Akeley Wood Nursery

Wicken Park Road, Wicken, Milton Keynes MK19 6DA
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9.7 29 Reviews
  • Akeley Wood Nursery, Milton Keynes
Akeley Wood Nursery in the village of Wicken, between Milton Keynes and Buckingham, is set in acres of private grounds. The driveway is flanked by open fields, with sheep and lambs as neighbours. It is open 51-weeks a year and children can join from 12 months old.

Children enjoy specialist teaching every week including PE, Music, French, Computing and Forest Adventures, led by the qualified forest school leader. This is a key benefit of being part of a leading independent day school. In school holidays the nursery practitioners take the children to specialist classrooms including Food Tech to bake.

Structured learning is introduced during the mornings in the pre-school room to prepare children for school.

The nursery was fully refurbished in summer 2016, creating a wonderful environment for play and early learning through free-flow activities.

Meals and snacks are freshly prepared on site.

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Care Provided by Akeley Wood Nursery

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Hannah Winnett (Nursery Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 15
  • Total Places for Children
  • 65
  • Age Range
    • from 1 years 0 months
    • to 4 years 11 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 08:00-18:00
    Tuesday 08:00-18:00
    Wednesday 08:00-18:00
    Thursday 08:00-18:00
    Friday 08:00-18:00
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays & 1 week at Christmas

Funding & Fees Guide for Akeley Wood Nursery

  • Our fees range is £70-£85 a day according to age and session uptake.

  • 15 hour funding from 12 months old accepted.
  • Parking

  • There is ample free parking outside the nursery.


Akeley Wood Nursery Reviews (29)

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Akeley Wood Nursery has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.733) out of 10, based on 17 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Akeley Wood Nursery has 29 reviews.

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Review from Jess A (Mother of Child) published on 14 May 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We highly recommend Akeley Wood. Our little boy joined at 12 months and settled really quickly. The staff are great: caring, kind and supportive. And the activities the children get to do are fantastic and really varied. The facilities are also lovely - particularly having such a lot of external space.
We'd recommend it to anyone.

Reply from Mike Holland, Marketing and Admissions Manager at Akeley Wood Nursery

Thank you for your lovely review! I am so pleased that your son settled so quickly. We spend a lot of time making sure the children feel safe, comfortable and happy when they join us so they feel at home as soon as possible.


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Review from Rima H (Mother of Child) published on 14 May 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We were looking to put our daughter in nursery for some time. It was very hard to find the one we would like. Akeley Wood Nursery was the one that left a great impression. The staff are very professional. The nursery itself has a beautiful layout. There’s amazing space outside for kids to run and explore.
They also have a forest school which is a great place for kids to learn and be in nature. My daughter has been going to the nursery for over a year. She truly enjoys it. Every time I pick her up she says how much fun she had that day. We will be taking our second daughter to Akeley Wood Nursery too. Highly recommend this place.

Reply from Mike Holland, Marketing and Admissions Manager at Akeley Wood Nursery

Thank you for your lovely review! I am so pleased that your daughter enjoys coming to the nursery and that the second daughter will be joining us as well.


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Review from Gemma K (Mother of Child) published on 14 May 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Truly exceptional nursery filled with the most wonderful members of staff.
My two children, currently 3 years and 2 years of age, absolutely love going there.
Akeley Wood Nursery ups the standard in terms of not only minding your children, but also caring for their developmental progress.
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want your child to be best prepared for the start of their academic lives by providing them with forest school, arts and crafts, languages and IT skills.
They always update the nursery system so you can see how your child has done throughout the day, along with pictures, videos and text to show you what they’ve been doing.
The team always respond as soon as they are able to, with any queries you may have.

Reply from Mike Holland, Marketing and Admissions Manager at Akeley Wood Nursery

Thank you for your lovely review! I am so pleased to hear your children are so happy! The nursery team are indeed brilliant. They really do care. They also understand how important communication with home is and love showing you what the children have been doing.


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Review from Kirstin D (Mother of Child) published on 14 May 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter (and my son before her) love going to nursery every day. They get so excited to drive up, see the staff and do exciting new things. From music lessons, to forest school, fun play time and creating a perfect start to introducing early learning, I cannot thank the nursery enough.

Reply from Mike Holland, Marketing and Admissions Manager at Akeley Wood Nursery

Thank you for your lovely review! I am so pleased to hear your daughter (and son previously) gets so excited coming to nursery! They all have so much fun!


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Review from Vicki S (Mother of Child) published on 14 May 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent day nursery. They have made a significant difference to my child’s upbringing in a positive and caring environment. Excellent caring staff who are always professional, caring, and helpful. The physical education and forest school are our favourites. They genuinely strive to make a difference.

Reply from Mike Holland, Marketing and Admissions Manager at Akeley Wood Nursery

Thank you for your lovely review! Forest School is very popular and the children love it!


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Review from K D (Mother of Child) published on 14 May 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

A wonderful nursery with dedicated and caring staff in a beautiful setting. The opportunities and activities open to the children is brilliant. Children are challenged to make progress through discovery, teamwork, and play. A mix of indoor and outdoor activities all year round. The staff know each child
so well and genuinely care about their happiness and development. My little boy has been so happy here for 2 years.

Reply from Mike Holland, Marketing and Admissions Manager at Akeley Wood Nursery

Thank you for your lovely review! I am so pleased that your little boy is so happy with us!


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Review from Alice W (Mother of Child) published on 14 May 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has just started at Akeley Wood Nursery and I’ve been so worried about him going as he’s only 2 and has spent the whole of last year obviously in lockdown with just me. I had nothing to worry about though as he absolutely loves it. The communication throughout the day is brilliant and I feel
well informed on what my son has been up to. The nursery teachers are so lovely too and always take the time to talk to me about the day when I pick my son up. It’s a lovely nursery and very well run.

Reply from Mike Holland, Marketing and Admissions Manager at Akeley Wood Nursery

Thank you for your lovely review! I am so pleased that your son loves coming to nursery! Communication with home is so important to us and we will always make time for parents.


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Review from Kim E (Mother of Child) published on 27 April 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

In the 3 years that my daughter has attended the nursery, there has been a regular turnover of staff particularly approaching new academic years. However, these transitions and turnovers have been well managed and caused no impact on the care and support delivered to my child which is commended. My
daughter has received excellent care and support and has formed close bonds with her key workers. My daughter has flourished from attending the nursery and we will miss all the team when she starts school in September.

Reply from Linda Ward, Director of Marketing and Admissions at Akeley Wood Nursery

Thanks for your comments :-)


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Review from L F (Mother of Child) published on 26 April 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son joined the nursery 8 months ago and has settled in so well. The opportunities available to him are excellent and the care and attention he receives from staff are faultless.

Reply from Linda Ward, Director of Marketing and Admissions at Akeley Wood Nursery

Thank you so much for the lovely comments.


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Current Review Score: 9.7 (9.733)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.7 (9.733) out of 10 for Akeley Wood Nursery is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.7 out of 5 from 17 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 16 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 4.733 for Akeley Wood Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (182 Excellents x 5) + (7 Goods x 4) + (2 Satisfactorys x 3) + (1 Poors x 2) + (10 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 202 Ratings = 4.733

  • 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 Akeley Wood Nursery is based on 16 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 65 number of registered child places is 13, which has been reached with 16 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 (2)

Hannah

Hannah Winnett

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2009

Hannah began her career by studying Childcare at Banbury College in 2002-2004. She then went straight to work in the local Pre-School in Oxfordshire, which helped develop her passion for helping children increase their skills and knowledge. Hannah has been at Akeley Wood for 11 years which has seen her work up from a Nursery Nurse, to Deputy Manager and then to Nursery Manager. Throughout her time at Akeley Hannah has worked in all the rooms. In 2011 Hannah completed her NVQ4 through the Open University. Hannah is very passionate about Safeguarding and keeping the children safe within the setting. Hannah is the Early Years Designated Safeguarding Lead. Hannah has a big family which takes over most of her weekends and she loves to go out exploring the local area with her 5-year-old son and husband.


Marilisa

Marilisa Colucci

Job Title: Deputy Nursery Manager and Caterpillar’s Room Manager

Joined: 2011

Marilisa, also known as Lisa studied her NVQ Level 2 at Happy Child Training College in London whilst attending her first Nursery setting four days a week. Lisa then went on to study childcare further by studying her NVQ Level 3. She started her career in childcare 13 years ago and has worked with children aged 12 months to 5 years. Lisa moved to Milton Keynes in 2011 and since then has enjoyed building up her career within Akeley Wood Junior School. She has enjoyed taking on new roles and experiences such as Room Manager and recently Deputy Manager. One of Lisa’s favourite activities is singing and teaching children new songs. Outside of school Lisa is kept busy by her big family including her triplet brothers and going on yearly holidays to Italy to visit her family.


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