Olive Tree Nursery

Sign language, picture cards and letters posted home gave Olive Tree Nursery's September 2025 provision a clear emphasis on communication. Everyday experiences supplied the learning material: talking with friends, helping with snack time and meeting people who work with plants and animals.

At its 15 September 2025 inspection, Ofsted judged the nursery Good overall and safeguarding effective. The setting has capacity for 50 children aged 24 to 60 months, at 63A Colne Road, Burnley, BB10 1LJ.

In September 2025, children practised communicating through signs, images and conversation. Taking turns to speak in a group gave them opportunities to share their experiences as well as listen. Outings to post drawings and letters home connected those activities with family life; visiting gardeners and animal carers introduced work beyond the nursery.

The early years foundation stage sets the requirements for children's learning, development and care. Here, the September 2025 activities put learning into everyday tasks: handling dough and adding toppings to toast exercised small hand movements, while yoga, dancing and movement gave children opportunities to stretch and practise larger movements.

Emotions also had a practical place in the day. In September 2025, stories and soft toys helped children discuss feelings, with older children choosing a toy to express their mood and explaining their choice. Visits to shops selling foods from different countries added another way to explore other cultures.

In September 2025, children had close relationships with their key person. Staff used familiar words from home languages, and music from home helped connect nursery life with children's backgrounds. For younger children, routines were adjusted to accommodate movement or rest.

Assessments began when children joined, with interventions and referrals used when additional help was needed. Parent sessions included guidance on preparing nutritious food, giving families a practical activity to take home.

At the September 2025 inspection, Ofsted also identified inconsistent staff practice that monitoring had missed and teaching that sometimes exceeded children's understanding, asking leaders to strengthen oversight and adapt delivery to individual needs. These were meaningful qualifications to the positive judgement: some children lost interest or missed part of the intended learning.

The address is 63A Colne Road, Burnley, BB10 1LJ. Attendance is term-time, with closure during school holidays, making the holiday calendar an important part of family planning.

In September 2025, session times ran from 8.45am to 3.30pm, Monday to Friday, and the nursery provided government-funded childcare. Those times describe the inspection-period arrangement.

• Teaching at the right level. September 2025 findings included activities pitched beyond some children's understanding. Ask how staff adjust a shared activity for children at different stages.
• Staff oversight. Monitoring missed some inconsistencies in September 2025. Ask how leaders now observe practice and follow through on feedback.
• School-holiday cover. Term-time attendance leaves school holidays outside the nursery calendar. Families needing care across the year will need to plan around those closures.

Olive Tree Nursery suits families seeking term-time care for this age group, with communication and practical everyday learning prominent in its September 2025 provision. The Good judgement gives a positive inspection position, qualified by specific work needed on teaching adaptations and staff oversight. Those points deserve attention alongside the language activities and family links.