Opening hours
8am-6pm, 50 weeks a year
The Lime Tree Children's Day Nursery
Ofsted: Outstanding
(Jun 2024)
Number of places
48 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2024
Local authority
Hampshire
About this day nursery
The Lime Tree Children's Day Nursery, located in Alton, Hampshire, provides exceptional childcare for children from birth to five years old, operating 50 weeks a year. This "Outstanding in all areas" Ofsted-rated nursery prides itself on offering a homely and secure atmosphere.
With convenient parking and direct access to Anstey Park, children benefit from extensive outdoor play in a stunning garden environment. As a family-run establishment, The Lime Tree focuses on creating a safe and welcoming space where children feel incredibly secure and embark on wondrous adventures.
The nursery is open from 8 am to 6 pm, prioritising the well-being and development of every child through its dedicated and DBS-checked team members.
What it's like
Management and staff provide an inspirational and ambitious curriculum that engages children exceptionally well. Staff provide an enticing environment with plentiful resources and natural materials, encouraging children to freely explore and experiment. Children thrive and are making rapid progress in their learning and development.
Ofsted OutstandingOutdoor playFamily-run businessHome-from-home setting
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
Pricing on request
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Age range
0 to 5 years
Term time / All Year
All Year
Established
2017
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for The Lime Tree Children's Day Nursery
Last inspected 24 June 2024
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
What it's like to attend
Management and staff provide an inspirational and ambitious curriculum that engages children exceptionally well. Staff provide an enticing environment with plentiful resources and natural materials, encouraging children to freely explore and experiment. Children thrive and are making rapid progress in their learning and development.
Inspector highlights
- Management and staff are extremely passionate about providing high-quality care and education, initiating several measures to support children and parents.
- Staff work exceptionally well as a team, skilfully interacting with children and using their knowledge to continually extend what children know and can do.
- Children learn about and lead healthy lifestyles, enjoying healthy meals and discussing the importance of good hygiene.
- Management and staff work swiftly with parents and other professionals when they identify children's emerging needs.
- Partnerships with parents are excellent, with parents being highly complimentary of the care provided and the progress their children make.
Inspection #10339077 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Management and staff work swiftly with parents and other professionals when they identify children's emerging needs. The special educational needs coordinator has created a comprehensive speech and language programme, which enables staff to swiftly implement bespoke support for children.
Outdoor space
Children greatly enjoy being in the fresh air and say that they could play outside all day. Children imaginatively use natural resources and cooperate with each other to manoeuvre planks, logs and tyres to make vehicles, become pirates, or make their own see-saws.
Parent Reviews of The Lime Tree Children's Day Nursery
5.0
(5)
Charlotte Farmer
8 years ago
I can highly reccomend this Nursery. All staff are absolutely fantastic and have a wealth on knowledge which they are happy to share with you. My son settled really well and the transition from being with his childminder Tash (who now works in the Nursery) went so smoothly due to the fantastic set up of the Nursery. One thing I love about the lime tree is that the children all mix at some point during the day regardless of age :-). My son has defiantly loved this aspect and I have seen huge benefits to this. The staff here love the outdoors and spend a large amount of time exploring the garden and local area. It truley is a home from home environment and an amazing nursery with equally amazing staff!!!
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Suze
8 years ago
This is such a special place for little people. Our son was cared for by Michelle before she opened the nursery and he now attends Lime Tree and absolutely adores it. The staff are both highly professional yet very caring and look after the children as if they were their own (they are also brilliant at giving advice, when asked, to first time parents who may have a few questions about development, health or behaviour - and I really value this!). I love that there is an element of theme with their play and learning (for instance, countries, colours or world festivals) and while they spend some time in with their own age group they also spend plenty of time mixing with the other ages which provide a more realistic home from home feel and helps my toddler in his development by playing with and learning from the older children. He has so much fun and gets so much out of his time at Lime Tree, I couldn't recommend it more highly.
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Charlotte Mackenzie Crooks
8 years ago
What a fabulous nursery! I cannot praise the Lime Tree highly enough. The staff are incredibly caring and look after the children brilliantly. The setting is fabulous with lots of indoor space, a big garden and access onto Anstey Park. So much thought has gone into making the nursery a fun and welcoming place and my son adores it.
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lloyd clarke
8 years ago
I can not recommend The Limetree highly enough. Michelle, Tash, Parames & Georgie have created a wonderful, fun and nurturing environment for all the children. The nursery has a real emphasis on outdoor play and you can see the team go to so much thought and effort to entertain the children rather than leaving them to amuse themselves. There are pictures posted weekly on a private group which capture exactly what your child has been up to. As a new parent leaving my child for the first time, they gave me complete confidence and put my mind at ease. A truly fantastic nursery and one which I’m so happy my child is part of.
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V T
a year ago
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Inspection history
Date: October 2019
- June 2024Outstanding
- October 2019Outstanding
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