Partou Willowdene Day Nursery & Pre-school

116 Fairfield Road, Appleton, Widnes WA8 6SJ
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  • Partou Willowdene Day Nursery & Pre-school, Widnes
Partou Willowdene Day Nursery & Pre-school is a caring, happy nursery in Widnes for babies and children aged up to five years. The nursery has been caring for the children since 1995 and has an excellent reputation in Widnes.

Children at Willowdene can play in a safe and secure outdoor area, whatever the weather, and go on regular adventures to Victoria Park, which is directly opposite the nursery. The friendly, experienced and qualified staff provide children with fun learning activities planned around their individual likes and interests. These cover all aspects of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).

Children are provided with delicious, nutritionally-balanced meals and snacks, freshly prepared in the nursery kitchen every day.

Willowdene’s kind, caring staff hold safeguarding training and paediatric first aid certificates and all team members undergo enhanced DBS checks.

The nursery has CCTV and secure door entry systems to provide added security for its little ones.

The team at Willowdene are so proud of their nursery. Get in touch to make an appointment to look at everything they have to offer.

Nappies, wipes, sun cream, milk and all meals and snacks are including in fees.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 19

Total Places for Children

  • 76

Age Range

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

Opening Times

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

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays

Partou Willowdene Day Nursery & Pre-school Reviews (78)

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Partou Willowdene Day Nursery & Pre-school has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.888) out of 10, based on 20 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Partou Willowdene Day Nursery & Pre-school has 78 reviews.

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Review from Emma T (Mother of Child) published on 2 March 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both my kids have been to this nursery and absolutely love it. Staff are amazing, so nurturing friendly, knowledgeable and care about each child and their development needs. Always willing to help if you have any questions.
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Review from Alexandra R (Mother of Child) published on 2 March 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My child has really come along since going to Willowdene. The staff are fantastic with the children. The manager is lovely and makes you feel welcome, and never like you're inconveniencing her when you have a query. It's clear that the staff love children and enjoy what they do. The facilities are good
and the building is secure. Would recommend, very happy with our experience so far.
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Review from L M (Mother of Child) published on 2 March 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter loves attending Willowdene Private Day Nursery and Pre-school, Widnes and the staff in her room are amazing. They are always so positive, caring and nurturing. There are always so many lovely activities for the children and the staff are keen to offer as many learning and playing opportunities
as possible. My daughter is a very confident and outgoing little toddler and the staff are so keen to help her learn and develop. I love hearing about her antics during the day! I feel the quality of the nursery has improved greatly since my daughter started in April 2022. The communication and feedback about my daughter is excellent and I love hearing and seeing how she has been getting on. The app and the Facebook pages are lovely to look at and see how she's getting on.
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Review from Sophie P (Mother of Child) published on 1 March 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
A lovely nursery that my daughter is very happy to go to every day. The nursery provides nutritional meals and always provides alternatives if a child doesn't like/won't eat what is provided. She is well taken care of and has lots of opportunities to learn and grow whether it is indoors or out.
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Review from W L (Mother of Child) published on 27 February 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My little one enjoys going to Willowdene Private Day Nursery and Pre-school, Widnes. They provide lots of indoor and outdoor activities. Staff are nice and caring. Management team responds to parents concerns very fast. I can see a positive influence from the school on my child.
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Review from J R (Mother of Child) published on 1 February 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The quality of the nursery has gone from strength to strength since the manager has returned from maternity leave. My child has settled well and is cared for extremely well. The staff are all nurturing and always happy to see you in the morning. The communication is excellent and the resources and facilities
are good too.
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Review from H W (Mother of Child) published on 24 January 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter loves attending Willowdene Nursery and her key worker is a big part of the reason why. What a lovely girl who is brilliant at her job, a complete natural. The key worker has built a great trust and friendship with her. My daughter is straight over to her when she arrives at nursery and
I leave knowing she is in great hands and is going to have a great day. The key worker always greets you with a big friendly smile and is happy to see my daughter. When I collect my daughter at the end of the day, the key worker provides honest and informative feedback always. Her key worker shows a great interest in my daughter's likes and dislikes and development and is always very complimentary and enjoys telling me things she has done. She always goes that extra mile and I can't thank her enough! My daughter has been at Willowdene since she was six months old and really enjoys her days there. She is well looked after by the ladies in her room - thank you all.
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Review from F P (Mother of Child) published on 6 October 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been coming to Willowdene for three months and she settled in straight away.
The staff are always friendly, happy, very pleasant and helpful. We are so happy with the nursery, the team and the activities that they do there and the level of care, support and communication. They have
certainly made a great connection with her and she's so happy to see them each morning! It really does make us rest easy as parents knowing that she is happy, being well looked after and is enjoying herself whilst there.
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Review from Courtney S (Mother of Child) published on 28 September 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Nursery staff always make you feel welcome every day. They have helped my son grow and develop since 9 months old a year ago now. Our little man is always happy when we pick him up, he explores so many different opportunities and gets to enjoy all the messy play! The menu is fantastic giving him a wide
range of foods and he always has a variety throughout the week! We feel extremely comfortable leaving our son here every day knowing he's having the best day!
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Review from Penny H (Mother of Child) published on 28 September 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I cannot sing the praises of Willowdene Private Day Nursery and Pre-school enough. My son started there at 7 months old and left to go to school. He learned so much at Willowdene, made many friends and the staff became like family. My son can be awkward about food and sharing things and the patience
and care shown to him and his needs were exemplary and I never ever worried about him in their care. He will miss Willowdene.
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Review from Alexandra S (Mother of Child) published on 28 September 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The whole team has done a lot for my daughter and helped her open up from being a quiet baby. My child has had a lot of issues and they've supported her and helped her grow into the bubbly toddler she is today.
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Review from Hannah T (Mother of Child) published on 28 September 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son loves going to nursery here. All the staff are wonderful, they are so good with the children. It gives me peace of mind knowing he goes there and enjoys himself as well as learning and developing into his own person. He had plenty of variety for his meals and snacks. The staff, especially in
the baby room, keep you informed and contact you if they have any concerns as well as listen to you should you have any concerns or like to keep baby in a routine.
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Review from Rachel Ann F (Mother of Child) published on 28 September 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The staff are amazing here. My daughter is so happy here. I was initially worried about putting my daughter in nursery at 6 months old, but Willowdene has made the experience so positive. The activities for the children are so good and the staff are always happy.
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Review from M P (Grandmother of Child) published on 1 March 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent nursery - the staff always go above and beyond for my grandchild. She has really come on since starting the nursery. She enjoys taking part in good activities and enjoys playing in the large outdoor area.
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Review from Helen G (Mother of Child) published on 23 February 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both of my children absolutely love coming to Willowdene. They have both come on leaps and bounds within their development. The staff are always very welcoming, friendly and certainly know my children well. The manager is very friendly and is always helpful if I have any questions. The menus are really
good with lots of healthy things on there that my children enjoy. I would definitely recommend Willowdene to anyone looking for a great nursery.
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Review from Sam (Mother of Child) published on 5 February 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
All the girls are great with my little one. My older daughter went here as well from nine months until she started school. The manager is very helpful when I have needed extra days ect.
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Review from Sarah S (Mother of Child) published on 28 January 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Having placed two of my children in Willowdene, I can honestly say that I have already recommended it to a good few people now. From my first introduction to the nursery, I was very impressed by the openness and transparency of the place, and how it is run, which I found very reassuring. The staff are
very friendly, approachable and the nursery has been very accommodating with suiting our working hours. We have always had lots of daily feedback, and parents evenings, which I'm aware some nurseries do not provide. I also feel that staff have known both my children as individuals and have worked with their personalities to bring out the best in their little characters. My youngest is currently enjoying a very lively pre-school.
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Review from Kerry (Mother of Child) published on 27 January 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We have been coming to Willowdene for 13 years with all our children. My child is happy, confident and social. She loves her keyworkers and has a great relationship with them. She looks forward to going to nursery and loves telling us about her day.
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Review from Monica H (Mother of Child) published on 23 January 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
We have two girls that attend the nursery. The team at Willowdene do a fantastic job to create a caring and nurturing environment where our girls love to learn and grow in skills and confidence.
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Review from Kelly K (Mother of Child) published on 22 January 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has been coming to Willowdene nursery now for nearly a year, and I can't thank the staff enough for how much he has come on.
He has only just turned four and can now write his name, all on his own; he is so happy with himself.
I can't thank the staff anymore for what they do, they are brilliant
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I highly recommend this nursery.
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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.888)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.888) out of 10 for Partou Willowdene Day Nursery & Pre-school 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 20 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 20 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 4.888 for Partou Willowdene Day Nursery & Pre-school is calculated as follows: ( (214 Excellents x 5) + (25 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 240 Ratings = 4.888
  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 Partou Willowdene Day Nursery & Pre-school is based on 20 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 76 number of registered child places is 15.2, which has been reached with 20 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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