Blossom Tree Childcare Centre Ltd
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Colne for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 17:45, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2023. Open since 2008, with 59 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Lancashire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Lancashire 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
BB8 7BAWhat 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.
Ofsted inspector, 24 July 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children appear happy, confident and emotionally secure in the home-from-home nursery. Parents enter the rooms with their children on their arrival and are eagerly welcomed by enthusiastic and friendly staff. Children separate from their parents with ease and are eager to start their day.
Children listen attentively and respond well to instructions. They display good manners and show kindness to one another. Older children offer gestures of support as they place their arms around their friends for encouragement when they try vegetables at lunchtime. Children's behaviour is good.
Children display great attitudes towards learning. They eagerly engage themselves in stimulating and exciting activities that cover all areas of learning. Younger children explore with dough and search for gold and shells in sand. Older children play group games as they learn to follow rules and work as a team. Staff continually enhance the environment to build on children's interests and experiences at home. For example, they create a new, hospital-themed role-play area, with dolls and dressing-up outfits. Children are focused and eager to learn more.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- consider ways to further help children make connections to what they already know and can do within the curriculum n encourage staff to provide more time within activities for children to sharpen their critical thinking skills.
- 24 July 2023Good
- 24 January 2018Good
- 16 August 2017Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Blossom Tree Childcare Centre Ltd
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
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.
- Is there a place for my child's age? 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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