Wind In The Willows Childcare (Longbarn)
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Warrington for children from birth to 5, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2025. Open since 2012, with 26 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
30 hours funded childcare for working parents aged 3 months to 5 years; 15 hours early education for two, three and four year olds.
Worth knowing. Terms and conditions apply to all funded hours. For all Funded Sessions Lunch costs £5.25 and Snack cost £3.25.
What childcare usually costs in Warrington
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Warrington 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
WA2 0QQWhat 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, 24 July 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff build strong and supportive attachments with all children and their families.
Parents value the genuine interest staff show in their children. These relationships help children to bond quickly with staff. Children feel secure and are mostly motivated and keen to learn new skills. Staff plan activities that help to prepare children for the next stage in their learning. Children develop positive attitudes to their learning. The planned curriculum builds on the knowledge and skills that children already have and what they need to learn next. Children are confident and hold meaningful conversations with their friends and adults. They happily approach adults and involve them in their play.
Babies are curious and inquisitive. They are keen to try new activities. Babies laugh and show delight as staff sing familiar songs and rhymes. They eagerly take turns, showing their early knowledge of turn-taking. Children follow instructions and respond to requests. They clearly understand staff's expectations of them. Staff are nurturing and supportive. They give children an abundance of praise for positive behaviour. This creates a calm and respectful atmosphere in which children thrive.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to consistently implement strategies to further enhance children's communication and language development n provide staff with precise feedback and support to plan activities that fully engage children in their learning.
- 24 July 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 31 October 2019Good
- 16 February 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Wind In The Willows Childcare (Longbarn)
- What it costs
- Youngest age taken
- 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
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.
- 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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