Opening hours
8:30 AM - 5:30 PM, 50 weeks per year, closed for 2 weeks over Christmas and bank holidays
Blossom Trees Nursery
Ofsted: Good
(Jul 2024)
Number of places
43 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2024
Local authority
Westmorland and Furness
About this day nursery
Blossom Trees Nursery, situated in Staveley and easily accessible from Kendal and Windermere, is a well-established and highly-regarded day nursery. It provides full day care and pre-school education for children from four months up to five years old, organising them into three distinct age-based rooms: the Red room for 0-2 year olds, the Yellow room for 2-3 year olds, and the Blue room for 3-4 year olds.
The nursery offers a stimulating environment with an enclosed outdoor play area, featuring a sandpit, climbing frame, and a play pavilion for babies, ensuring all-weather play. Additionally, the location provides unique opportunities for outdoor exploration within Staveley, including play fields, a playground, a riverside walk, and a forest area, which the nursery frequently utilises.
A distinctive feature is the weekly Forest Session for pre-school children, led by qualified teachers, focusing on outdoor holistic development. The nursery prioritises individual needs, fostering strong bonds between children and their key persons, and maintaining open communication with parents to ensure continuity of care and support for learning, as highlighted by positive feedback from both Ofsted and parental surveys.
The nursery also provides morning snacks and milk, and offers a tea option in the evening, with parents providing packed lunches for midday meals. Staff are highly qualified, with many holding Level 3 qualifications or above, including two primary school teachers and an Early Years Professional.
Our ethos
Blossom Trees Nursery focuses on holistic development through frequent outdoor exploration and a weekly Forest Session led by qualified teachers. They prioritise individual needs, foster strong key person bonds, and maintain open communication with parents to ensure continuity of care and learning support.
What it's like
Staff provide a friendly and welcoming environment where children settle quickly and behave well. They plan an ambitious curriculum based on children's interests, leading to good progress and independence.
Well-established nurseryForest School sessionsHighly qualified staffStrong parent partnershipsOutdoor focused activities
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare
Pricing on request
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Food
Morning snacks and milk provided; parents to supply packed lunch; tea option available in the evening.
Age range
4 months to 5 years
Session types
Full daycare, Pre-school education
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Blossom Trees Nursery
Last inspected 24 July 2024
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
What it's like to attend
Staff provide a friendly and welcoming environment where children settle quickly and behave well. They plan an ambitious curriculum based on children's interests, leading to good progress and independence.
Inspector highlights
- Staff provide a friendly and welcoming nursery.
- Staff plan an ambitious curriculum with purposeful learning environments.
- Clear and strong leadership ensures smooth transitions and well-met individual needs.
- Staff have specific training to meet the individual needs of children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
- Staff take pride in their involvement in the local community.
Areas to develop
- 1help staff to consistently support older children's growing understanding of the impact of their behaviour on others to further enhance their knowledge of good behaviour.
Inspection #10347024 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Staff have specific training to meet the individual needs of children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). They work with the manager of the setting to establish effective communication with other professionals. Staff devise and implement clear and targeted support to ensure a fully inclusive environment meets all children's needs. Consequently, children with SEND progress well from their starting points.
Outdoor space
Purpose-built play areas outside allow children to practise large-muscle movements through climbing and building. Older children make mud spaghetti Bolognese by mixing garden materials such as twigs, soil and leaves. Children also vigorously use soapy water to wash the steps of the climbing frame and their bikes.
Inspection history
Improved from Requires improvement → Good in 2015
Date: March 2010
- November 2015Good
- October 2014Requires improvement
- October 2013Inadequate
- March 2010Good
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