Willow Cottage Nursery Schools are located in beautiful Oxfordshire countryside.
Our nurseries offer parents the highest quality childcare and a preschool education of excellence. Parents can leave their child/children with confidence, knowing that they are in a happy, safe, and loving environment with everyone working to provide the best possible outcomes for them.
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Mental Health Awareness Week 2022 - Supporting our teams, children and families with their mental health is something that we are passionate about. Mental Health Awareness Week 2022 gives us a wonderful opportunity to draw attention to some of the areas we can support each other throughout the entire year. Click for more details
Forest School Fun and Fire Safety - During the Forest School cycle the children have been learning about the fire circle and being safe around fire. They also have the chance to experience using tools such as the bow saw and have used potato peelers to whittle their own pencils. Click for more details
Forest School Fun - Both Bletchingdon and Farmoor offer Forest School sessions on a 6 week rotation cycle. Once the six week cycle comes to an end the day of the week Forest School is on is changed in order to allow all children to experience the sessions despite not all children doing the same days. The sessions are… Click for more details
Promotions, Length of Service and Achievements -Spring 2022 - Congratulations to Rubie Gray and Alice Woollard-Storey who have been completed their Level 2 apprenticeships with distinction and Michaela Abraham who has recently completed her Level 3 Team Leading qualification. Welcome back from maternity leave Nat Haynes to our Farmoor setting and Sophie Holcombe to our Eynsham setting. Click for more details
Apprentice achievement - We would like to send huge congratulations to Rubie Gray for gaining a distinction in her Early Years Practitioner end point assessment. A fantastic achievement. Rubie’s knowledge of child development and her interactions with the team have far exceeded the standards she needed to meet to pass her Early Years Practitioner apprenticeship. Click for more details
Happy Retirement Julie - Many people will know of Julie's quiet and humble nature. Those who have worked with her will speak of her calm nature and the stability that she has given to Willow Cottage Nurseries over her many years. We have been privileged to have had her as such an important part of our team. She should… Click for more details
Happy Birthday Bletchingdon Nursery - This time, 6 years ago, after months of renovation work, we were finally able to open the doors of Bletchingdon Nursery to welcome our first child. Click for more details
Farmoor Staff Awards - We are thrilled to be able to announce the winners of the staff awards for our Farmoor setting. All staff at the Farmoor setting have had the opportunity to nominate and vote for the colleague who they felt most fitted the brief of each category. Click for more details
Willow Cottage Nurseries Are Now Recruiting – Team Leader and Apprentices - Are you looking to take on a fresh challenge? We have several leadership positions becoming available across our settings in Farmoor, Eynsham and Bletchingdon. If you would like to join the Willow family, we would love to hear from you. Our nurseries are located the beautiful rural settings of Farmoor, Eynsham and Bletchingdon with spacious,… Click for more details