Windmill Hill Day Nursery (Swindon)

Windmill Hill Business Park, Whitehill Way, West Swindon, Swindon SN5 6NX
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  • Windmill Hill Day Nursery (Swindon), Swindon
A purpose built high-quality nursery, Windmill Hill Day Nursery is situated on an attractive business park, which has a windmill and duck ponds that are utilised by staff and children for educational visits throughout the year.

Children are taught to care about the world around them and are proud to have gained an Eco-Schools Green Flag Award.

The nursery has 5 main playrooms and the main garden includes a bike track and fenced off mud kitchen area.

Windmill Hill gives children the opportunity to play in cheerful and stimulating surroundings, supported by experienced and caring staff.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Kayleigh Blaylock (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 52

Total Places for Children

  • 121

Age Range

  • from 0 years 2 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:30-18:30
    Tuesday 07:30-18:30
    Wednesday 07:30-18:30
    Thursday 07:30-18:30
    Friday 07:30-18:30

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & 2 Inset Days

Parking

  • Free parking is available onsite.

Windmill Hill Day Nursery (Swindon) Reviews (243)

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Windmill Hill Day Nursery (Swindon) has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.879) out of 10, based on 62 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Windmill Hill Day Nursery (Swindon) has 243 reviews.

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Review from Laura B (Mother of Child) published on 7 September 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has attended this nursery from aged 14-months, and it is her last day today. I have only positive things to say about this nursery and all that work here, it is a home from home for my daughter, and she adores the workers. I would, and have, happily recommend to other parents.
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Review from Natalie B (Mother of Child) published on 7 September 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Brilliant nursery, my children have enjoyed their time at the nursery immensely and continue to do so. The staff are kind, caring, patient and understanding of each child individually. I would highly recommend this nursery to any parent. I know when at nursery my children are happy, safe and being cared
for at such a high standard.
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Review from Chloe P (Mother of Child) published on 7 September 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I honestly couldn’t thank Windmill Hill enough for the support and guidance they provided with our childcare experience. My son attended from 9 months old, and I have nothing but good words to say and recommend about Windmill Hill. All the staff and management are lovely and so welcoming here.
I’m
very sad to see my son leave after such lovely memories and to see how well he has developed through the excellent learning.
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Review from Serena J (Mother of Child) published on 7 September 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has just left Windmill Hill Day Nursery and my son continues to attend.
From day one the staff offered my children excellent care and always coming up with new ways to engage with them whilst following the early years curriculum.
The staff form wonderful bonds with the children and I have
always felt they are in a safe, secure environment.
Thank you so much for everything you've done and where you go above and beyond, such as your Easter, Halloween and Christmas events. The children love these very much.
We all have been extremely happy with the service, and genuine care, received and I'm sure we will continue to do so over the next two years.
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Review from Mark S (Father of Child) published on 21 August 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our son is coming to the end of his time at Windmill Hill Nursery and will soon be starting school. He has been attending this nursery since he was about 9-months-old. We have been extremely happy with the standard of care provided by Windmill Hill Nursery, both for our son and also for our daughter
who attended the same nursery several years ago. We would have no hesitation in recommending Windmill Hill Nursery to any parents researching child care options. We have always found the staff to be friendly, approachable and professional and our children enjoyed attending this nursery.
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Review from Nicola W (Mother of Child) published on 3 August 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My child has attended Windmill Hill nursery from being 18 months old and I could not recommend it enough. The staff are friendly and very informative and I felt they cared about my child knowing his interests. The room itself was well resourced with interesting activities. You can clearly see that staff
enjoy being there, taking time and care to make sure the environment was stimulating and inviting to the children. The outside area is amazing and very well organised.
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Review from Sophie W (Mother of Child) published on 22 July 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
When we first started looking at nursery’s for my eldest two years ago we instantly felt that Windmill Hill was the best place for him. The class that he went into was amazing, so welcoming and encouraging when it came to his nervous first few days. He absolutely loved his key worker and the room leader
and I felt that they did everything they could to develop him and they always shared his experiences with us. This continued into the next class also and I will be forever grateful for the support they gave both of my boys. My youngest joined only at the beginning of this year and the class again proved to be very supportive and interested in him and his development under their care. Thank you all, also to those on the front desk who always welcomed my boys with a warm welcome and smile! Thanks all.
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Review from Rebecca G (Mother of Child) published on 22 July 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We highly recommend Windmill Hill, our son was quite anxious at being away from us initially, but due to the care and gentle encouragement from the staff, he soon settled and absolutely loved his nursery days. The fact Windmill Hill offers as many settling in sessions as required really helped with
this. He especially always seems to enjoy the variety of food he is given, and always came home very "chatty" as though he was telling us about his lovely day!
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Review from Alan (Father of Child) published on 15 July 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We've had our son with Windmill Hill for over a year and have been very impressed with the care and environment.
From the level of organisation from the admin team through to the genuine care for the well-being of our son and relaxed well-managed environment, I don't feel we could ever have asked for
a better start for his education. You can tell everyone has a vested interest in delivering the best care. We would return without hesitation. Thanks Windmill team.
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Review from Debbie W (Mother of Child) published on 8 July 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Absolutely brilliant nursery. My daughter took a while to settle as she was very much a mummy's girl and wanted to be with me all the time. The team at Windmill were so patient with her and really took the time to help her settle in.
She got so much out of her time at Windmill, she learnt so much
and she thoroughly enjoyed being there. It feels such a safe and welcoming environment. I’ll always be grateful for the care they gave my daughter.
We will miss nursery very much and couldn’t recommend them more highly to anyone considering a nursery in the area.
Everyone in the team is fantastic - thank you.
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Review from Karen R (Mother of Child) published on 4 June 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Windmill Hill Day Nursery is a great nursery. The staff are really friendly and obviously care a great deal about the children. They do so many different activities with the children and keep them stimulated and entertained all day long. Our son really thrived there.
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Review from Carla D (Mother of Child) published on 4 June 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Windmill Hill Nursery is a fantastic nursery. I love everything about it, the playground, the menus, the structure of the activities and how the classrooms are displayed. It makes me very happy to receive notifications from the app with the fantastic milestone of our little one.
The nursery has fantastic
staff and it’s very well organised and the staff members are extraordinary. I highly recommend Windmill Hill Nursery to all my friends.
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Review from Laura B (Mother of Child) published on 21 April 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We are so thankful that we chose Windmill Hill as a nursery for our daughter. She is two next month and started at the nursery just before her first birthday. She absolutely loves nursery and this is down to all the incredible staff who are so friendly and welcoming. They always have a smile on their
faces even at the end of a busy day! The activities they do with the children are brilliant and we have seen a huge difference in our daughter since she has been attending. She is confident, enjoys socialising with other children and keen to learn new things and I believe her time at Windmill Hill has contributed hugely to this. Thank you so much to all the staff from the management team, to the admin staff, to the incredible cooks and of course the nursery workers themselves, you are all amazing!
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Review from Rosie C (Mother of Child) published on 14 February 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Our son has really enjoyed his time at Windmill Hill. He has felt safe and positively encouraged. The weekly newsletter is brilliant at letting us parents know what is happening during the childrens week. There is a good range of activities however it does depend on what day your child is in to be able
to participate in them. Unfortunately for our son, that has been very few due to the 1 day he has been attending. The other activities such as weekend family events as well as opportunities for the parents, one example being able to try the food our children are eating there has been wonderful. It's sad we have to leave for financial reasons, compounded by the arcane way this nursery group treats the 15/30 free hours.
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Review from Chris H (Father of Child) published on 8 January 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Our son attended Windmill Hill Nursery from 2016 through to December 2019 and we were always happy to leave him in the care of the staff there. He was also always very happy to attend and we would rarely have any issues with his drop off - which meant he was confident and content with being there.
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were a few inconsistencies with the frequency of updates provided on the app, sometimes we would go weeks without an update and then several in the space of a week. Pickups were sometimes a little disorganised where no particular staff member could give me a detailed description of what our son had done during the day, whereas some days the members of staff were more thorough and able to provide more insight into his day which was always helpful.
Overall I'd recommend the nursery to other parents, the staff are caring of the children, our son very happy, and the events throughout the year (Christmas and Halloween parties for example) are a welcome addition as well!
Thank you!
Reply from Lora Worthington at Windmill Hill Day Nursery (Swindon)
Thank you for taking the time to write a lovely review about our nursery. I am sorry to hear that you feel there were some inconsistencies in the app and feedback. I will ensure that we reflect on…read more
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Review from Emma C (Mother of Child) published on 23 December 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We have loved this nursery from the very start, brilliant setting, good food and caring staff who my son had such close bonds with. Would highly recommend to any prospective parents.
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Review from Gemma A (Mother of Child) published on 4 December 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
This is a brilliant nursery and it is only because of a geographical change that we sadly had to remove our 15-month-old daughter. It was a real sadness to have to leave as she had settled and was happy there. The staff are so welcoming and friendly, both on reception and in the classroom itself. It
is so hard to leave your child all day but I knew she was in good hands and her development came on leaps and bounds whilst she was there. The facilities are amazing and the classroom and outdoor play area is so spacious with great equipment. I'd highly recommend this nursery.
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Review from R W (Mother of Child) published on 20 November 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Due to a change in circumstances, we have had to change childcare providers. My child started at Windmill Hill Nursery when they were nine months old and left shortly before their 2nd birthday. We were extremely saddened to have made this decision as my child loved their time here, as they thrived in
the environment whilst being encouraged to develop their social skills and outgoing personality. The front desk was always managed by people who greeted the children with a smile and hello, and the same goes for the end of the day.
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Review from Donna J (Mother of Child) published on 18 October 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
A great support system within the nursery. My son was there since I started work at seven months. Great care, great food, kids enjoy all the activities. My son made so many friends and made lovely relationships in every room he attended. His key worker was better than amazing. This really is a great
nursery, we are grateful for your support and dedication.
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Review from Roberto Q (Father of Child) published on 24 September 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter absolutely loves this nursery. She has built very good relationships with other children and staff over the years. As a result of this, her social skills and awareness are fantastic. The staff are all so loving and personable towards her and I, as a parent, found them great to talk to and
very approachable. Communication with the parent is very good and consists of verbal and electronic updates. I really felt that attending this nursery has given my daughter a great foundation for her future education and I will always be grateful to them.
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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.879)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.879) out of 10 for Windmill Hill Day Nursery (Swindon) is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 62 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 61 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.879 for Windmill Hill Day Nursery (Swindon) is calculated as follows: ( (681 Excellents x 5) + (48 Goods x 4) + (2 Satisfactorys x 3) + (2 Poors x 2) + (8 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 741 Ratings = 4.879
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Windmill Hill Day Nursery (Swindon) is based on 61 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 121 number of registered child places is 24.2, which has been reached with 61 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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Kayleigh

Kayleigh Blaylock

Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 2014

Kayleigh is the Manager of Windmill Hill Day Nursery in Swindon and has a wealth of experience, having worked in the early years sector for 20 years. Kayleigh joined Childbase in 2014 and has completed her BTEC National Diploma in Early Years.


What is your favourite feature of Windmill Hill?
The nursery is surrounded by beautiful outdoor environments which create amazing learning opportunities for the children, for example, the nature trail which the children love to explore. The nursery is also on one level which enables the children to have free-flow opportunities in our garden areas throughout the day.


What are you most proud of about your nursery/team?
Recently achieving outstanding in our Ofsted inspection, and the staff’s personal pride in their own professional development through completing degrees and online training. This is also shown through our internal progressions across the nursery.

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