West Downs Day Nursery (Winchester)

Romsey Road, Winchester SO22 5HT
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9.8 108 Reviews
  • West Downs Day Nursery (Winchester), Winchester
A purpose built day nursery, specified by Childbase to the highest quality standard. Friendly and well-established, West Downs provides a happy, sociable environment where every child is treated as an individual.

The nursery has four main bright and colourful playrooms for individual age groups with additional sleeping areas. Outside is a secure, fully enclosed garden with a well-equipped soft tarmac playground and a lawned area which includes a digging and planting area and a sensory path for exploration.

The nursery also organises regular outings as a means of extending the children's vocabulary and understanding.

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Care Provided by West Downs Day Nursery (Winchester)

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Ren Norman-Greer (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 26
  • Total Places for Children
  • 68
  • 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

  • Drop off bay directly outside of the nursery.


West Downs Day Nursery (Winchester) Reviews (108)

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West Downs Day Nursery (Winchester) has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.801) out of 10, based on 18 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time West Downs Day Nursery (Winchester) has 108 reviews.

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Review from Elise G (Mother of Child) published on 13 March 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

West Downs is an outstanding nursery and I couldn't be happier leaving my son in their care. All the staff are friendly and welcoming. The facilities at the nursery are great and my son does a range of activities. Whenever I pick my son up he is always happy playing outside.

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Review from N M (Mother of Child) published on 4 February 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has been at West Downs for nearly three years now, and we've been really happy with the care and the staff. She enjoys nursery and has fun and varied experiences there. The team have been flexible regarding when she moves rooms, which has been helpful to us. Overall I would recommend West
Downs. Thank you! Particular thanks to my daughter's room leader/key worker who has been lovely.

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Review from J C (Mother of Child) published on 8 January 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Wonderful experience at West Downs Nursery. Very nurturing environment, lots of time spent playing outdoors - my son loves it! Highly recommend.

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Review from L M (Mother of Child) published on 8 January 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The nursery is honestly the best, they are kind and caring with both my daughter and myself and always brighten up our days. They care for the children so much and work so hard. I will forever be grateful to the nursery with how amazing they are.

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Review from M S (Father of Child) published on 8 January 2025
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Having had two children at West Downs we have always been hugely impressed and comfortable with the care provided to both children. Both have enjoyed the West Downs experience and made friends within a caring and supportive environment.

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Review from N C (Mother of Child) published on 26 September 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff are really friendly and caring. Our daughter is sometimes upset on drop off and without fail the staff are attentive and speedy in coming to receive and settle her.
The environment is always clean and our daughter is well looked after. Our daughter reports having a wonderful time and the
staff are always very passionate and enthusiastic about the days on pickup. There is a good selection of toys and books as well as activities to be done inside, in the garden and in the 'forest'.

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Review from L K (Mother of Child) published on 24 April 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has thrived since starting nursery at West Downs in December 2022. She has developed good relationships with her her key workers, who have really taken the time to get to know her as an individual. And she has really enjoyed interacting with and getting to know her little friends. Staff
have always taken great care of her. She has a number of allergies so care has to be taken and the general environment is nurturing, supportive, encouraging development through fun.

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Review from Hannah S (Mother of Child) published on 23 April 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I have both my daughters, 3.5 year old and 15 month old at nursery. They both love it. Each daughter has very different temperaments and the nursery staff have been adaptable to their needs which has enabled us to be confident in them enjoying their time there.

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Review from S W (Mother of Child) published on 20 October 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We have had the best experience settling our son into West Downs. As we hoped the staff have all been so incredibly kind, nurturing, caring and fun and made every day he spent at nursery a joy. The team are attentive, friendly and adaptable and work with us on getting the rhythm of his day 'right'.
He eats and sleeps great and is so happy playing and exploring. Already we can see how much he has learnt and how fantastic West Downs has been for his development.

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Review from Paolo P (Father of Child) published on 6 September 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our son is in the Caterpillar group and he loves going to the nursery. The staff there is doing an amazing job, and we feel confident that our son is in good hands. They put a lot of effort and care into this (arguably quite challenging) job. We are especially happy with all the activities that they
organise. He usually comes home having learnt something new. We can't really think of any bad experiences we had with this nursery in the past year.

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Review from K P (Mother of Child) published on 30 August 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We have 2 children at West Downs Day Nursery and they have been welcomed as unique people. The staff genuinely care about the children. One of ours has extra needs and has been included and supported. They both love the food. The transition towards school has been very well managed. The garden space
is enjoyed by both. Highly recommend!

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Review from I D (Mother of Child) published on 22 August 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Can't recommend enough West Downs Day Nursery! (Winchester). Our son had a great time and absolutely loved the garden. We are so happy with all the help and support that we had from the lovely staff, everyone was so caring and provided professional advice while we were planning a big move. We are so
grateful for all the effort the team put in to ensure our son has a smooth transition during this difficult time. Thank you for the fantastic work, it really means a lot!

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Review from Samantha M (Mother of Child) published on 26 July 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We have had a wonderful experience at West Downs Day Nursery who have cared for both of our boys over the last four years. The staff are lovely and work hard to create a fun, educational experience for the children every day. I also appreciate that the nursery is very well-run administratively - they
are quick to respond to messages and very helpful with funding forms and family emergencies. Great support all-round!

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Review from H P (Mother of Child) published on 3 July 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Brilliant nursery. Very caring and all the children always look very happy there. My son loves it and always talks about what he has done that day. Lovely staff too, very thorough, always willing to help and support any requests.
Thank you!

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Review from J S (Mother of Child) published on 3 July 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

West Downs is an excellent nursery. Our son has attended since age one and is now in the preschool class. At every stage they have been kind, nurturing and skilled. During his time at West Downs, he was diagnosed with an anaphylactic nut allergy. The whole team have been brilliant with this. The staff
have robust policies in place and are well trained. I feel safe leaving my son in their care. My son did move up to the preschool room quite quickly and unfortunately was separated from his friendship group for eight months. I can see that it must be difficult juggling numbers in a large nursery but he did find this challenging. Despite this the preschool team he moved to were brilliant at welcoming and settling him with lots of ideas as to how to help him with the transition. I was very impressed.

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Review from M T (Mother of Child) published on 3 July 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our son has a great time at West Downs Day Nursery. The staff are lovely. It's very creative with lots of different types of play, different activities and various different themed days. It feels warm and welcoming and there is a lovely wooded area. Our son is always eager to get there and has to be
pulled away from the toys. I'd thoroughly recommend it.

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Review from J B (Mother of Child) published on 28 June 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our children are settled and happy at West Downs Day Nursery. They always have fun at nursery and seem to be engaged by the wide range of activities provided. the low turn over of staff allows the children to feel safe and gives us confidence that the children have great people looking after them.

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Review from A W (Father of Child) published on 28 June 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

West Downs is everything we could have asked for in a nursery. The staff are so invested in the growth and flourishing of the children here. Our children's key workers are phenomenal - but every member of staff knows so much about them, their needs and interests. They listen to how we want to parent
and support us in helping our children understand and value the things that matter to us as a family. The activities, resources and projects are well-planned and always fun! We trust West Downs and if you are reading this review you should too!

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Review from Wioleta K (Mother of Child) published on 6 March 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our baby loves going to the nursery and all the staff already know him well despite coming only one day a week. We are happy with the work they are doing - plenty of sensory experiences and learning activities. They recreate the home routine as much as possible and support us in reaching milestones.
Every body is very friendly and have a relaxed but 'can do' attitude. He is always happy to see them.

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Review from Matthew S (Father of Child) published on 6 March 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

West Downs is a lovely nursery, my daughter is very happy here. There is a wide variety of activities and learning. I am constantly amazed by the range of things they are doing. The staff are wonderful.

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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.801)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.801) out of 10 for West Downs Day Nursery (Winchester) 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 18 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 18 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 4.801 for West Downs Day Nursery (Winchester) is calculated as follows: ( (175 Excellents x 5) + (39 Goods x 4) + (2 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 216 Ratings = 4.801

  • 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 West Downs Day Nursery (Winchester) is based on 18 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 68 number of registered child places is 13.6, which has been reached with 18 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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Ren

Ren Norman-Greer

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2016

Ren is the Manager of West Downs Day Nursery in Winchester and has a wealth of experience, having worked in Early Years since 2012, starting as an apprentice and progressing through to Nursery Manager. Ren holds a Level 3 qualification in Early Years, a Level 3 in SEND, and is also a Mental Health First Aider.


What is your favourite feature of your nursery?
My favourite feature of the nursery is our wooded area. It lends itself to endless amounts of imaginative play and creativity.


What are you most proud of about your team?
I am most proud of my team because they are the most kind and supportive people that always go above and beyond for anyone who needs it.


Frequently Asked Questions about West Downs Day Nursery (Winchester)

What is the Age Range of Children that West Downs Day Nursery (Winchester) accepts?

West Downs Day Nursery (Winchester) accepts Children aged from 0 years 2 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is West Downs Day Nursery (Winchester) Open?

West Downs Day Nursery (Winchester) is open: 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.

How many Children does West Downs Day Nursery (Winchester) have capacity for?

West Downs Day Nursery (Winchester) has capacity for a total of 68 Children.

How far is West Downs Day Nursery (Winchester) to the centre of Winchester?

0.9 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.

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