Willow Tree Kindergarten
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Bristol for from 2 years 6 months up to school age, open 08:30 to 15:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in April 2023. Open since 2009, with 18 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Both 15 and 30 funded hours.
Worth knowing. We do ask that children attend for a minimum of 15 hours per week; Willow Tree charges an additional Parental Contribution fee to cover additional costs on top of the funded hours.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
BS2 9YHWhat 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, 28 April 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy to attend. They separate from their parents and carers with ease and independently hang up their belongings on their named peg. Children confidently lead their own learning and decide where they would like to engage in play.
Children are familiar with the setting's rules and expectations. When they return from outdoor play, they remove their shoes and put on their slippers. Older children display an interest in books. They are articulate and tell stories to each other, following the illustrations on each page. Younger children enjoy physical play activities outdoors. They use a wheelbarrow to transport equipment to the outdoor kitchen. Children use their imagination as they mix mud and grass together, before transferring it from one bowl to another. They learn to care for the resources and help staff to wash them in soapy water at the end of the day.
Children develop a good understanding of the importance of a healthy lifestyle. A
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- consider further ways to teach children the language of feelings so they can better describe their emotions and share how they feel with others n review the key-person system to make sure information about children's learning and development is consistently shared and all parents are aware of who their child's key person is.
- 28 April 2023Good
- 21 September 2017Good
- 15 September 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Willow Tree Kindergarten
- What it costs
- Meals
- Nappies
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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
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