Under the Willow Nursery

198a Croxted Road, London SE21 8NW
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9.3 26 Reviews
  • Under the Willow Nursery, London
Under the Willow Nursery is located in the heart of Dulwich Herne Hill, Brixton, in a purpose-built, eco-friendly building.

The nursery follows the teachings of Maria Montessori, a pioneer in early education whose teaching methods promote independence and a love for learning. The Montessori method, along with the EYFS curriculum, allows children at Under the Willow to flourish as individuals and build their social, physical and emotional skills.

Indoor and outdoor play areas provide a wide variety of sensory play equipment designed to boost children's learning and creativity.

The experienced cook provides three meals and two snacks a day, which are made from organic, free-range produce as much as possible.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care

Group/Owner

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 20

Total Places for Children

  • 37

Age Range

  • from 0 years
  • to 5 years

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 & 1 week at Christmas

Under the Willow Nursery Reviews (26)

9.3

Under the Willow Nursery has a Review Score of 9.3 (9.341) out of 10, based on 6 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Under the Willow Nursery has 26 reviews.

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Review from Samantha J (Mother of Child) published on 2 September 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our son has been attending Under the Willow from the age of ten months through to when he was three. The nursery was very supportive of first-time parents and made us feel at ease. Our son has flourished in the Montessori environment. They have a broad range of activities for the children, a great outdoor
space and a healthy menu with a wide range of foods for the children to try and develop their taste buds. We received regular updates through a phone application on our son’s daily routine, with the lovely bonus of photo observations. The staff are all very friendly and supportive. I would thoroughly recommend the nursery.
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Review from Ruth M (Mother of Child) published on 2 September 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We have been part of the Under the Willow community for the past two years. Our daughter attended from 2-4 years old and our son from 1-2 years old. Both children have thrived at nursery. The staff are caring and professional early childhood and Montessori teachers. They focus on the development of
the ‘whole child’ and it is clear that it is a happy place for both staff and children.
I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Under The Willow nursery.
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Review from Dan B (Father of Child) published on 2 September 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Wonderful, caring, attentive staff and fantastic facilities, my child has been extremely happy at Under the Willow for the past two years. My child's confidence has grown and he’s excited to go to nursery each day.
I’d highly recommend this nursery.
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Review from Sophie P (Mother of Child) published on 2 September 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Warm and caring staff. A commitment to dealing responsibly with allergies. Food cooked on site is basically like home-cooked food. Promotion of independence and a Montessori-lite approach. Light and airy rooms, with outdoor space divided by age range. A link to Forest School locally. Highly recommended.
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Review from Susan M (Mother of Child) published on 2 September 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Lovely middle-class nursery in Dulwich. I sent both my children there. I felt my children were in a safe and nurturing environment. The owner is very caring and understanding. There is also a chef there who makes fresh nutritious meals daily, I highly recommend it.
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Review from Brenda S (Mother of Child) published on 2 September 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both my sons go to Under the Willows (UtW) and they both really enjoy going and my eldest always talks positively about his teachers.
I feel UtW has done a great job putting in all the measures to make the nursery as Covid-19 safe as possible.
I would definitely recommend UtW to friends and family.
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Current Review Score: 9.3 (9.341)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.3 (9.341) out of 10 for Under the Willow Nursery 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 6 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.4 out of 5 from 6 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 4.930 for Under the Willow Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (66 Excellents x 5) + (5 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 71 Ratings = 4.93
  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 4.411 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Under the Willow Nursery is based on 6 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 = 3.6
    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 37 number of registered child places is 7.4. 6 Positive Reviews ÷ 7.4 = 0.811
  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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