Woodlands Day Nursery Barnet
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Barnet for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in August 2025. Open since 2001, with 71 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 Barnet
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Barnet 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
EN5 2HLWhat 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, 11 August 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and confident at nursery. They have formed secure relationships with their key person. Staff are sensitive and responsive to children's needs. Babies new to the setting receive prompt cuddles and gentle care when they need reassurance. This helps them to feel safe and emotionally secure.
Children's development of communication and language is prioritised. They enjoy listening to stories and participating in songs. Lunchtime routines are used as an opportunity to enhance children's confidence in speaking in a group situation. Staff are skilled in initiating topics of conversation. They introduce helpful facts to extend children's knowledge. For example, children are excited to learn that pasta comes from Italy, which is part of Europe. Children eagerly share their experiences of visiting different countries and the foods they enjoyed.
Staff have a good understanding of child development. They implement a broad curriculum that supports all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, to make good progress. Staff support children's understanding of polite behaviours through their positive role modelling. They provide children with meaningful praise, which helps to foster kindness and helpful behaviours. Staff read stories to encourage children to talk about their emotions. They help children to understand that some emotions can create strong feelings and that this is okay.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- refine the delivery of the curriculum so that learning experiences take account of children's individual learning needs when their key person is absent n strengthen teaching skills so that staff consistently consider implementing challenge for older children.
- 11 August 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 16 February 2023Good
- 15 February 2017Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Woodlands Day Nursery Barnet
- 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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