Willow Tree Nursery Limited
Good★ 4.4 on GoogleBirth to 5Open a few years
A day nursery in Walthamstow for children from birth to 5, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 June 2025. Open since 2023, with 79 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 Waltham Forest
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Waltham Forest 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
E17 9AAWhat 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.
- 14 April 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 13 October 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 10 June 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff build strong and supportive attachments with all children and their families.
Parents appreciate the respectful relationships that leaders have created. These relationships help children to bond quickly with staff. Children are happy and secure. Children are motivated and willing to learn new skills. Staff use children's interests and plan overarching themes and activities that immerse children in meaningful learning. For example, younger children laugh and giggle as they make slime from sand and foam, eagerly exploring the changing texture. All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), make good progress. The curriculum builds on the knowledge and skills that children already have and what they need to learn next. Children gain an abundance of skills they will need to thrive in the next stage of their learning.
Children are confident and hold meaningful conversations with their friends and adults. They happily approach adults and involve them in their play. Children clearly understand the expectations staff have of them. They happily follow instructions and quickly respond to requests. Staff are supportive. They give children an abundance of praise for positive behaviour. Children who occasionally struggle to regulate their emotions receive a nurturing and caring approach. This creates a calm and respectful atmosphere across the nursery.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- deploy staff effectively and ensure that they are clear about their roles and how to best meet the needs of all children n build on staff's understanding of how to further support children's privacy and respect during changing routines.
- 10 June 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 18 June 2024Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Willow Tree Nursery Limited
- 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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