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 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 Steve H (Father of Child) published on 19 February 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son loves going to nursery, he smiles when he sees the staff and is always happy and smiling when collected. The staff are extremely cheery and hugely competent and I would recommend the nursery to any parent considering putting their children into nursery.

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Review from K D (Mother of Child) published on 19 February 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our son has been going to Wooldale Nursery for the last 2 years. He started in the baby room and has now progressed to the toddler room. There was a smooth transition which was great for our son and reassuring for us. All the staff are friendly and welcoming. The staff are also very understanding of
personal circumstances and do their best to support individuals. The food is of a high standard and varied and good table manners are encouraged. Our son gets involved with various activities and thoroughly enjoys his sessions.

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Review from J D (Mother of Child) published on 10 February 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I am very happy having my child at Bright Horizons Wooldale Early Care & Education Centre. It’s the second time I’ve used it. My child is very happy there and always seems to be pleased to go in and chats about it once they are home.
I feel secure and happy with the staff looking after my child and
have always found the staff very friendly and helpful. My child eats well while there and also plays and encounters a variety of different things. Going on walks, messy play, music or time in the garden often seem to be big hits!

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Review from Courtney P (Mother of Child) published on 15 December 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The manager and the team at Wooldale do a fantastic job of making my son feel settled and secure at nursery.
A testament to this is how my son will arrive at nursery in the morning and run in through the doors, happy to start his day.
I am impressed with the activities provided to entertain and also
educate.
Thanks, girls!

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Review from S H (Mother of Child) published on 1 April 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Both my son's come to the nursery, and they are always excited to come. My son who is in the preschool room amazes me with the information he learns when at nursery. My other son is in teh baby room, he has taken a while to settle but the girls have been amazing!

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Review from Jade S (Mother of Child) published on 13 March 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I have nothing but good things to say about Wooldale. My daughter who is now two has been attending since she was 6 months old and has always loved it. Both her key workers across two rooms have been great and I've never had any problems with any element of the nursery. She comes home on a weekly basis
having learnt something new. I would 100% recommend to anyone - all the staff are fab.

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Review from L T (Mother of Child) published on 13 March 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has been at the nursery since she was 9 months old and she absolutely loves going there. The activities that she is having the opportunity to join in with are second to none and they are really helping get her ready for the big move to school in September! The team are so loving and caring
and it's clear to see that every child matters to them. From the amazing staff team and activities to the lovely fresh and healthy meals, I will be sad when my journey with them comes to an end this year!

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Review from P S (Mother of Child) published on 13 March 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

As a working mum, there is nothing more you could ask for other than your child being looked after by others with a similar level of love and compassion whilst you have to work. For this reason alone, I cannot recommend Bright Horizons Wooldale Day Nursery enough. There is a real family feel and the
staff have always been so warm, kind and attentive to my daughter's needs - she absolutely loves going in.
The management are super helpful and always encourage a two-way conversation as the door to the office is always open to parents. My daughter has come on leaps and bounds and I'm glad I went with my gut instinct and chose Woodsdale out of the many nurseries I looked at. I would highly recommend!

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Review from J S (Mother of Child) published on 9 March 2020
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I love Wooldale.
My son has been going there since he was in the baby room and he's now in preschool. Everyone who works there loves being there and always puts the children first. The manager is always thinking of new ways to keep the children engaged and stimulated. My son loves going there and learns
so much all the times.

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Review from Lee M (Father of Child) published on 15 October 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

From my first visit to Woodale, I instantly knew this was somewhere I would be happy for my daughter to attend.
As soon as you enter the building, it is clean, the environment has been set up with children at heart. With coat pegs at child height, fruit and refreshments available, staff working to
freshly prepare good healthy meals/snacks.
On our first visit, the staff were able to show, tell and demonstrate what they could offer our child in each of the nursery rooms. Thus giving us a clear understanding of how our daughter would progress.
Eight months on, my views haven't changed. The nursery is great, the manager is excellent and the staff are outstanding. We have found a nursery which not only looks after our daughter well but they also lovingly care for her. Thank you to everyone at Wooldale for what you do and your hard work.

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Review from Paul T (Father of Child) published on 15 October 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We were forced to find a new nursery when the private one our daughter was in unexpectedly closed.
We were anxious, no need. It was clear very quickly that her new environment and staff at Wooldale were (are) amazing and our daughter's confidence, learning, language and social skills are developing
at a fantastic rate.
Communication from the staff is always timely and clear and we love our daily written reports on our daughter's activities etc.
Wonderful nursery.

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Review from Helen S (Mother of Child) published on 28 September 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our child has been here for over 2 years and is thriving. The love and care is excellent and the improvements throughout the last 12 months have improved the nursery all round.

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Review from Hayley B (Mother of Child) published on 24 April 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

As always the staff at Wooldale nursery are so supportive and fantastic fun. There is never a better recommendation than your daughter giving you a backwards wave goodbye every morning without a care in the world! She loves it and we love it.

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Review from Chris D (Father of Child) published on 19 April 2018
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Always a pleasure picking up my daughter, very professional. It feels amazing that my daughter is in brilliant hands, very reassuring!

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Review from Dhanashree S (Mother of Child) published on 10 October 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 3.0 out of 5

My experience with the Wooldale Nursery is good. They have helped my daughter with all her difficulties in a very satisfactory way. The staff are kind and friendly to the kids and take care of every little detail concerning the child.


My daughter has developed leaps and bounds. Thanks to the staff

working closely with children. Thanks to particular members of staff for taking good care of my daughter.

Reply from Katherine O'Brien, Digital Marketing Coordinator at Bright Horizons Wooldale Early Care & Education Centre

Thank you for taking the time to submit a review and thank you for your kind comments about the nursery staff.
I can see you have marked the Management poor and a few others as satisfactory, if you have any other concerns you would like to discuss further please do talk to the new Manager who is now in place at the nursery and she will be more than happy to spend some time with you.


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Review from Olivia F (Mother of Child) published on 10 October 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I am very pleased with the level of care my son receives in preschool at Wooldale. The staff are always attentive when I walk in and drop him off. I always receive a good feedback when he is collected and he enjoys his time at nursery.

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Review from Hollie U (Mother of Child) published on 5 October 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent, professional, attentive and thorough in all aspects of childcare.

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Review from Michelle E (Mother of Child) published on 5 October 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My child has learnt so much since being at Wooldale he loves coming to pre-school. The staff are all very lovely and his key workers are amazing.

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Review from Ellie D (Mother of Child) published on 13 September 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 3.0 out of 5

My daughter has been at the nursery for 3 years. When she started it was excellent. Through the years with staff changing, I feel the nursery has gone down. Whilst I cannot fault the learning I feel the overall standard has decreased. The nursery no longer has high standards, for example, the children's
play water looked dirty. There are individual staff members who are fantastic and really look after my child.

Reply from Katherine O'Brien, Digital Marketing Coordinator at Bright Horizons Wooldale Early Care & Education Centre

Thank you for taking the time to give your feedback as we do value all feedback. I have fed this information back to the Nursery Manager. If your child is still with the nursery the new manager would really like for you to come in and discuss this. We want to ensure you are 100% happy with your nursery and feel comfortable that you can openly discuss your concerns with her.


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Review from Shaun T (Father of Child) published on 6 September 2017
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We couldn't fault Wooldale Nursery and would have no qualms recommending it to anyone. We were very impressed with the instant and ongoing development of our children. The staff are friendly and professional, seemingly very happy in their jobs. Impressed by the learning activities, which we learnt of
via a weekly newsletter and also when collecting the children at the end of the day. I was often quite envious when told by staff what our daughter had eaten throughout the day, healthy and varied. A sports day. A graduation ceremony. We really feel our daughters have received a great start to their education and were very well prepared for school.

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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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Ginny

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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