The Willow Children's Centre
Good★ 4.4 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Wembley for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 March 2023. Open since 2006, with 98 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 Brent
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Brent 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
HA9 9YPWhat 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, 22 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are warmly welcomed into this inclusive setting. They settle well and benefit from long periods of time to fully engage in their play and learning experiences. Many children have a wide range of additional needs, and staff skilfully support all children to make good progress. Children's individuality is celebrated and staff build on children's home experiences as they interact with them. Staff's knowledge of their key children feeds into the well-planned curriculum, which children enjoy.
All children's communication and language development is promoted well, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those who speak English as an additional language. Staff embrace various communication techniques, including sign language, visual prompts and simple gestures. From a very young age, children use these to communicate with staff. For example, babies use signs to explain that they are hungry.
Children's behaviour is good. Staff draw on a range of approaches to manage children's individual needs. They amend and adapt their practice throughout the day to match children's requirements at that time. Staff create a calm environment.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support younger children, including those with SEND, to extend their self-care skills during routines, such as snack times n monitor and check staff's understanding following training to enhance their practice to a higher level.
- 22 March 2023Good
- 8 August 2017Good
- 11 June 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Willow Children's Centre
- 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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