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Lote Tree Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Aug 2025)
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5.0(20 parent reviews) ·72 - 74 Crescent Road, Cheetham Hill, Manchester, M8 9NT · Manchester
Number of places
96 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Aug 2025
Local authority
Manchester

About this day nursery

Lote Tree Nursery, located in Cheetham Hill, Manchester, was established in 2025 and operates from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round. The nursery provides a homely and welcoming environment where children are happy and settled.

Staff are intuitive to the needs of babies, engaging them in musical activities, while older children happily build structures and develop their creations, supported by staff who extend their learning through thoughtful questions. The nursery has a strong focus on fostering a love of reading, with children enjoying regular story times and interacting with a wide range of books.

Lote Tree Nursery also places importance on children's personal development, encouraging independence in daily routines like putting on shoes and assisting during snack and mealtimes. The setting is committed to supporting children's preparation for school, including practicing writing their names and early phonics, and employs 11 childcare staff, with a high proportion holding advanced early years qualifications.

The nursery also provides government-funded places, ensuring accessibility for families in the local community.

What it's like

Children are happy and settled in this homely environment. Staff are intuitive to babies' needs, playing musical instruments while babies babble happily along to their favourite songs. Older children play happily alongside their key person, building structures and talking about their creations. Staff extend children's learning by asking questions and encouraging them to think about what happens next.

Homely environmentLove of readingStrong independenceSchool preparationQualified staff

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)

Key facts

Opening hours

8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

2025

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Lote Tree Nursery

Last inspected 5 August 2025

Overall effectiveness
Good

What it's like to attend

Children are happy and settled in this homely environment. Staff are intuitive to babies' needs, playing musical instruments while babies babble happily along to their favourite songs. Older children play happily alongside their key person, building structures and talking about their creations. Staff extend children's learning by asking questions and encouraging them to think about what happens next.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are happy and settled in this homely environment.
  • Staff are intuitive to babies' needs and extend older children's learning by asking questions.
  • Children develop a love of reading and have access to a wide range of books.
  • The key-person role is securely embedded, with staff demonstrating good knowledge of the children.
  • Children are encouraged to do things for themselves throughout the setting, such as taking off shoes and managing care routines.
  • Parents are offered workshops and ideas on how to extend learning at home, promoting a coordinated approach.
  • Leaders have made significant improvements since the previous inspection, including risk assessments and safety procedures.

Areas to develop

  • 1Continue to support staff in fully embedding the curriculum so that all children are benefitting from specifically planned learning opportunities which build on their next steps.
  • 2Further develop staff knowledge so that activities are appropriate to children's individual stage of development.
Inspection #10405514 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Parent Reviews of Lote Tree Nursery

5.0
(20)
Aysha Ahmad
6 months ago

Wonderful nursary. My son was one the first babies to start. They look after the babies so well. And the staff are well trained and are amazing with the babies and children. They made it so easy to go back go work after maternity leave without worrying. As it can be daunting going back and not having your baby. They have been so supportive. I highly recommend this nursary. The staff are absolutely amazing.

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Summaya Zeeshan
10 months ago

My Daughter has been attending Lote Tree Nursery since January 2025. The nursery has an “at home” feel and all the staff are welcoming, kind and professional. My Daughter throughly enjoys attending nursery and has been very well supported with her settling in period as well as her speech development and social interaction skills. Thank you Lote Tree Nursery.

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Arif Afzal
9 months ago

My daughter Hana loves attending Pray and Play sessions. There’s such a great variety of activities each time, and she’s learning so much while having fun. It’s a wonderful, welcoming environment that she looks forward to every week.

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9 months ago

My daughter loved the summer club sessions at Lote! The space was lovely, especially the outdoor space with all the play areas! Staff members were all kind and very friendly. Thank you Lote tree nursery!

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Jonida Krroci3
7 months ago

It’s a great nursery with an excellent staff, and my son feels amazing there. I highly recommend it — 100/10!

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Inspection history
Improved from Inadequate → Good in 2025

Date: April 2025

  • August 2025Good
  • April 2025Inadequate

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