Bright Horizons Wooldale Early Care & Education Centre

Wooldale Centre for Learning, Wooldale Road, Wootton, Northampton NN4 6TP
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Bright Horizons Wooldale Early Care & Education Centre in Northampton is based on the Caroline Chisholm School site in Wootton Northampton.

The Bright Horizons portfolio has received a Gold Award from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (ROSPA) in April 2018.

The Nursery is proud to have been awarded 'Outstanding' by Ofsted in February 2015.

Wooldale offers high-quality nursery care for babies aged 3 months up to children aged 5 in the Preschool.

The nursery then offers a before and after school club for Caroline Chisholm, as well as a holiday club that is open to all during half terms throughout the year that takes children from ages 4-12.

To find out more about their wonderful nursery and see the setting for yourself, please visit the website.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Ginny (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 18

Total Places for Children

  • 58

Age Range

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

Opening Times

  • Monday 08:00-18:00
    Tuesday 08:00-18:00
    Wednesday 08:00-18:00
    Thursday 08:00-18:00
    Friday 08:00-18:00

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays

Bright Horizons Wooldale Early Care & Education Centre Reviews (59)

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Bright Horizons Wooldale Early Care & Education Centre has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.889) out of 10, based on 15 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Bright Horizons Wooldale Early Care & Education Centre has 59 reviews.

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Review from Lee M (Father of Child) published on 15 October 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
From my first visit to Woodale, I instantly knew this was somewhere I would be happy for my daughter to attend.
As soon as you enter the building, it is clean, the environment has been set up with children at heart. With coat pegs at child height, fruit and refreshments available, staff working to
freshly prepare good healthy meals/snacks.
On our first visit, the staff were able to show, tell and demonstrate what they could offer our child in each of the nursery rooms. Thus giving us a clear understanding of how our daughter would progress.
Eight months on, my views haven't changed. The nursery is great, the manager is excellent and the staff are outstanding. We have found a nursery which not only looks after our daughter well but they also lovingly care for her. Thank you to everyone at Wooldale for what you do and your hard work.
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Review from Paul T (Father of Child) published on 15 October 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We were forced to find a new nursery when the private one our daughter was in unexpectedly closed.
We were anxious, no need. It was clear very quickly that her new environment and staff at Wooldale were (are) amazing and our daughter's confidence, learning, language and social skills are developing
at a fantastic rate.
Communication from the staff is always timely and clear and we love our daily written reports on our daughter's activities etc.
Wonderful nursery.
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Review from Helen S (Mother of Child) published on 28 September 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our child has been here for over 2 years and is thriving. The love and care is excellent and the improvements throughout the last 12 months have improved the nursery all round.
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Review from Hayley B (Mother of Child) published on 24 April 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
As always the staff at Wooldale nursery are so supportive and fantastic fun. There is never a better recommendation than your daughter giving you a backwards wave goodbye every morning without a care in the world! She loves it and we love it.
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Review from Chris D (Father of Child) published on 19 April 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Always a pleasure picking up my daughter, very professional. It feels amazing that my daughter is in brilliant hands, very reassuring!
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Review from Dhanashree S (Mother of Child) published on 10 October 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 3.0 out of 5
My experience with the Wooldale Nursery is good. They have helped my daughter with all her difficulties in a very satisfactory way. The staff are kind and friendly to the kids and take care of every little detail concerning the child.


My daughter has developed leaps and bounds. Thanks to the staff

working closely with children. Thanks to particular members of staff for taking good care of my daughter.
Reply from Katherine O'Brien, Digital Marketing Coordinator at Bright Horizons Wooldale Early Care & Education Centre
Thank you for taking the time to submit a review and thank you for your kind comments about the nursery staff.
I can see you have marked the Management poor and a few others as satisfactory, if you…read more
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Review from Olivia F (Mother of Child) published on 10 October 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I am very pleased with the level of care my son receives in preschool at Wooldale. The staff are always attentive when I walk in and drop him off. I always receive a good feedback when he is collected and he enjoys his time at nursery.
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Review from Hollie U (Mother of Child) published on 5 October 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent, professional, attentive and thorough in all aspects of childcare.
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Review from Michelle E (Mother of Child) published on 5 October 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My child has learnt so much since being at Wooldale he loves coming to pre-school. The staff are all very lovely and his key workers are amazing.
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Review from Ellie D (Mother of Child) published on 13 September 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 3.0 out of 5
My daughter has been at the nursery for 3 years. When she started it was excellent. Through the years with staff changing, I feel the nursery has gone down. Whilst I cannot fault the learning I feel the overall standard has decreased. The nursery no longer has high standards, for example, the children's
play water looked dirty. There are individual staff members who are fantastic and really look after my child.
Reply from Katherine O'Brien, Digital Marketing Coordinator at Bright Horizons Wooldale Early Care & Education Centre
Thank you for taking the time to give your feedback as we do value all feedback. I have fed this information back to the Nursery Manager. If your child is still with the nursery the new manager would…read more
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Review from Shaun T (Father of Child) published on 6 September 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We couldn't fault Wooldale Nursery and would have no qualms recommending it to anyone. We were very impressed with the instant and ongoing development of our children. The staff are friendly and professional, seemingly very happy in their jobs. Impressed by the learning activities, which we learnt of
via a weekly newsletter and also when collecting the children at the end of the day. I was often quite envious when told by staff what our daughter had eaten throughout the day, healthy and varied. A sports day. A graduation ceremony. We really feel our daughters have received a great start to their education and were very well prepared for school.
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Review from Anisha K (Mother of Child) published on 17 May 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
I have been happy with the following:
- Baby room - Good level of care and attention. Good feedback. Good separate cot room.
- Toddler room - Good independent teachings. Good free flow in and out.


Excellent caring and comforting attitude.


Would prefer more of the following in the toddler room:
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Structure around teaching.
- Better cleanliness towards toddler. e.g I've picked up my son several times and he hasn't had his nose/face cleaned since lunch time - looks filthy. So poor hygiene for him. Sometimes his bum has been sore too.
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Review from Robin R (Father of Child) published on 16 May 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Lovely people, well run nursery. Always friendly and know my child well.


As flexible as they can be for a large company.


Happy to recommend them to others.

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Review from N D (Mother of Child) published on 23 February 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter started in the toddler room in September 2016 and has an excellent relationship with other children and very excellent care and support from the staff. She is enjoying nursery, she enjoys new activities which are set different every day. The staff work with her individual tasks and I've
found she is doing really well with the support and encouragement. My daughter has grown more in confidence, built on important social skills and has learnt at her own pace.
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Review from Louise GB (Mother of Child) published on 1 April 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My first child started at Wooldale when he was 10 months old back in January 2008. I was warmly welcomed by the staff & felt very comfortable leaving my child in their care. He remained at Wooldale until he started school in 2011 & the experience he had at nursery clearly showed when he started in
reception year & was a confident little boy who was so ready to learn more. My second child started at the nursery when she was 9 months old in 2012 and has been cared for by the same members of staff my son had, which speaks volumes to me. I love the fact that the nursery has their own kitchen and their very capable chef/cook prepares fresh meals daily for all the children. My daughter starts school this year and I am not looking forward to the final goodbye to Wooldale. I couldn't have wished for a better nursery for my children, they have both loved their time there.
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Review from Kate (Mother of Child) published on 23 February 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both my daughters are cared for at Wooldale Nursery. The Nursery team seem to be part of our family and have always accommodated our requests and worked in partnership with us to make sure our daughters are happy. We have discussed their development and any challenges openly with their key workers and
always agreed on a way forward that works for them at nursery and at home.
Their food is cooked fresh on site each day and the menu is so varied - they often eat better at nursery than at home!!
They cook each week, have a gardening club, and have been on some lovely little outings. I am delighted that they have open access to their garden and spend a good percentage of their day outside in the fresh air.
The curriculum and facilities at the nursery are brilliant. However, as a mum, my first concern is that my daughters are happy and safe while I am at work. At Wooldale they are both.
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Review from Kim M (Mother of Child) published on 27 January 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My little girl has been coming here since she was 8 months old and I have been very impressed wit the care she has received.
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Review from Jerri J (Mother of Child) published on 27 January 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has attended Wooldale for the past 2 years and she is so happy there. All the staff are so caring and seem to have a lot of time and interest in all the children, as well as their families. My daughter started at 9 months and from day one I was made to feel comfortable when leaving my child
at nursery. She has flourished whilst in their care and comes home telling me all about what she has learnt everyday. I could not imagine leaving her anywhere else, or with anyone else.
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Review from B S (Mother of Child) published on 27 January 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I love this nursery. My little boy has been attending Wooldale since he was 8 months old (he's now 3) and the nursery have looked after him so well. The nursery environment is home from home and their outstanding Ofsted result was an amazing achievement. The food provided by the nursery is nutritious
and my son always enjoys what he is given. The staff are warm, friendly and professional.
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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.889)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.889) out of 10 for Bright Horizons Wooldale Early Care & Education Centre 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 15 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 15 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 4.889 for Bright Horizons Wooldale Early Care & Education Centre is calculated as follows: ( (160 Excellents x 5) + (20 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 180 Ratings = 4.889
  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 Bright Horizons Wooldale Early Care & Education Centre is based on 15 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 58 number of registered child places is 11.6, which has been reached with 15 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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Meet the Team (2)

Ginny

Ginny

Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 2021

Ginny has over 30 years of experience in childcare, including working at various nurseries and Out of School clubs within Bright Horizons.


She holds a level 3 qualification and enjoys attending training and using that knowledge to further support the children's learning and development.


Ginny lives in Higham Ferrers with her husband and daughter, her son is a primary school teacher in Sheffield. She enjoys running and spending time being active with her family.


She is a member of a local running club, and has completed Marathons in the past, but does not currently have a plan to complete another one.

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Laura

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Hello, I am Laura the deputy manger

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