Tree House Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Wells for children from birth to 5, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2021, though that is 5 years ago now. Open since 2014, with 56 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 Somerset
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in 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
BA5 3DLWhat 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, 6 July 2021 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children respond happily to the friendly, warm greeting they receive from staff and feel safe in their care. They interact positively with their friends and learn to manage their behaviour well. For example, when older children accidentally bump into a friend and fall down, they laugh together and help each other up again. Staff are keen to promote children's learning through their play. They have reviewed the planning of the curriculum and are now starting to establish ways to support children's more immediate interests in play. Staff provide related activities and help children to make good progress overall. Younger children explore the play resources with interest. They stamp their feet excitedly on an interactive colour mat and examine the patterns they make. They show curiosity in how a lid fits onto a pen and concentrate well taking this off and putting it back on again. Older children and their friends become absorbed pushing the toy diggers and trucks back and forth through crushed-up cereal. They enjoy drawing and begin to form recognisable letters and shapes. Parents comment that they are reassured by the procedures in place to help keep them and their children safe during the COVID-19
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review the arrangements for the older children's lunchtime to fully support their independence skills and reduce the time they wait to be served n make more use of information about children's developmental starting points to support the initial assessments and planning of activities more securely n develop further the ways staff monitor children's interactions in the outdoor play areas to fully support and extend their spontaneous interests and learning.
- 6 July 2021Good
- 3 May 2019Needs improvement
- 21 January 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Tree House 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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