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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Five stars again - Five Stars - once again Congratulations to Liz and the Bletchingdon Team this week who received their five stars for their Food Standards Agency - Food Hygiene inspection yesterday. This achievement is especially celebratory as Liz was not cooking at Bletchingdon at the time of the inspection. Alison was standing in to cover and the… Click for more details
Willow Cottage Nurseries Are Now Recruiting – Deputy Manager - Willow Cottage Nurseries are recruiting passionate and professional Nursery Manager 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 like… Click for more details
Rain, rain, don’t go away - At Willow Cottage you are spoilt for choice as to where to play outside first. From the mud kitchen to The Orchard, the balance beam to the bikes, from Forest School to the sand pit, or snuggled into a cosy den there are a myriad of options for the children to choose from. Click for more details
Five Star Food Hygiene Rating - Willow Cottage has a rich history of prioritising nutritious home cooked food. Something we are very proud of. Click for more details
Amazing Apprentices - Apprentices of all levels are role modelled and mentored by our managers, qualified staff and Head Teacher as well as by college tutors and assessors. We know that these talented practitioners will be the Early Years Professionals educating and nurturing young minds into the future. Click for more details
Festive star biscuits - Low Sugar Festive Star Biscuits -A winter recipe to make with your child. You will need: Set of scales, large mixing bowl, small bowl, sieve, tablespoon, large baking tray, star shaped cutters if possible, a rolling pin and a Teflon liner. A fish slice/spatula and timer. Before you start. Wipe all food preparation surfaces with… Click for more details
Winter Fun Food - Our interactions with food have continued into the winter months at all 3 settings, through cooking, baking, crafting and painting to name a few. We have loved having fun with food to explore patterns, textures, flavours, size, shape and colour. Click for more details
Continuous Provision Communication and Language - Babies are born ready and willing to communicate. They depend on interactions with others to become confident and effective communicators and Language users. - Birth to 5 Matters Click for more details
Continuous Provision. Imaginative Play - are learning. By supporting play, through free access to toys and resources (continuous provision), we value children’s individual styles of learning and enable their imaginations to flourish. Looking around our settings, you will see many resources always available as part of our continuous provision that support imaginative, pretend and role play. These include small world toys… Click for more details