Longbarn (Warrington) - Wind in the Willows Childcare

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 7.30am 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 recently installed wooden climbing frame 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 up to 30 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

March 11,2020

Dream Catching

The children at Longbarn have enjoyed Forest School sessions this month. Making dream catchers to take home, using twigs and wool. Read More >

March 06,2020

World Book Day At Longbarn

The children and staff had a marvellous day celebrating World Book Day. We shared Stories and used lots of different activities to support the children’s understanding of books, stories and voca Read More >

February 28,2020

Performing Arts

The pre-school children have enjoyed lots of performances on our new outdoor stage. The stage has been created from a scrapped pallet and garden arch by our very dedicated Manager. The children are re Read More >

December 12,2019

Community Christmas Spirit

Geoff from the Longbarn Residents Association and Natalie from Anwyl Construction; visited Wind in the Willows Longbarn, with the 50 Selection Boxes they have donated to the nursery. Read More >

November 20,2019

Longbarn Children in Need

Longbarn raised £31.30 for children In Need this November. Read More >

November 20,2019

Longbarn Residents Associat

We had some lovely visitors this week when the Longbarn Residents Association came to see the children. We showed them our Forrest Garden, and the outstanding outdoor space. The Residents enjoyed some Read More >

March 14,2019

Outdoor Classroom in Longba

Longbarn has added an outdoor classroom to their nature garden so children can get extended learning opportunities outdoors and learn more about our environment. We have been using this classroom duri Read More >

February 10,2019

Longbarns visit to Tell Tal

Longbarn now has a local book shop which offers a weekly sessions for singing and story time, some of our children go over to the shop once a week for the session and a small snack which we really enj Read More >

January 14,2019

Longbarn children have been busy making up their own games in the garden and making use of our large mud kitchen area where we have found lots of vegetables growing. We love exploring the garden and l Read More >

December 20,2018

Longbarn Planter

The Longbarn Residents Association have kindly donated us a planter on the Longbarn estate as they strive for Britain in bloom once again next year. We have been given the responsibility to look after Read More >

Special Events

November 19,2019

Longbarn Residents Associat

November 19,2019

Longbarn Children in Need

Longbarn raised £31.30 for children In Need this November. Read More >

November 11,2019

Longbarn’s Level 4 RH

Well done to Longbarn who have completed their Level 4 RHS award. The children have been planting vegetables that they have shared in the local community and taken home to make yummy dinners. Read More >

March 14,2019

World Book Day at Longbarn

The children dressed up as their favourite characters from books and we visited our local coffee/book shop for morning story time having lots of fun sharing stories #worldbookday Read More >

January 18,2019

Winnie the Pooh Day

Winnie the Pooh Day; To celebrate Winnie the Pooh birthday we had a special day of teddy bears picnics for morning and afternoon snack and we brought our favourite teddy bears to nursery for the day. Read More >

December 20,2018

Longbarn Gardening Award

Longbarn have completed level 2 and level 3 of the RHS school gardening campaign. We have received some wonderful resources including a book full of helpful hints and tips for our garden and a voucher Read More >

December 20,2018

Christmas at Longbarn

Longbarn staff have raised over £450 for The Brainwave Centre in Birchwood by having a Christmas raffle, a jumper day and taking part in a 5k Santa dash.We hope to continue our support for this local Read More >

November 13,2018

Spanish Day at Longbarn

As part of Longbarn’s monthly day of culture we had a Spanish day complete with our Spanish menu for the day to celebrate. The children had lots of fun and enjoyed learning about Spain and their cul Read More >

October 13,2018

Here are some of our Longbarn children celebrating Halloween by dressing up in their costumes for Nursery Read More >

October 13,2018

Local Scarecrow Competition

Longbarn children have took part in the Local Scarecrow Competition as part of The Longbarn Residents Association. They had to create a scarecrow based around a Disney them so the children chose to re Read More >