Cherry Tree Children's Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Ilkley for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in April 2024. Open since 2011, with 55 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 Bradford
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Bradford 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
LS29 6HSWhat 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, 30 April 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff make song and rhyme time engaging for babies. They use props and instruments that babies enjoy holding and playing with. Babies independently say and repeat single words. When responding, staff expand on what has been said.
For example, when a baby says 'fish', staff say, 'green fish'. Staff provide comfortable areas for toddlers to share books. Toddlers repeat words and phrases from familiar stories, such as 'squash' and 'squeeze'. They ask questions about the book, make comments and share their own ideas. Toddlers link five words or more together when speaking with staff. Pre-school children ask questions of staff to find out more information. For example, following their spontaneous interest in birds, pre-school children ask why birds may use pieces of wool to make their nest.
Children demonstrate their positive attitude to learning through their curiosity, concentration and enjoyment. Children's learning is built sequentially. The curriculum is planned to ensure that children practise and embed each step of learning throughout the nursery. Children are well prepared for their move on to school.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- continue to monitor staff's practice to enhance the already good quality of teaching of the curriculum n support staff to provide high-quality interactions with quieter, less-confident children during group time activities to extend their learning further.
- 30 April 2024Good
- 14 November 2023Inadequate
- 1 May 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Cherry Tree Children's Day Nursery
- 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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