Oak Tree Day Nursery
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Bath 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 February 2025. Open since 2022, with 40 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 Bath and North East Somerset
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Bath and North East Somerset 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
BA2 9BNWhat 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, 21 February 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enter this welcoming nursery happily and settle easily on arrival. They respond very positively to the friendly, caring staff. Children move around the play areas confidently and show as content and comfortable in the nursery. Children learn to behave very well. They interact positively with their friends and play cooperatively. They show kindness to others, such as when they pass a cuddly toy to a friend for them to hold. Children get to know the established boundaries that help them feel secure and know what will happen next.
Staff get to know children well and use their knowledge effectively overall to provide a broad curriculum based on children's interests and learning needs. They plan a variety of activities to encourage children's early mark-making skills. For example, babies push cars through brightly coloured paint and make tracks.
Toddlers push their hands through shaving foam and look with interest at the lines and squiggles they make with their fingers. Pre-school children use chalks to draw lines and circles on the outdoor playground. Children enjoy their play and make good progress overall.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen staff's awareness of ways to adapt their teaching and the organisation of group activities to help all children stay focused and engaged consistently well n gather more information from parents at registration to enable staff to plan activities more securely based on children's existing skills and starting points on entry.
- 21 February 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
Still missing for Oak Tree 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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