The Apple Tree Private Day Nursery
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Rochdale for babies from 6 months up to school age, open 08:00 to 17:00, 5 days a week. £52.00 a day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2022. Open since 2012, with 72 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Minimum 2 days a week, price list dated 1st Sept 2025 – 31st August 2026.
| Age | Full day | Session | Weekly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £52.008am – 5pm £67.008am – 5pm | £38.00Morning 8am – 1pm, 5 hrs £48.00Morning 8am – 1pm, 5 hrs | £240.00Full Time |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £5.00 a session Early Start 7.45am-8am
- £10.00 Late pick up feeafter 15mins
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £3.50 a session Meals (for children who access funded hours only)
- £13.00 a session Supplement (for children who access funded hours only)
Funded hours
Worth knowing. Supplement (for children who access funded hours only) £13 per session; Meals (for children who access funded hours only) £3.50 per session.
What childcare usually costs in Rochdale
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Rochdale 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
OL16 2PBWhat 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, 9 November 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The manager is a passionate and committed leader. A whole-family approach is at the heart of this setting. Children are happy, safe and secure. They develop close bonds with staff very quickly after a carefully planned transition period. Parents feel reassured and confident when they drop their children off for the first time. They say, 'it was like leaving my child with someone I already knew.'
Staff have high expectations for all children. They confidently navigate the welldesigned, inviting spaces. Younger children are extremely focused as they explore a range of textures, materials and farm animals. They use all their senses to touch and taste the objects. They listen attentively to the sounds of the farm and begin to make connections about the world. Older children make decisions about what they would like to play with outside. Staff listen and respond to their ideas. They plan stimulating activities, which capture their imagination. They role play 'fixing'
bikes with tools and make tea in the silver teapot, which stimulates their curiosity.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to extend their knowledge in the teaching of phonics, particularly with older children, to lay firm foundations for early reading in the next phase of children's education.
- 9 November 2022Good
- 25 January 2017Outstanding
- 29 October 2012Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Apple Tree Private Day Nursery
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- Is £52.00 a day still the rate? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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