Redwood House Childrens Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Wigan for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in August 2024. Open since 2011, with 123 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Wigan
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Wigan from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
WN5 8HJWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 7 August 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The setting is led and managed well. The leadership team has high expectations for all children, including children who are in receipt of funding and children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. All children make good progress from their unique starting points.
The setting has constructed a broad curriculum that encompasses all areas of learning. Careful consideration is given to the development of children's personal, social and emotional skills. The setting appreciates how helping children to be able to understand and regulate their feelings and be emotionally secure has a positive impact on their learning. As a result, children demonstrate high levels of selfconfidence and self-esteem and are confident and resilient learners. For example, babies and younger children are eager to feed themselves, use a beaker for the first time and have a go at pouring their drinks. Older children persist in trying to throw a basketball through a hoop. Although children encounter difficulty mastering this skill, their determination, together with lots of encouragement from the staff and their peers, helps them to eventually succeed.
The setting has high expectations for children's behaviour and conduct. Adults are good role models and provide consistent reminders about expected conduct.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen supervision arrangements so all staff receive incisive feedback and targeted training to strengthen the delivery of the curriculum even further.
- 7 August 2024Good
- 22 October 2018Good
- 11 December 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Redwood House Childrens Nursery
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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