nursery as it really sets the children up for school. We have always loved the two family days that woodlands organise at each setting as this allows interaction with staff and other children and is always really! Our favourite one was the beach party when Derek built a splash pool in the garden. Our little girl also sang carols at the care home across the road. 5* nursery!