Cherry Tree Pre-School
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Rossendale for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 to 16:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2024. Open since 1993, with 32 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
BB4 6DLWhat 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, 3 October 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children eagerly enter the welcoming and friendly environment that staff provide.
They are confident in their routines, such as hanging their coats up and signing themselves in to their self-registration basket. Staff have caring interactions with the children as they enter and talk to them about how they are feeling. This helps children to feel safe and secure. Staff have an in-depth understanding of the community and the families who use the pre-school. This helps them to plan their environments and resources to support the children's current interests and development abilities.
Leaders and staff review their curriculum intentions to ensure they remain ambitious for all children. Staff support children to revisit past learning. For example, children recall owl noises and season changes as staff talk to them about the display they have recently made. Children develop their fine motor skills as they create animals using play dough and craft materials. This helps children to develop muscles needed for early mark making and writing. Children understand the expectations for their behaviour, as all staff provide consistent, age-appropriate guidance. Children demonstrate kindness to staff and each other. For example, they ask, 'Would you like to try?' when staff comment their lunch looks 'yummy'. This helps children to build secure friendships.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to consistently provide children with opportunities to develop their independence skills n share information with parents to support children's oral health.
- 3 October 2024Good
- 23 November 2018Good
- 1 December 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Cherry Tree Pre-School
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.