Apple Tree Nursery
OutstandingBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Calne for babies from 4 months up to school age, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in May 2023. Open since 2005, with 53 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
What childcare usually costs in Wiltshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Wiltshire from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
SN11 8TGWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
- 16 December 2021 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 3 May 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The management team has made inspirational changes to benefit all children. It provides a well-organised curriculum that focuses on key areas of development, where children engage in fulfilling experiences and gain essential knowledge that they may not experience outside of nursery. The curriculum incorporates key values, including learning through play, exploring the outside world, healthy and nutritious diets and embracing the world we live in. The curriculum is carefully organised to ensure all children become confident learners from the start, with the support of their nurturing key person. Children build strong connections, feel safe and seek comfort when they need to. Staff carefully observe children and track their development to ensure they are meeting their milestones.
Children are developing their communication and language skills excellently. They speak clearly and informatively to reflect the staff's excellent language modelling.
Children aged as young as two years follow instructions, such as to tidy up, with quick and effective listening skills. Staff are supporting communication with babies, and children who find speech difficult, by learning sign language. This has demonstrated impressive improvements in communication for all children. Staff provide a fully inclusive environment. Children learn some simple words in other languages. This means they communicate well with their friends who learn English as an additional language. Children have a deep understanding of how to keep their bodies healthy. For example, they grow their own vegetables to understand their growth and how to prepare them for eating. The inspirational management team invites a nutritionist to visit the children. Children carry out fun, food-related activities to deepen their understanding of how nutritious food supports them to grow healthily. This is supported by visits from dentists and examples of how to brush teeth properly. This helps children to understand which foods promote good dental care and which damage teeth.
- 3 May 2023Outstanding
- 10 October 2017Good
- 14 October 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Apple Tree Nursery
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Meals
- Nappies
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
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