Little Willows Kindergarten

Joicey Road, Low Fell, Gateshead NE9 5AT
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9.9 137 Reviews
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Type of Service

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

Owner

  • Tanya Vadhera
  • Privately Owned

Person in Charge

  • Vicky Rounthwaite (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 17

Total Places for Children

  • 120

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 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 & Christmas

Parking

  • The nursery have ample parking behind the building.

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Little Willows Kindergarten Reviews (137)

9.9

Little Willows Kindergarten has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.856) out of 10, based on 40 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Little Willows Kindergarten has 137 reviews.

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Review from Leanne O (Mother of Child) published on 1 April 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Since my son joined the nursery he's come on leaps and bounds, since having not the best start to nursery life at a different school, the nursery have really exceeded all expectations! staff are all lovely too .. it's a shame they can't go through all their primary years here :)
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Review from Toni D (Mother of Child) published on 1 April 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The nursery is amazing nursery staff are so loveing and and. Give out amazing support for each child's needs hands down the best nursery. My daughter loves all the staff live comming every day
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Review from James M (Father of Child) published on 21 March 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We now have 2 children in this nursery and both have settled really well.
All the staff are very friendly and supportive and this has helped our children settle in well.
Our eldest son loves coming to nursery now.
The nursery is clean, safe and very professional and we would recommend this nursery
to anyone.
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Review from C G (Mother of Child) published on 5 February 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Our son enjoys nursery. The staff are very caring. The portfolio they keep for each child provides a lovely record for the parents and keepsakes. We like receiving the daily diary. We feel it gives a good insight into our son's experience.
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Review from Karley D (Mother of Child) published on 31 July 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I've been impressed with the nursery from our first visit. The Nursery was completely gutted and updated early last year and is immaculate. The outside space is great too.
The Manageress has been so helpful. My daughter took a shine to her so she would come out to take her from me in a morning to make
things a little easier.
She went on hunger strike for her first weeks, but with the persistence of all of the staff, they won her over and she loves all their food now! She can still be grouchy going in but the girls are there to give her a cuddle and get her having fun. She always looks to be having a ball when I collect her!
Would definitely recommend and 11 months in we have no complaints!
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Review from Kate (Mother of Child) published on 30 July 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter is 1 years old and goes to the nursery a few times a week and she absolutely loves it. The staff who look after her are amazing and make her day so much fun when she’s there. I would highly recommend anyone to use this nursery.
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Review from Anna J (Mother of Child) published on 30 July 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I can’t say enough about the nursery Gateshead! I and my husband recently adopted 2 children under 5 and I really wanted to get my 4-year-old little girl into a good nursery to meet some children before starting school in September. The team at the nursery were so accommodating and understanding and
made us feel really welcome right from the first day we looked around. The flexibility of packages and quality of care and work done there is amazing. Literally with 3 weeks notice my daughter was having a trial week attending as often as we wanted until she settled in (which took barely any time at all!) but she spent 3 days building up relationships with the staff and other kids and couldn’t wait to start properly. She is still there over the holidays and loves every minute. My son who is 2 will be starting in September and has already met the team and is dying to get started.


So happy we chose the nursery and recommend it to anyone looking for great facilities and a fab team!

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Review from Chris H (Father of Child) published on 30 July 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Cannot recommend this nursery enough, since my twin boys joined the staff have been amazing with them and are always happy to provide updates on their progress. Since joining their speech has come on brilliantly. I am so glad we chose to put them here as they have such fun, especially in the garden.
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Review from Charlene H (Mother of Child) published on 30 July 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I moved my twin boys to this Nursery from another Nursery and the difference in how the boys have developed and the care they are given is absolutely amazing.
This Nursery is well managed, the staff are all very friendly and they genuinely care for your child.
The Nursery is always developing and
improving and trying out new things.
The boys always do a range of activities such as baking, cooking healthy snacks/foods, lots of outdoor play, lots of sensory/messy play, musical instruments, interactive whiteboards, role playroom, water play, playing in the sand, painting just to name a few!!
I love how bright and welcoming the building is and you are always welcomed with a smile by Rachel (the manager) or Laura which makes a big difference!
I know when I leave my boys here they are well looked after and they are developing every single day with the help of the lovely caregivers here. Thank you for taking such good care of our boys!
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Review from Shaun B (Father of Child) published on 30 July 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Fantastic place! My daughter loves it, it's so cosy and the staff are fantastic. I love how the staff actually give you a list of what your child has eaten and what they have done that day. I don't think I've came in to the place and the staff weren't happy. Fantastic location to being right next to
Saltwell Park. Lovely outside garden area for the kids. Highly recommended it!
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Review from Joanna (Mother of Child) published on 30 July 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My little boy has been attending the nursery Gateshead for 6 months and has come on massively in his development. He always has a fab time.
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Review from Louise A (Mother of Child) published on 27 July 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The staff are amazing and I think they have superpowers to be able to get a nursery full of children and babies down for a nap at the same time!!
Reply from Rachael Brown at Little Willows Kindergarten
Thank You so much for your review, it is a special class that they teach you at the end of our training but it is a very closely guarded secret so we cant tell you how we manage this!!
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Review from David F (Father of Child) published on 27 July 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The nursery is a wonderful nursery.


My youngest is currently attending and loves it.


The staff are all very attentive and kind.


The overall atmosphere is one of nurture and care.

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Review from Laura E (Mother of Child) published on 26 July 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both my children started the Nursery at the begin of June in the Baby Moons and Full Moons they attend 3 days a week. The management and staff who work in the nursery made us feel welcome straight away from the moment we entered the building. My youngest son made a relationship straight away with a
member of staff within the baby room who made an effort from day one with him to ensure he settled when leaving myself on a morning, he really enjoys coming to nursery on a morning and walks straight over to the baby room. My eldest son who attends Full Moons really enjoys coming to the nursery to see his friends I can't thank the girls within the room who look after him on a day to day base understanding his medical needs. I would like to thank all the staff at the nursery for looking after my children.
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Review from Hollie J (Mother of Child) published on 18 July 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My child has been attending this nursery for nearly three years now, all the staff are lovely and he has always been well cared for.
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Review from Paul B (Father of Child) published on 18 June 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Staff are very good in caring for my daughter. She has come along way since joining this nursery.
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Review from Sarah B (Mother of Child) published on 22 May 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The Nursery, Gateshead has brought my daughter on so much. Her understanding of letters, numbers and communication has been brought on so much with help of this nursery.
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Review from E B (Mother of Child) published on 22 May 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My child has settled in well. The staff are approachable and make my child feel welcome. I get a good handover at the end of the day and get a daily sheet which includes all the relevant information. My child is coming on leaps and bounds.
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Review from J E (Father of Child) published on 22 May 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our son loves the nursery. The staff are great, patient and caring and the activities are fun and engaging.
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Review from Hannah D (Mother of Child) published on 22 May 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has just started at the Day Nursery, Gateshead and it's her first time in childcare. The staff here have been fantastic helping to settle her in. They have all been kind and approachable. We couldn't have asked for better carers for our daughter. After upset and reluctance to come to nursery,
our daughter has settled in really well and she's been very happy to go to nursery.
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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.856)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.856) out of 10 for Little Willows Kindergarten 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 40 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 39 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 4.856 for Little Willows Kindergarten is calculated as follows: ( (420 Excellents x 5) + (51 Goods x 4) + (4 Satisfactorys x 3) + (2 Poors x 2) + (1 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 478 Ratings = 4.856
  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 Little Willows Kindergarten is based on 39 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 120 number of registered child places is 24, which has been reached with 39 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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