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Cherry Trees Day Nursery

Ofsted: Outstanding
(Apr 2024)
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4.6(10 parent reviews) ·1 Duncan Road, Cranfield, Bedford, MK43 0ZU · Central Bedfordshire
Number of places
95 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Apr 2024
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire

About this day nursery

Cherry Trees Nursery School, part of the Bedford Nursery Schools Federation, provides high-quality early years education and care with a strong emphasis on collaboration between home and school. The dedicated staff are committed to nurturing each child's development, providing an optimal start to their educational journey.

The nursery warmly welcomes families, aiming to work closely with parents and carers to involve them in their child’s learning process. Cherry Trees values inclusivity and promotes equal opportunities for all children, including those with disabilities or individual needs, ensuring they receive appropriate support.

Admissions are open to children aged two and over, with applications considered fairly regardless of gender, race, or disability. The school also prioritises the well-being of children through its food arrangements and mental health support.

Our ethos

Cherry Trees Day Nursery is committed to providing high-quality early years education and care, with a strong emphasis on collaboration between home and school. They aim to work closely with parents and carers, involving them in the child’s learning process, and value inclusivity and equal opportunities for all children.

What it's like

Children thrive in this inspiring and friendly nursery. They enthusiastically explore and investigate with their friends, rapidly building on what they already know and understand. Leaders create a strong ethos for children to become confident, independent learners, which is evident throughout the nursery.

High-quality early years educationStrong home-school partnershipsInclusive environment

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)
Pricing on request

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

Key facts

Opening hours

7.30am to 6.30pm from Monday to Friday all year round, except bank holidays

Age range

2 years and over

Term time / All Year

All Year

Food

School Meals & Healthy Eating

Established

2016

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Cherry Trees Day Nursery

Last inspected 23 April 2024 · Katrina Rodden

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

What it's like to attend

Children thrive in this inspiring and friendly nursery. They enthusiastically explore and investigate with their friends, rapidly building on what they already know and understand. Leaders create a strong ethos for children to become confident, independent learners, which is evident throughout the nursery.

Inspector highlights

  • The provider and senior staff have high expectations for staff performance, with regular training and coaching to extend staff knowledge and understanding.
  • Partnerships with parents are valued, with regular communication and information sharing to maintain an exceptionally clear understanding about children's emotional and developmental progress.
  • Children make choices about the direction of their learning, with their interests shaping exciting and memorable activities, experiments and investigations.
  • All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those who speak English as an additional language, make excellent progress.
  • Children's identities are celebrated, with parents recording greetings in their home language and staff learning traditional songs in different languages.
Inspection #10335526 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make excellent progress. Staff ensure individual needs are integral in children's day-to-day experiences in the nursery. Regular assessments of what children know enable the dedicated staff to precisely focus on aspects of learning that follow a clear sequence, promoting new achievements.

Outdoor space

The inspector observed activities in the group rooms and garden. She spoke to staff and children at appropriate times throughout the inspection.

Parent Reviews of Cherry Trees Day Nursery

4.6
(10)
Alan T
9 months ago

Cherry Trees is an exceptional nursery with great facilities and amazing staff. Both my children have attended here. The nursery engages with children's individual interests and supports their unique needs, going beyond expectations, including investing in new assets and resources when a need is identified. Dietry requirements are also very well catered for. Regular updates, photos, reports and delevopment progress are provided via the app and staff also provide feedback on pickup most days. There is also a newsletter providing information on the general themes and activities for each room/age group. It is especially nice to see a nursery with several male staff to provide children with both male and female role models. Our children have been lucky to have exceptional key workers in every room, who have supported their early years development and boosted their confidence and independence. The Childbase Partnership itself seems to be a well run organisation that responds to feedback, recognises the acheivements of their staff, and look to continously improve their services.

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Tracy Henry Claisse
3 years ago

Great nursery and preschool and would highly recommend. My daughter has been attending Cherry Trees part-time for 3 years and engages with her key worker and friends. The app informs me on what she has been up to so is a subject of discussion on collecting her. Clean facilities, spacious and bright environment for learning. There is emphasis on independence whilst preschool in preparation for school next year so a brilliant start for my little one.

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Sarah McPaul
2 years ago

We feel very happy that we made an excellent choice with Cherry Trees - the personnel, facilities and learning opportunities provide everything we need to feel we can trust the nursery to look after our very precious boy. He seems to have bonded well with his key worker; she is excellent, especially at keeping us informed with his progress.

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Daniel Brooks
2 months ago

Both my children attend the nursery 3 days a week and they absolutely love it. The staff are kind, and are totally committed to helping the children develop. Its clean, good value for money and they provide a really good variety of meals which has helped both my children try new things which they wouldn't normally do at home. I'd highly recommend this nursery to friends and family in the future.

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Inspection history

Date: June 2018

  • April 2024Outstanding
  • June 2018Outstanding

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