Bright Horizons Wooldale Early Care & Education Centre

Wooldale Centre for Learning, Wooldale Road, Wootton, Northampton NN4 6TP
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  • Bright Horizons Wooldale Early Care & Education Centre, Northampton
Bright Horizons Wooldale Early Care & Education Centre in Northampton is based on the Caroline Chisholm School site in Wootton Northampton.

The Bright Horizons portfolio has received a Gold Award from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (ROSPA) in April 2018.

The Nursery is proud to have been awarded 'Outstanding' by Ofsted in February 2015.

Wooldale offers high-quality nursery care for babies aged 3 months up to children aged 5 in the Preschool.

The nursery then offers a before and after school club for Caroline Chisholm, as well as a holiday club that is open to all during half terms throughout the year that takes children from ages 4-12.

To find out more about their wonderful nursery and see the setting for yourself, please visit the website.

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Care Provided by Bright Horizons Wooldale Early Care & Education Centre

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Ginny (Nursery Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 18
  • Total Places for Children
  • 58
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 2 months
    • to 5 years 0 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

Bright Horizons Wooldale Early Care & Education Centre Reviews (48)

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Bright Horizons Wooldale Early Care & Education Centre has a Review Score of 8.9 (8.931) out of 10, based on 5 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Bright Horizons Wooldale Early Care & Education Centre has 48 reviews.

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Review from Lauren B (Mother of Child) published on 30 September 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has just finished here, she started at 9 months and has now gone to school.
Bright Horizons Wooldale Early Care & Education Centre is a fantastic nursery and the level of care and compassion is amazing, which really sets your mind at ease.
My daughter was born during Covid times and wasn't
used to many different faces but all of the staff welcomed her so well, she settled in very quickly and loved all of her time here.
The nursery has supported all of the difficult milestones, such as teething, learning to crawl/walk, potty training, getting rid of dummies. All of these have been supported in whichever way I have requested and they have always encouraged me, as a parent, that I am making the right decisions.
Every day when taking my children into nursery I can see the care and effort made to set up nice activities in each of the rooms ready for the day.
If you are considering a nursery, please take a look and see for yourself what an amazing place it is and what wonderful and caring staff work there as well.

Reply from Amanda Barlow, The Parent Team at Bright Horizons Wooldale Early Care & Education Centre

Thank you for your wonderful review! We're so glad to hear that your daughter had such a positive experience at Bright Horizons Wooldale. It's heartwarming to know that she felt welcomed and supported, especially during those important milestones. We appreciate your kind words about the team and the care put into the daily activities. Thank you for recommending us.


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Review from Naveen R (Father of Child) published on 30 September 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Bright Horizons Wooldale Early Care & Education Centre is fantastic. They have an excellent manager and staff that take care of your child's development and provide progress reports. They do have excellent facilities. The extra care and needs that were required for our daughter's development was taken
care of.
I would recommend the nursery to everyone.

Reply from Amanda Barlow, The Parent Team at Bright Horizons Wooldale Early Care & Education Centre

Thank you for your fantastic review! We're thrilled to hear that you're pleased with our manager and staff, as well as the facilities we offer. It's wonderful to know that your daughter's developmental needs were well met. Thank you for your recommendation.


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Review from E G (Mother of Child) published on 30 September 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our child really enjoyed attending Bright Horizons Wooldale Early Care & Education Centre after having a poor experience with another preschool.
There was flexibility around pick-up/drop-off times and the consistency of the daily routine made transitions easier. There was a good blend of playing and
learning and our child made good friends at the preschool. The food standard was very high and so was the level of cleanliness.
Staff were friendly, welcoming and knowledgeable.

Reply from Amanda Barlow, The Parent Team at Bright Horizons Wooldale Early Care & Education Centre

Thank you for your positive review! We're so glad to hear that your child enjoyed their time at Bright Horizons Wooldale after a challenging experience elsewhere. It's great to know that the flexible routines, engaging activities and high standards of food and cleanliness made a difference.


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Review from Saffron C (Mother of Child) published on 30 September 2024
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The care my daughter received was brilliant, she always came home happy and had many compliments about the food. Despite staff changes, I never felt a change in the standards of the nursery and my daughter felt a connection with all members working there. I thoroughly enjoyed the daily updates via the
app to see what she got up to with her friends. We look forward to our newest addition starting next year.

Reply from Amanda Barlow, The Parent Team at Bright Horizons Wooldale Early Care & Education Centre

Thank you for your feedback! We're so glad your daughter had a positive experience and enjoyed the food. We look forward to welcoming your newest addition next year!


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Review from C H (Father of Child) published on 19 September 2023
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Wooldale is fantastic. When we viewed the nursery after seeing a couple of other we knew there and then it was the place we wanted our child to join.
The staff are fantastic, they really invest their time in your child ensuring they can learn and thrive in the environment. The curriculum and learning
materials is so vast that they will learn and not get bored just being left to play all the time, even nature trails and seeing the local sheep!
The food is also a massive topic, the menu is so vast catering for all dietary needs but also encouraging to try new food which then transcends down to eating well at home as well. Chicken Korma, roast dinners, cous cous chicken to name a few!
Go take a tour, you won't be disappointed.

Reply from Amanda Barlow, Marketing and Campaigns Executive at Bright Horizons Wooldale Early Care & Education Centre

Thank you for your review. We're grateful and appreciate you taking the time to share your rating with us.
Many thanks for the 5-star rating.


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Review from Kerry J (Mother of Child) published on 17 August 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff at Wooldale have been excellent in supporting our daughter with her journey at nursery. They identified extra needs in our daughter and did everything they could to ensure her experience in the nursery was positive and fulfilling and adapted to her requirements. Couldn't fault the team.

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Review from K D (Mother of Child) published on 17 August 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

What I like most about the preschool is they seem to be led to some extent by what the child wants to learn or by their academic stage. They make sure they are ready for school in every way. They don't just support up to where they are on paper. I really like that the preschool is on a school site.
It helped the transition to school by already being in an educational setting. The classrooms feel the same. It is completed different to what I thought I wanted for my child, but this preschool is much better than my other child's past preschool at working towards the transition to school, which is what preschool is all about.

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Review from A D (Mother of Child) published on 4 August 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has been at Wooldale for 12 months. The care has been fantastic. He starts preschool soon, where the excellent care and education will continue. I recommend Wooldale to all parents for all early education ages.

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Review from Rebecca H (Mother of Child) published on 4 August 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Very happy with my daughter's care at Bright Horizons Wooldale Early Care & Education Centre. The staff are always helpful and friendly.

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Review from Rebecca B (Mother of Child) published on 3 August 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter didn't start nursery until she was two years old. She was extremely nervous, to begin with, but soon came to love everyone looking after her. This nursery has been the best thing for her. She is now so ready to start school, and that is all down to Bright Horizons and the wonderful people
who work there. They even managed to get her to eat vegetables! Thank you will never be enough for these amazing people. Thank you!

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Review from Leanna K (Mother of Child) published on 11 July 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My daughter loves coming to nursery at Bright Horizons! She has so many friends, a special relationship with her key worker and likes being able to help plan what topics they will look into next!

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Review from Sharon S (Mother of Child) published on 11 July 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has attended the nursery for over a year. The staff are second to none. They are attentive, fun and focused on delivering learning through play and creative activities. My son has made some lovely friends and has developed a strong bond with his key workers. Couldn't recommend more to other parents.
Great place for little people to flourish.

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Review from Hamish R (Father of Child) published on 11 July 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has thoroughly enjoyed his time and experiences at Wooldale. He's learnt so much since joining at about 2 years old. His speech and use of words is great. He's good at learning to write and recognise his name. You can tell the staff enjoy their job and put lots of effort in with the children.
My son loves his keyworkers and they've taught him lots of different things and how to be good around other children. They learn a lot and have lots of great experiences. Any queries we've ever had as parents have always been dealt with promptly and the staff are very helpful!

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Review from L W (Father of Child) published on 11 July 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

All of the staff in the preschool room are knowledgeable and friendly. My son loves attending the nursery.

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Review from Hayley B (Mother of Child) published on 10 September 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

From the offset, my experience of putting my 5 and a half-month-old baby boy into this nursery has been fantastic.
Undoubtedly, I was nervous about leaving my little boy for the first time but the staff at Bright Horizons (Wooldale Road) were amazing. Upon my first ‘settling in’ session. I met the
manager and those who would be looking after my little boy- they were all equally as excited to be welcoming him into the baby room. I could tell from meeting the girls in the baby room that they loved their jobs and this eased my mind so so much.
After a few settling in sessions, it was time for me to leave him on his own for a full day… I think I was more nervous than he was!!! I cried, and the ladies reassured me that they would be in touch via the new app. This has been THE most reassuring element. To be at work, and receive a little photo of my boy sleeping or playing in the garden really does make all the difference. The app also logs food, sleep and changes. It’s amazing.

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Review from Kyle D (Father of Child) published on 16 March 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Since moving into preschool my son has developed so many skills and one member of staff has supported him to write his name. She has built my sons confidence and he loves to attend the nursery. The opportunities provided are amazing, my son is nurturing a runner bean plant and wants to grow other plants,
his number skills have really grown and each day he gets more ready for school.

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Review from Ornelo B (Mother of Child) published on 16 March 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I am very happy and pleased with all the services from Wooldale nursery. My son is very happy since he started there. I can see a massive difference; he is getting more and more confident, friendly and independent. I would recommend this nursery to everyone, especially for the friendly staff that are
the heart of the place. The manager couldn't be nicer and friendly. I couldn't be happier for my son. Thank you, Wooldale nursery.

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Review from Catalina C (Mother of Child) published on 8 March 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Lovely nursery with amazing staff providing different activities for children to grow all the time. Our son loves to go to nursery and explore something new every day. The staff are amazing, they provide the best quality ever, supporting children and parents all the time. Our son started here in September
last year and we could say that it was the best choice for him. From the day he started his settling, until now, everyone helped and supported him. He's really confident and happy to play with his friends during the day and learn new things.
Thank you everyone for your support!

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Review from Michelle E (Mother of Child) published on 4 March 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son went to Wooldale and absolutely loved it and learnt so much and had so much fun and loved the staff. I now have my daughter here, who started recently and she has settled in incredibly well. She just walks right in and not once has complained and whenever we say she is going, she always gets
excited and goes to get her little bag. The staff are absolutely amazing and I would highly recommend Wooldale.

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Review from Lee-Ann L (Mother of Child) published on 23 February 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Fantastic nursery, really happy I choose Wooldale Nursery. My son has flourished since attending last year and whenever I pick him up at the end of the day he is always happy. Staff have been amazing and brilliant at bringing normality to life in the midst of the pandemic. I feel they really do put
the children safety first which eases any anxieties as a new mum.

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Current Review Score: 8.9 (8.931)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 8.9 (8.931) out of 10 for Bright Horizons Wooldale Early Care & Education Centre is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 5 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 3.9 out of 5 from 5 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 5.000 for Bright Horizons Wooldale Early Care & Education Centre is calculated as follows: ( (60 Excellents x 5) ) ÷ 60 Ratings = 5

  • 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 3.931 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Bright Horizons Wooldale Early Care & Education Centre is based on 5 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 = 3.5

    • 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 58 number of registered child places is 11.6. 5 Positive Reviews ÷ 11.6 = 0.431

  • 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)

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Ginny

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2021

Ginny has over 30 years of experience in childcare, including working at various nurseries and Out of School clubs within Bright Horizons.


She holds a level 3 qualification and enjoys attending training and using that knowledge to further support the children's learning and development.


Ginny lives in Higham Ferrers with her husband and daughter, her son is a primary school teacher in Sheffield. She enjoys running and spending time being active with her family.


She is a member of a local running club, and has completed Marathons in the past, but does not currently have a plan to complete another one.


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Laura

Job Title: Deputy Manager

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Frequently Asked Questions about Bright Horizons Wooldale Early Care & Education Centre

What is the Age Range of Children that Bright Horizons Wooldale Early Care & Education Centre accepts?

Bright Horizons Wooldale Early Care & Education Centre accepts Children aged from 0 years 2 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Bright Horizons Wooldale Early Care & Education Centre Open?

Bright Horizons Wooldale Early Care & Education Centre is open: 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.

How many Children does Bright Horizons Wooldale Early Care & Education Centre have capacity for?

Bright Horizons Wooldale Early Care & Education Centre has capacity for a total of 58 Children.

How far is Bright Horizons Wooldale Early Care & Education Centre to the centre of Northampton?

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

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