Willow Nursery School
Local authority nursery nursery school in Dunstable (Central Bedfordshire).
Location
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We admit children to 2+ Little Nursery the term after they turn two. Each term we will work on the cohort of children that are turning 2 years old, to enrol children to join the school at the beginning of the term after they turn two.
We will aim to offer families a choice of 15 hour or 30 hour attendance patterns as follows: Parents may choose a 30 hour option: Children attend Monday to Friday from 8:45am to 2:45pm. Parents may choose a 15 hour option: Children attend: Beginning of the week , Monday 8:45am to 2:45pm, Tuesday 8:45am to 2:45pm, Wednesday 8:45am to 11:45am.
OR End of the week, Wednesday 11:45am to 2:45pm, Thursday 8:45am to 2:45pm, Friday 8:45am to 2:45pm. As spaces begin to fill, we may not be able to offer all the options above. Please see our admissions policy for full details.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Cooking
- Gardening
- Lego
- Forest School
Key facts
- URN
- 109415
- Type
- Local authority nursery school
- Phase
- Nursery
- Ages
- 2 to 5
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Constituency
- Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (7 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Hassall | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2017 · until 2033 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Kelly Randall | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Gloria Martin | Governor | Nominated by LA and appointed by GB | since 2025 · until 2033 |
| Miss Jodie Wallis | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Ms Anne Cavendish | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Miss Clair Howe | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Leigh Davies | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2014 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record