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Dean Close Little Trees Day Nursery, Hucclecote

Ofsted: Good
(Jan 2022)
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3.4(5 Google reviews)
·141 Hucclecote Road, Gloucester, GL3 3TX · Gloucestershire
Number of places
63 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jan 2022
Local authority
Gloucestershire

About this day nursery

Dean Close Little Trees Day Nursery in Hucclecote is dedicated to providing a nurturing and stimulating environment where children can flourish from their earliest years. As part of the wider Dean Close Foundation, the day nursery benefits from robust training programmes for its staff, ensuring high-quality early years education informed by the latest research in pedagogy and nutrition.

The nursery focuses on building strong foundations for every child, promoting healthy development and happiness, and preparing them for the next stages of their educational journey. They emphasise a warm, loving, and supportive atmosphere to help each child thrive.

What it's like

Babies have three playrooms to explore, with soft play and accessible toys aiding their development. Toddlers enjoy a new curriculum focusing on natural resources in newly decorated rooms. Pre-school children have their own separate building and outdoor area for exploration and physical development.

Nurturing EnvironmentStrong Foundational LearningPart of Dean Close FoundationResearch-Based Pedagogy

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday

Term time / All Year

All Year

Registered with Ofsted

2017

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Dean Close Little Trees Day Nursery, Hucclecote

Last inspected 21 January 2022 · Anita McKelvey

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

Babies have three playrooms to explore, with soft play and accessible toys aiding their development. Toddlers enjoy a new curriculum focusing on natural resources in newly decorated rooms. Pre-school children have their own separate building and outdoor area for exploration and physical development.

Inspector highlights

  • The manager is working on improving standards across the nursery since the last inspection, focusing on teaching and keeping children safe.
  • Staff provide stimulating and engaging learning environments, using children's interests to engage them in learning.
  • Older children make connections, recall past events, and develop skills for moving on to school.
  • Children's behaviour is good; they show care and concern for others and their play spaces.
  • Partnerships with parents are good, with staff greeting parents and sharing children's daily progress.

Areas to develop

  • 1improve staff support for all children in ways that enhance learning and development
  • 2provide clear and consistent messages for all children to help them understand expectations.
Inspection #10217849 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff working with the babies and pre-school children do not provide clear messages to help all children, including those with special educational needs and/ or disabilities, understand expectations. Staff identify children who may need extra help and work in partnership with parents and other professionals to support children's development.

Outdoor space

Pre-school children have their own separate building and outdoor area. Outdoors, children explore the trees, planks and tyres, practising climbing, building obstacle courses, managing risks and developing physical skills. Mud kitchens let children be messy and imaginative.

Google Reviews of Dean Close Little Trees Day Nursery, Hucclecote

3.4
(5 Google reviews)
Jamie Flores
a year ago

Some specifics on why were so happy with little trees Hucclecote. For context we put in our girls last year when they were 1 and 3 years old. 1) Absolutely love their location and space. The fact their driveway has an enter and exit bit makes it more convenient and safe. And that there is a separate little building for pre school kids is so good for our older one. The large back garden play area is so nice for running around and playing! 2) The staff are just so friendly and warm but more than that they are absolutely on top of things we care about as parents. They have an app that sends us updates from photos to what they ate and naps and potties/diapers. They also make sure to tell us how their days were when we do pick up. One time our younger had a minor accident and they promptly filled out a report to let us know. 3) The extra bits the school offers is just so nice. From little things like Christmas carols, Chinese new year dragon dance to Diwali, the exposure to a variety of things makes daily life so exciting. One time, a class was very small like 3-4 kids that day, we were informed they went on a little wagon and went to a nearby church to see Christmas lights and the nativity was was so nice to just do something different! Granted most schools are good and in compliance. After visiting about 5, we found little trees Hucclecote to go above and beyond! From their work ethic to warm-ness to us as parents and more significantly to our kids, make little trees the absolute best one. Highly highly recommend !

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Jodie Hobbis
3 years ago

My son was born at 26 weeks and as a result, is very vulnerable to winter germs and viral infections. All the staff at Little Trees take this very seriously and go out of their way to protect him as best as they can when the usual nursery germs are doing the rounds. Before joining Little Trees my son was sensitive to loud noises, found public settings overwhelming and was not confident playing in groups. He has really come into his own since attending Little Trees. I have noticed a huge difference in him at home and whilst in a public setting. As a mother of a vulnerable baby, I had a lot of worries about leaving him in someone else's care whilst I went back to work. The Staff made me feel at ease very quickly and have shown how much they truly care for the children they look after. I really am grateful for all the staff at Little Trees and in my opinion every member deserves a 5* review.

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Jeremy Gibbs
4 years ago

The nursery was great when we first enrolled our child before lockdown. But they have dealt with covid poorly, leaving children vulnerable to extended periods of isolation, and then charging full fees for isolation days. With the current setup it is very possible that your child might be able to only attend 1 or 2 days a month, and you will be paying for that entire month. Additionally, management has recently changed, and staffing has drastically reduced. Recently, they had to send children home because they did not have enough staff (not covid related). Currently a lot of young and new staff which regularly change. I would recommend you stay away until these issues are resolved.

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David Brooks
3 years ago

Ignore the previous 1 star review. All nurseries struggled during COVID! These guys are amazing. We've had our kids in 3 local nurseries, and the energy, dedication and motivation this team give to our children is second to none.

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Inspection history
Improved from Inadequate → Good in 2022

Date: August 2021

  • January 2022Good
  • August 2021Inadequate

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