Woodside Barn Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Warrington for children from birth to 5, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2022. Open since 2017, with 40 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 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
WA3 6EAWhat 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, 7 February 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children continuously demonstrate that they feel happy, confident, safe and secure. They enjoy the time that they spend in this warm and welcoming nursery.
Staff gather a wide range of information from parents about their child when they first start to attend. This helps to ensure that children settle quickly into nursery life and their individual needs are well met.
Children demonstrate an impressive enthusiasm for learning. They lead their own learning, making decisions about what they would like to experience and play with.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to consistently identify and use all opportunities for children to extend their independence even further through their routines and activities n strengthen the arrangements for staff supervision and provide more targeted and precise support to each member of staff, that helps to build on their good teaching skills even further.
- 7 February 2022Good
- 1 March 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Woodside Barn Day Nursery
- 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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