The Learning Tree Nursery is a friendly, independent nursery opened in 1994 to provide high quality nursery sessions, with reasonable fees, welcoming to all. At our Ofsted inspection in July 2024 we were rated as GOOD.

Our priority is a happy, caring, and supportive family atmosphere with plenty of individual attention and encouragement.  We have a good staff/child ratio in a stimulating environment to help each child achieve their full potential in readiness for school.

The nursery has three large, bright and spacious rooms, with plenty of natural light. This enables us to focus activities for the younger children in the Caterpillar Room, with a different range of activities for the older age group in the two Butterfly Rooms.  We have a secure outdoor play area with a covered section, a wildlife mural and an all-weather safety surface.

The Learning Tree is part of the government scheme offering 15 to 30 free hours per week to qualifying children aged 1-5 years, with morning, afternoon, and full time sessions between 9.00 am – 3.30 pm during term time (see FEES & FREE HOURS page).

Extract from our July 2024 Ofsted report:

Staff are focussed on children’s emotional well-being as they check in with them during circle time sessions to see how they are feeling. Children demonstrate they are happy with a unanimous thumbs up. Older children tell the inspector that they love to come to nursery as they have lots of friends to play with. 

Parents express they are extremely happy with the care and education their children receive. They value communication systems which they say keeps them informed about topics and what children are learning. They comment on effective systems to let them know if their child has had an accident during the day. Parents value guidance from staff to support their children’s behaviour at home.

“Once upon a moment, not so long ago, a little seed fell on to some soft ground. It felt so good that he snuggled underneath an old brown leaf and fell fast asleep. In the morning, the sun climbed out from behind a hill, and said,

“Little seed, it’s time to grow,

I’ll teach you all there is to know,

Listen well and you will be,

The one they call the Learning Tree.”