Willows Day Nursery (Aylesbury)

Mandeville Road, Aylesbury HP21 8AL
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9.7 152 Reviews
  • Willows Day Nursery (Aylesbury), Aylesbury
A purpose built day nursery, specified by Childbase to the highest quality standard. Developed on behalf of the Stoke Mandeville Hospital to care for children of the Trust employees and the local community, Willows provides a happy, sociable environment where every child is treated as an individual. Willows Day Nursery has obtained their Green Flag Eco-Schools Award.

The nursery has five main playrooms for individual age groups, including sensory rooms and additional sleeping areas. Outside is a large, enclosed and fully equipped garden with separate areas for different activities including a baby garden with a decking area. There is also a forest school, running sessions Monday - Wednesday. In addition to the daily routines, Willows also offer the extracurricular activity of Char Char Chimps to their under 2’s. They attend every Friday from 2:30pm until 3:15pm.

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Care Provided by Willows Day Nursery (Aylesbury)

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Jane Hobbs (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 60
  • Total Places for Children
  • 130
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 2 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • 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 & Inset Days
  • Parking

  • Free parking is available on site.


Willows Day Nursery (Aylesbury) Reviews (152)

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Willows Day Nursery (Aylesbury) has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.684) out of 10, based on 24 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Willows Day Nursery (Aylesbury) has 152 reviews.

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Review from Maureen M (Mother of Child) published on 20 November 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter started nursery 11 months ago and choosing Willows was the best decision I have made. She has made great progress, enjoys going and really loves the staff which makes leaving her there comforting knowing she's well looked after. My daughter definitely likes the food and the variety is fantastic.
Her day is filled with a variety of activities which has greatly helped her development. I definitely made the best choice for my daughter and myself by sending her to this particular nursery as my mind is at rest knowing she's well cared for whilst I'm at work.

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Review from E O (Mother of Child) published on 19 September 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son attended Willows Day Nursery from 8 months to four years old. He has just started school as a happy, confident, kind little boy who is excited about learning. This is thanks to the excellent provision at Willows. The care and attention from staff have been second to none and the preschool team
have gone above and beyond to make sure he is school ready. I cannot recommend them highly enough.

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Review from H B (Mother of Child) published on 19 September 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Amazing. We were so impressed with the farewell organised by the preschool team. They went all out on celebrating the children's time at the nursery with a graduation party.
We could not have asked for more from the entire team these past 4 years.

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Review from Jennifer C (Mother of Child) published on 5 August 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Well what can I say about Willows day nursery?
My little girl has been going to Willows since she was 10months. She'll be leaving at the end of August which we're both very sad about.
They're amazing, I trust them all and she's had so much fun and Willows has shaped who she is today.
The nursery
is always on point with education, food and cleanliness.
I would highly recommend Willows. They're fantastic.

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Review from Pam H (Mother of Child) published on 5 August 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son is very settled at Willows. The level of care is fantastic and the staff are always helpful.
Each day he gets to do a number of different activities and also is encouraged to play outside, which he thoroughly enjoys.
The staff are always incredibly professional and very caring.

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Review from E G (Mother of Child) published on 11 June 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter's social skills improved a lot since she started at Willows. She now knows the staff and enjoys her time at the nursery.
Very friendly staff and accommodating too! The team at Willows are always ready to help/answer whenever we have questions or concerns about our child.

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Review from Jo P (Mother of Child) published on 5 June 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Willows are a great nursery, my son loves it here and the team are always very helpful with any queries or concerns that I have. Would definitely recommend them. Friendly supportive and fun nursery and team.

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Review from Laura A (Mother of Child) published on 29 May 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Willows Day Nursery is a fantastic nursery, full of love and care for children, with wonderful staff and great facilities. From the moment you walk in the door, you are greeted by friendly faces, no matter what time of day! I don't know how they do it! All staff are friendly, caring and patient with
the children and extremely helpful and supportive of our wishes as parents, working alongside us with anything we may need support with. Our little girl loves going to nursery and we only wish we could send her for more days of the week! She has grown so much since being at Willows and it is lovely to see her ongoing development and enjoyment being there with all the other children. We particularly love the garden as she loves being outdoors, it has so much to fun to offer, whilst being totally safe, not overlooked and secure. Huge thanks from us to all at Willows, we think you do an amazing job, daily!

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Review from A G (Mother of Child) published on 25 April 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My little boy loves coming to the Willows, he always asks what day it is and loves the girls in his preschool room. He also loves the cook! The girls always keep me informed with his development and have been helping him with his speech ready for school. We will be sad to leave the nurses in the summer.

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Review from E K (Mother of Child) published on 29 March 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The preschool is the best it has been in the years all my children have attended. My son is happy, secure and stimulated every day he attends. The variety of activities and structure to the day gives excellent opportunity for the kids to really settle and interact.
I've not had any concerns over my
child's happiness and safety when he's there and he has made significant bonds with his carers.

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Review from Richard T (Father of Child) published on 4 March 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Lovely friendly staff within Willows, not only in the room that my daughter is in but the nursery as a whole, everyone has a smile on their face. My daughter always seems happy when I pick her up and from the regular observations we receive, it looks like she has lots of fun during day and has settled
in so well.

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Review from Catherine E (Mother of Child) published on 19 February 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has been going to this nursery since about August 2018 and has come on leaps and bounds since he started. Most weeks he comes home and surprises me with something new he has learnt, like writing his name, which I never knew he could do. He is more than happy to go to nursery and often doesn’t
want to come home which I haven’t found with any other childcare provider.
Management have frequently gone out of their way to help me out with sessions when my daughter has been very poorly, which I can’t thank them enough for.
I have no hesitations in recommending the nursery to other parents and will be sending my daughter here to after maternity leave. One very happy mummy.

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Review from Fiona S (Mother of Child) published on 25 January 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

From the moment I was shown around the nursery, I immediately felt comfortable.
I was so pleased when my daughter managed to get a place here and they were very reassuring and comforting as I'd never left my daughter anywhere before.
All members of staff were and continue to be friendly, professional
and amazing with all the children that I see. My daughter overcame her separation anxiety with lots of support from the lovely staff and now gets very excited when she sees the entrance of the nursery! She is genuinely so happy there and clearly learns so much as she comes home with new skills all the time. Couldn't recommend any higher.

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Review from Fran W (Mother of Child) published on 16 January 2019
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter joined the nursery in November 2018 and I am so thrilled we managed to get her a place! The staff have always been polite, friendly and helpful. My daughter’s key worker, as well as all other staff in her room, can always update me on the activities she’s been involved in, how she’s been,
etc. and I know she’s completely at home with all of the adults in her room. It makes it so much easier leaving her knowing she enjoys her time there and her development has come on leaps and bounds in the last three months.

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Review from Elaine (Mother of Child) published on 30 November 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter started attending Willows Day Nursery in January 2018. From the day I first visited to make an enquiry to my daughter's first day the staff at Willows were more than helpful and supportive! Since she started she has been thriving at the nursery, there are always different activities and
focused tasks for her to take part in. The staff have a genuine care for her that is evident in how they are with her. I also find the regular updates through the parent zone are a great way to see what she gets up to at nursery.


My daughter is always so excited to arrive at nursery in the morning and I often have to convince her to leave in the evenings. It makes me very happy to see how much she enjoys going to nursery and how settled she is there.


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Review from Kate P (Mother of Child) published on 26 November 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

All staff are very friendly and approachable and singing from the hymn sheet. Care for my child is clearly of the utmost importance and protocol is followed carefully, eg. number of adults in a room to children, the form completed when medicine is given.


My child clearly enjoys his time at nursery,

I would like to hear/see more of what they've been up to, eg, a follow up from the activities planned on the newsletter perhaps? Or more photos on parent zone? I'm very happy with the food he is given and the amount of sleep he is having, he clearly feels comfortable and evidently loves the staff caring for him.


My only bugbear would be that the paint used, seems to stain clothes, I can never get it out!


Appears to be a team atmosphere, for example; reception and kitchen staff are also familiar with the children and everyone knows what they're doing.


Management/admin are organised.


Overall, I'm very happy with the care given.


Reply from Tracey Brett at Willows Day Nursery (Aylesbury)

Thank you for taking the time to review our nursery and your positive feedback about our team.


As a nursery we try and upload as much as we can to Parentzone for parent’s to see what their child has been up to. The uploads capture a mix of detailed observations and snapshots of learning and development.


My apologies that clothes have been stained with paint. We do try and purchase child suitable washable paints from approve suppliers.


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Review from A C (Mother of Child) published on 23 October 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I have been really pleased with Willows Day Nursery. My son spent 4 years at the nursery and he has developed really well. The nursery have greatly supported us. Staff are friendly and caring. Facilities are good.

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Review from Dianne S (Grandmother of Child) published on 6 September 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

Reception staff and nursery staff always friendly.

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Review from Christopher K (Father of Child) published on 5 September 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

It is great to know that my son not only receives great care, but his development and exposure to a variety of learning opportunities is a priority.

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Review from Paul H (Father of Child) published on 3 September 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My last child is just about to leave Willows and I cannot say how pleased I am with the setting. Both my children have built up really good relationships with the team and they have taught them so much.

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Current Review Score: 9.7 (9.684)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.7 (9.684) out of 10 for Willows Day Nursery (Aylesbury) is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 24 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.9 out of 5 from 23 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 4.799 for Willows Day Nursery (Aylesbury) is calculated as follows: ( (246 Excellents x 5) + (31 Goods x 4) + (7 Satisfactorys x 3) + (3 Poors x 2) + (1 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 288 Ratings = 4.799

  • 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 4.885 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Willows Day Nursery (Aylesbury) is based on 23 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 130 number of registered child places is 26. 23 Positive Reviews ÷ 26 = 0.885

  • 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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Jane

Jane Hobbs

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 1998

Jane is Manager of Willows Day Nursery in Aylesbury and has a wealth of experience, having worked in the early years sector for 24 years. Jane is Level 3 qualified and has worked for Childbase Partnership for 24 years.


What is your favourite feature of Willows?


My favourite feature of the nursery is the garden and Forest school area as we have recently had these renovated.


What are you most proud of about your nursery/team?


I am proud of how the team pull together when support is needed.


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