Wind in the Willows Longbarn is located on Fallow field Grove, Longbarn in Warrington. We pride ourselves on a high standard of quality day care and provide excellent value for money, offering the most competitive prices in the area.
We are open from 8am to 6pm, all year round including bank holidays. We provide the flexibility to accommodate changing work patterns and we are always there to support busy lives. We have a beautiful well-equipped outdoor facility which includes a pirate ship and a wooden gazebo which can also be used as an outdoor classroom.
Inside we have bright, vibrant and friendly rooms with sensory equipment, a home corner, construction area, water play and so much more!
Wind in the Willows Childcare Ltd can provide ALL children aged 3 to 4 years with 15 hours FREE Early Education Entitlement. We can also provide children who are 2 years old the FREE Early Education Entitlement for those families who meet the Department For Education(DFE) criteria. Please ring for further information.
In our latest Ofsted Inspection we achieved a rating of Good. Please take a look at www.ofsted.gov.uk
For more information or to take a look around contact us on 01925 818818 or longbarn@witwchildcare.co.uk
Location Details
Manager Name: Carol Clynes
House / Building Name: Wind in the Willows Childcare
Address Line 2: Fallowfield Grove
Address Line 3: Longbarn, Warrington
Postcode: WA2 0QQ
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Telephone Number:01925 818818
Opening Hours
Monday: 07:30 – 18:00
Tuesday: 07:30 – 18:00
Wednesday: 07:30 – 18:00
Thursday: 07:30 – 18:00
Friday: 07:30 – 18:00
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
Latest News
June 16,2017
Yoga at Longbarn
The Pre school children at Longbarn went into the garden and did some simple children’s yoga poses. The group were very eager to attempt the poses and focused well to copy Katie’s instructions and poses. We managed to master poses called The Mermaid, The Giraffe, The Flamingo, The Monkey, Read More >
May 17,2017
Employment Oppertunities
May 10,2017
Fun in the Sun
Children love the outdoors and as you can see at our Longbarn setting the children have been enjoying a wide variety of activities that encourage children’s learning and development. Including lots of opportunities to mark-make, and lots of chances to develop gross motor and fine motor skills. Read More >
March 13,2017
Story Bags at Longbarn
The children at Longbarn have been looking at one of our new story sacks. We now have around 20 different story sacks at longabrn that Carol has made and children have been taking them home to share with their families and we have been using them for our island time activities and for small group [& Read More >
February 10,2017
Longbarn’s New Dressing Up Tent
Our dressing up tent Following on from our topic of people who help us we have made a dressing up tent at longbarn complete with policeman, fire service and doctor outfits so the children can continue to develop an interest in these roles through their own imaginative play with their peers…. and o Read More >
February 02,2017
New Play Equipment
Longbarn children were very excited at the arrival of our new outdoor play equipment and couldn’t wait to go out and have a look at the new climbing wall and slide. The children helped to risk assess the new equipment and we talked about how to play on it safely alongside our friends and then [&he Read More >
November 10,2016
Longbarn Enjoying Carving Pumkins
Please click on the link below to read how the children at Longbarn enjoyed carving Pumpkins and what they have gained from this experience. observation-longbarn-generic-obsersation-1476947927 Read More >
November 07,2016
Dinosaur World
The children at Longbarn have enjoyed a Jurassic trip to their outdoors recently. Learning about Dinosaurs and their habitat and enjoying some gross and fine motor skills in the process. Lots of counting and a language rich environment. An excellent and well loved activity. Read More >
October 12,2016
Large Scale Mark Making.
The children are large scale mark-making using coloured water and wall paper. Expressive Arts and Design Exploring and using media and materials 22-36m – Experiments with blocks, colours and marks 30-50m – Explores colours and how colours can be changed 40-60m+ – explores what Read More >
October 03,2016
Longbarn’s Rugby Day
We are having a Rugby day on Friday to celebrate Warrington V Wigan at our Longbarn setting children can come in their rugby kits or wear blue and yellow or red and white. There will be lots of rugby themed activities Thanks Tracey http://www.skysports.com/…/wigan-v-warrington-three-key-hea… Read More >
Special Events
July 17,2017
Longbarn’s Graduation Evening
The children, Staff and Parents had an emotional night when the children from Longbarn graduated their nursery class this year. We had such a lovely celebration for the children who will be leaving us to join the Reception class in September. Thank you to all who came and made the event so special. Read More >
May 10,2017
School Ready
In preparation for ”School readiness”. Longbarn have been working with their children and families. Now we know what schools they have been accepted in to for September; as part of our school readiness programme we looked at each child’s individual school building on the computer, the Read More >
April 06,2017
Planting
The children helped to plant some herbs in the nursery garden. Today we planted Mint and Chives that we can hopefully use in some of our lunches. We planted out the herbs and watered them in and then tidied up after ourselves and around the garden. The children talked about all the different smells Read More >
February 14,2017
14th February 2017
February 10,2017
Longbarn are Celebrating the Faith of their children .
Tu B’Shevat Many Jewish communities in the UK observe Tu B’Shevat by eating fruit or planting trees. The Torah praises seven “fruits” or species, in particular grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives, dates, wheat and barley. Many Jewish people eat a new fruit on this day. Our children today drew Read More >
February 02,2017
Guide Dogs for the Blind
Today our Pre school children had a visit from Rose and her guide dog Quip. Our children have been learning about people who help us linked to the People and communities area in the EYFS and we have been learning how some things can make us unique and the similarities and differences between the Read More >
December 13,2016
Longbarn’s Christmas Grotto
The children have been busy decorating the nursery ready for Christmas, we have made a Christmas grotto complete with our own snowman and presents and made some personalised decorations for our Christmas trees. We received our letters from Father Christmas also this week and have promised to be go Read More >
December 07,2016
Longbarn’s Stay and Play session.
November 10,2016
Competition Winner
Congratulations to our winner of the table and case, By completing our on line survey this family from Woolston won a Tablet and case. Read More >
October 21,2016
Longbarn Spooky Party
Longbarn are having a ‘Spooky Party’ on the 31st October 2016, the children can come to the setting dressed up they will be having a disco and playing lots of games through out the day. The spooky party is fancy dress, we are going to be raising money for Crackerjack’s Children&# Read More >