Little People of Willow Vale

9 Willow Vale, Shepherds Bush, London W12 0PA
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9.9 51 Reviews
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Little People of Willow Vale is a childcare provider that invests in its staff, maintaining robust training programmes and believing in the value of Montessori style learning through play.

The provider has built up a strong reputation in West London, seeking to help children become happy and confident learners as they progress towards school.

There are biometric and keypad door entry systems in place for parents' peace of mind, while CCTV is also installed.

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Care Provided by Little People of Willow Vale

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – Privately Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Anisah Bahar (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 11
  • Total Places for Children
  • 42
  • 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, 1 week at Easter & 1 week at Christmas

Little People of Willow Vale Reviews (51)

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9.9

Little People of Willow Vale has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.854) out of 10, based on 20 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Little People of Willow Vale has 51 reviews.

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Review from Natalie Z (Mother of Child) published on 17 August 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter just adores nursery and we can’t say enough good things about it.
All the staff are attentive and professional and look after the children’s needs with care and attention, going out of their way to make them feel happy and content.
We will be very sad to say goodbye in a few weeks when
she starts school but we are safe in the knowledge she is prepared and ready for the new experience.

Reply from Jane Gleasure, Owner at Little People of Willow Vale

Thank you very much for your lovely kind words and compliments. The Teachers and staff at Little People of Willow Vale, are truly dedicated and caring and that is reflected in the relationships that they have with the children in their care. We have loved looking after them all this year and will be sad to see them go on to big school, but do so in the knowledge that the Montessori education they have received at nursery will give them a solid grounding for school life. Keep in touch and let us know how she is getting on.


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Review from Dan F (Father of Child) published on 2 March 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We moved our child to Willow Vale from another local nursery and we are so glad we did. The staff here are so loving of the children. My wife and I are so grateful to them all. I couldn't recommend them highly enough!

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Review from Helena V (Mother of Child) published on 16 April 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

The Little People of Willow Vale nursery is so friendly and welcoming. My son is now 3 years old and has been attending for the last 18 months. He has benefitted so much from his sessions at the nursery in terms of his language development, social skills and learning good routines. All the ladies who
look after the children are so caring and nurturing, they really get to know the children well and make them feel loved and supported.

Reply from David Gleasure at Little People of Willow Vale

Thank you for your kind comments.


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Review from Jonathan T (Father of Child) published on 22 June 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My wife and I liked this nursery very much when we visited and have been consistently happy with it throughout our twin daughters' time there over the last year and a half. There is a low staff turnover, and the staff are caring, fun and interested in the children, building important relationships with
them over time. There are all sorts of great activities in a relaxed, nurturing environment.

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Review from Natalia B (Mother of Child) published on 13 July 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Nice homely nursery with caring staff. Both my children attended and had a great time, learnt new things and made friends.
The head of the nursery is very experienced and manages the nursery really well. She welcomes feedback and has been very supportive when we needed extra help.

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Review from Maryam A (Mother of Child) published on 12 April 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

An excellent nursery! My daughter started at the nursery in September 2016 and she settled in well due to the love and attention that the staff provided her with. Each staff member is pleasant, professional and strives to put the children's needs first. There is good communication between the staff
with parents and they do their best to ensure that each child is happy and safe.
My daughter loves coming to nursery and doesn't want to leave in the afternoons! She has progressed significantly since beginning her attendance at the nursery and it's great to hear how well she is doing each day.

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Review from Simone A (Mother of Child) published on 28 December 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son goes to Little People of Willow Vale in Shepherds Bush and I am very happy with the service. The staff are friendly, helpful and my son loves going the nursery. He is always happy going there. I highly recommend Little People of Willow Vale.

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Review from Irene A (Mother of Child) published on 9 September 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

All the staff is very helpful and caring. As a first-time mum I was very nervous about leaving my child in the care of strangers, but after meeting all the lovely people working there I felt really comfortable and knew that my child would be in safe hands.
Since attending Little People he has blossomed
into a super confident little man.
I would like to express a special thank you to all the staff for all the wonderful care and teaching. We'll miss you seeing you every week! Thank you!

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Review from Rachel C (Mother of Child) published on 16 March 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My son is very happy at Willow Vale. He was 3 months premature and we first tried a much bigger nursery, where he got lost. We found Willow Vale a totally different atmosphere. He's now been there a year. Willow Vale's great asset is it's size and relative informality. That's been just what my
son needed and he has come on leaps and bounds. Because it's a relatively small building the nursery doesn't take too many or really little children, I've never worried about my son getting lost or overlooked. I get the impression all the staff know all the children and genuinely seem to care and although there's a nominated key worker, it doesn't matter too much who the children go to for cuddles etc. My son's shortly moving into the Montessori room and I'm pretty confident he'll continue to flourish there.

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Review from Hilary M (Mother of Child) published on 14 March 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I am very happy with Little People. My little boy has made excellent progress since starting there 6 months ago but more importantly he really enjoys being there. The activities are so varied and staff are so warm and affectionate with the children and very encouraging. My son had a speech delay
and was very shy when he started, and his teachers' gentle approach has really helped him to gain confidence and come out of his shell over the months - he has now made some good friends. I've also always felt that if I had a concern the staff and manager would take time to listen and discuss my concerns in depth. Overall this is such a lovely nursery with such caring staff - I (and I'm sure my son) will miss it when we start school in September!

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Review from Nicola W (Mother of Child) published on 10 March 2016
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

I think the nursery has aided my son's development greatly.
Head teacher always available to speak to.
My son really enjoyed the outdoor activities.
Would be good if they could be more choice of days for activities such as soccer/yoga/dance.

Reply from Jane Gleasure, Director at Little People of Willow Vale

We try to arrange our extra curricular activities throughout the week to offer different experiences each day. These include, Ballet, French, Yoga, and Football. We have recently received a Bronze award for Healthy Eating as part of the Healthy Early Years Partnership initiative at the nursery, and are now working towards the Silver award.


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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.854)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.854) out of 10 for Little People of Willow Vale is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 20 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) 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:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.854 for Little People of Willow Vale is calculated as follows: ( (208 Excellents x 5) + (29 Goods x 4) + (3 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 240 Ratings = 4.854

  • b) 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 People of Willow Vale 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:

    • i) 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

    • ii) 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 42 number of registered child places is 8.4, which has been reached with 20 Positive reviews. Points = 1

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • 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 (1)

Dawn

Dawn Cove

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2000

Dawn was a secretary before she worked with children, but in the early 1970’s she worked for 7 years at Hammersmith and Fulham as a Nursery Nurse, where she achieved her NNEB qualification. Dawn then had 3 of her own children and during this time she ran a local playgroup. She also trained as a gymnastic coach in artistic and rhythmic gymnastics before teaching in a local school, and by 2000 Dawn joined Little People of Willow Vale as Deputy Manager, finally taking over as Manager the following year.


Dawn then completed her BA Hons degree in Early Years Education and then became Education Coordinator for both the Willow Vale and Fulham nurseries in 2014. This allowed her to manage government requirements, staff training in safeguarding, the Early Years Foundation stage which involves development milestones, observations and encouragement in staff having to have a range of activities in their planning.


She is now full-time manager of Willow Vale where she leads teachings in Forest School and also leads a Guide’s and Brownie’s group in her spare time.


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