Willow tree

Welcome to Willow Tree. National nursery food award finalists, Trafford Healthy setting, Food for life and Millie’s Mark accredited – we promote wellbeing and enjoy plenty of time outdoors.

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Our nursery

In a peaceful location, our nursery, featuring contemporary interiors and Victorian character, has a calm, home from home feel. Our large, leafy garden with allotment beds, play equipment by a local craftsman and plenty of space to run, enables us to enjoy plenty of fresh air. Pre-school enjoy a separate building and free flow garden.

We explore

Conveniently located within walking distance of Sale town center, the Metrolink and Sale Water Park, we enjoy a wealth of exciting learning opportunities. From pond dipping at the water park, tram rides to the airport and visits to the Science and Industry Museum, we love to explore. Extra-curricular activities include yoga, forest school and Moo Music.

Our community

From shopping at our local greengrocers, donating to food banks, litter picking or developing cross generational links visiting our local care home, we engage with Sale’s community, enabling children to learn about their world, enhancing their sense of belonging. We support local suppliers. For example, Taylor’s of Sale have supplied Elmscot Group for over ten years.

Team

Our team have the breadth of qualifications and experience required to create the awe and wonder that is vital to children’s learning, ensuring school readiness. This includes an Early years teacher, Level 5 & 6 lead practitioners and NDNA baby. Our qualified SENco, Ican communication champion and an accredited ELSA to promote wellbeing.

Delivering Excellence

With over 150 years combined experience, our team have the skills to deliver our inspiring EYFS and enriched curriculum. A smaller company, established for over 20 years, we prioritise reinvestment over acquisition, quickly adopting the latest best practice. Based in Hale, Elmscot’s outdoor and early years leads and senior leadership visit regularly, providing support.

Our awards

We are delighted to have won multiple awards including:

Food for life

The Soil Association’s Early Years Food for Life award recognises our outstanding food and food education.
Food Awards

Twice finalists for Nursery World’s Nursery Food Award, our food is recognised as amongst the best nationally.
Healthy Setting

Our Trafford Healthy Setting Award recognises that we nurture healthy eating, physical activity and emotional wellbeing.
Good

Ofsted ratings are based on a one-day ‘snapshot’ assessment.
5-star hygiene

Our top of the scale five-star food hygiene rating recognises our exemplary hygiene standards.
Millie's Mark

This gold standard in paediatric first aid is awarded to nurseries that go above and beyond to keep children safe.
Jigsaw

Achieving Jigsaw’s award recognises our exemplary quality standards.

Fees & funding

We ensure that fees are kept to a minimum whilst enabling us to provide the best start for your child. You may be able to access help with your fees through childcare funding. We accept most childcare vouchers.

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Welcome

We warmly welcome you to come and and take a closer look at what we do

7.30am – 6pm
willowtree@elmscot.co.uk
152 Broad Road, Sale, Cheshire, M33 2FY
0161 962 6428

‘We have become a little extended family here with the team at Willow Tree. Couldn’t ask for a more lovely group of people honestly! Since day 1 they’ve always been so caring and attentive to our little girl. She has blossomed.’

Willow Tree Parent
‘I highly recommend Willow Tree!! When my little boy’s preschool was closing down, I looked at several alternative settings and felt so lucky to get a place at Willow Tree. The care is superb. I can’t thank them enough for looking after our little boy so well.’

Willow Tree Parent
‘As our eldest has moved through the rooms she has had such a positive experience. It’s a small enough team that all the staff know all the children so well. She has formed some really lovely relationships with her friends and staff and loves going to nursery every day.’

Willow Tree Parent
‘I would highly recommend Willow Tree. Our son is very happy there. All the staff are very friendly and welcoming. The food is outstanding. The activities are varied and well thought out, and he has been on outings to local shops and green spaces which he has really enjoyed’.

Willow Tree Parent
‘The staff are so caring, considerate and have the children’s well-being at the forefront of everything. The environment has a real sense of home and that is also reflected through the team. It is the nicest feeling knowing how happy he is whilst I’m at work’.

Willow Tree Parent
‘All the staff are friendly, kind and dedicated to the children, nothing is too much trouble. We love seeing the updates on his day which includes a variety of fun sensory activities, plus the variety of food he’s eating. There are always big smiles all around when we drop him off’.

Willow Tree Parent
‘Children arrive at the nursery happy and confident. The strong relationships between the children and their key workers ensure that children’s self-esteem and confidence are well supported. The nursery has a wonderful warm, clean and homely feel to it. The staff and manager are super lovely and friendly too.’ Ofsted
‘He has come on so much, he has settled so well and loves all the staff. Everyone at Willow Tree is very helpful and caring for both me and my little boy. I would recommend this nursery to anyone. We love it’.

Willow Tree Parent