Your child, known by name
A warm, safe nursery and preschool in Hutton, Brentwood, where every child has a named key person who knows them, their routines and their parents.
Arrange a visit
Come and look around, meet the team and see a morning in full swing. Every new starter visits before their first day.
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Ofsted rated Good
All staff enhanced DBS checked·Level 3 paediatric first aid trained staff·Designated Safeguarding Officer on site
A day at Wind in the Willows
Learning through play, every day
We follow the EYFS framework across six areas of learning, with a balance of adult-led and child-initiated activities. Here is what a week here holds.
Full and part day sessions
Morning, afternoon and all-day sessions, Monday to Friday, 38 weeks a year.
Breakfast club and early starts
Doors open from 7.30am, with a breakfast club and before school provision.
Funded places
Funded places for eligible children, including the 30 hours entitlement.
French, cooking and creative play
French lessons with our French teacher, alongside cooking and creative play.
SEND support built in
A dedicated SENCO, home diaries, an open door policy and wheelchair accessible premises.
Settling-in visits
Visits before the first day, so children meet their key person and find their feet.
Busy Bees, Ladybirds, Butterflies
Every child joins one of our three groups, each with staff who know them well.
The garden and beyond
A fenced private garden, plus the playground, field and hall at Willowbrook Primary School.
Easier to see than to read about. Get in touch and come for a look around.
Our promises
What we stand by
Every child is assigned a key person: one named member of staff who is particularly responsible for them, helps them find their feet when they start, and works with parents all the way through.
The key person promiseEvery member of our team of nine is enhanced DBS checked and fully trained in safeguarding, and most hold Level 3 paediatric first aid alongside NVQ childcare qualifications.
Safeguarding, as standardNew starters visit before their first day, meet their key person and complete an All About Me booklet, so we know each child's likes, routines and needs from day one.
Before the first dayCome and meet the team behind these promises.
From our days
Pinned to the board
Where you will find us
Rooted in Hutton
Run by owner Jackie West, caring for children aged 2 to 5, Monday to Friday, 7.30am to 3.30pm.
Come and see a morning here.
Every new starter visits before their first day.
Say hello
Get in touch
Monday to Friday, 7.30am to 3.30pm, 38 weeks a year.
Or email windinthewillowsnursery@yahoo.co.uk
What happens next
- Say hello, by phone, email or the note opposite.
- Come and look around, meet the team and see a session in full swing.
- Before the first day, your child visits, meets their key person and fills in an All About Me booklet.