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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Song Bingo - Song and rhyme at Willow Cottage has always been central to our continuous provision. This year's Song Bingo Summer Challenge encouraged the teams to build confidence and use of songs an rhyme in a fun and friendly way. Our Summer Challenge is a well established, fun and friendly competition between the teams over the summer… Click for more details
Peas in a Pod - The children begin to learn about food handling and healthy eating from the start and they do so having fun and playing with their friends. A tray of peas in their pods, or a pea plant itself, opens up a world of exploration and learning experiences for us to support. Click for more details
School Leavers 2021 - Our Bletchingdon, Eynsham and Farmoor settings each had their school leavers celebration in either July or August. An occasion that is always thoroughly enjoyed and cherished by children, parents and staff alike. This year was made all the more special by being able to host a party at all. We were all finally able to… Click for more details
Apprentice Appreciation - Apprentices on each level are role modelled and mentored by our managers, qualified staff and Head Teacher as well as by college tutors and assessors. In fact the whole of the nursery team have learnt to support and encourage apprentices. We know that these talented young practitioners will be the Early Years Professionals educating and… Click for more details
Willow Cottage Nurseries Are Now Recruiting – Third in Charge - Willow Cottage Nurseries are recruiting passionate and professional Third in Charge and Early Years Practitioners and Educators to help us deliver the highest quality of education and childcare. 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… Click for more details
#FeedbackFriday - At Willow Cottage we are always pleased when we receive feedback. We would like to share with you some of our most recent feedback. Our child has thoroughly enjoyed spending time with all of the team at Willow and his peers, establishing some blossoming friendships. He talks daily of the activities and tasks he has… Click for more details
Gooseberries Galore - This month the children at Willow Cottage have been having lots of HOME GROWN GOOSEBERRY fun. Gooseberries are nutritious berries containing lots of Vitamin C and E as well as antioxidants. We have been encouraging the children to develop their food handling skills and food understanding with lots of sensory activities such as smelling, touching… Click for more details
Christina is getting married! - Everyone at Willow Cottage would like to wish both Christina and Luke all the best for their new future together and we look forward to seeing lots of wonderful photos of their special day on Saturday. Click for more details
Visit from our local firefighters - Our Eynsham setting wanted to share with you their very exciting morning. Today we had a planned visit from our local @Oxfordshirefireandrescueservice . The children had a great time and were very excited! They explored the different protective clothing, walked around the fire engine and took a closer look inside. We even had a demonstration… Click for more details