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Cherry Tree Montessori Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Jul 2023)
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3.0(4 parent reviews) ·1 High Street, Ashley Heath, Ringwood, BH24 2HP · Dorset
Number of places
24 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2023
Local authority
Dorset

About this day nursery

Cherry Tree Montessori Nursery, located in Ashley Heath near Ringwood, offers a unique educational experience within a Grade II listed building surrounded by expansive gardens, featuring an outdoor learning area and off-road parking. The nursery adopts a hybrid educational approach, blending the child-centric Montessori philosophy with the Curiosity Approach, which encourages natural inquisitiveness and creativity.

They also provide Forest School sessions for older children. Recognised with a "GOOD" Ofsted rating in July 2023 and a National Award from the Youth Sport Trust in March 2023 for outstanding early years physical literacy, the nursery is committed to promoting physical activity and well-being.

Catering to children from birth to five years in distinct age groups (babies, toddlers, and preschool), the nursery provides personalised care and a nurturing environment, fostering independence and essential skills. Cherry Tree Montessori welcomes children on a full-time, part-time, sessional, or term-time basis, and also offers holiday club spaces for 5-8 year olds.

They are open year-round, excluding Bank Holidays and a Christmas break, from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and accept local authority funding for eligible children.

Our ethos

Cherry Tree Montessori Nursery employs a hybrid educational approach, integrating the child-centric Montessori philosophy with the Curiosity Approach to foster inquisitiveness and creativity. They also incorporate Forest School sessions for older children, demonstrating a commitment to holistic development that includes physical activity and well-being.

What it's like

Children are happy, secure and enjoy accessing an enabling environment. The effective curriculum planning ensures that children are motivated and engaged. Staff carefully plan the wide range of good-quality resources to develop children's skills through purposeful play.

Montessori PhilosophyCuriosity ApproachForest SchoolGood Ofsted Rating

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)
Pricing on request

This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.

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Key facts

Opening hours

8.00am to 5.00pm excluding Bank Holidays and a period of closure over the Christmas time

Age range

Babies from birth to 2 years old, Toddlers ages 2-3 years, Pre School ages 3 to 5 years

Session types

full-time, part-time, sessional, term-time basis, holiday club spaces for 5-8 years on all school holidays

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Cherry Tree Montessori Nursery

Last inspected 26 July 2023 · Elaine Douglas

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

Children are happy, secure and enjoy accessing an enabling environment. The effective curriculum planning ensures that children are motivated and engaged. Staff carefully plan the wide range of good-quality resources to develop children's skills through purposeful play.

Inspector highlights

  • The management team has worked hard to ensure that staff implement an ambitious curriculum, which is underpinned by research and the Montessori approach to teaching.
  • Leaders have a clear focus on the skills they want children to have before going to school and how they expect staff to sequence children's learning to help them attain these skills.
  • Through successful monitoring, staff have an accurate knowledge of children's development. They quickly spot any gaps in children's development and provide focused support to help them catch up.
  • Children have an effective understanding of healthy practices. Even toddlers get tissues, wipe their noses, and place the tissue in the bin.
  • The strong leadership team provides successful supervision and support for staff.

Areas to develop

  • 1increase staff awareness of ensuring that the contributions of quieter children are acknowledged in group activities
  • 2support staff in helping children to make predications and solve problems through trial and error.
Inspection #10299926 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents comment that shy children become very confident and improve their language skills immensely.

They describe staff as nurturing, kind and considerate.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff ensure that good support for children learning to speak English as an additional language and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities is provided. As such, they make quick progress.

Outdoor space

Children have daily opportunities to be outside. Older children comment with confidence when they feel their hearts beating fast after exercise.

Parent Reviews of Cherry Tree Montessori Nursery

3.0
(4)
Maisie X X
10 months ago

My daughter started at Cherry Tree when she was 1 and will now be leaving at the end of august for school. She has loved her time at Cherry Tree and will miss her friends and teachers. The teachers are an amazing team and the love and care they give to your child is truly special. The nursery feels like a family environment and the teachers make you feel so supported. We will both miss everyone from the nursery dearly and wish them all the best for the future. Xx

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Michael Wakelin
4 years ago

We spent a great deal of time researching local nurseries and settled on this one because of the obvious enthusiasm and competence of the staff. and new owners. The children spend a lot of time outside in the fresh air and are encouraged to use their imaginations. We visited twice and asked all the awkward questions and received frank and honest responses. For an adventurous and lively child this one is well worth a look. The building is what it is but, in our opinion, the pluses far outweigh the negatives.

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Grace Robinson
4 years ago

⚠️ Avoid ⚠️ Would actually give this 0 stars if possible. We only attended for a visit and I was put off sending my baby here just from that short time. Awful management, no professionalism. All children and adults were outside playing during our visit and whilst we were there a child just appeared from no where, unattended and the response was "oh X I didn't know you were under there" - this child was left alone for a considerable amount of time with a stranger.

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

26 July 2023

Good

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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