Tree Tots Day Nursery

Two playgrounds with all-weather surfaces give outdoor play a firm place in Tree Tots Day Nursery's day. Inside, a quiet Baby Room contrasts with spaces designed for children moving towards school. This Poynton setting puts play, children's interests and gradual room transitions at the centre of its offer.

Tree Tots accepts children aged 3 to 60 months. At its 13 July 2023 inspection, Ofsted rated it Good overall. The detail behind that judgement included children cooperating over play materials, practising independence and taking an active interest in learning; these are observations from July 2023, rather than a description of today's groups.

The nursery opens Monday to Friday, from 7am to 6pm, across 51 weeks of the year. That gives families a substantial opening window, with bank holidays and the Christmas closure to build into their plans.

Rooms and Ages

Room moves are agreed with parents according to the individual child. The emphasis is on readiness for the next space, giving families a part in the decision rather than treating progression as an entirely automatic step.

The Baby Room occupies a quiet part of the building, with toys and activities supporting early development. The Preschool Room has two sections for older and younger toddlers, supporting gradual progression. In the Toddler Room, school preparation combines play with the Early Years Foundation Stage, the framework for children's learning, development and care through everyday experiences.

Practitioners help design the daily programme around children's interests, abilities and needs. This gives a child's existing enthusiasm a practical role in deciding what they do, rather than making the room description the whole story of their learning.

Learning and Activities

In July 2023, younger children explored making marks by moving toy cars through flour, while older children worked together on a tower and rebuilt it when it fell. These examples brought early mark-making and shared problem-solving into play children wanted to continue.

Language and early mathematics also appeared in ordinary activities in July 2023. Staff introduced descriptive vocabulary, compared toy tractors by size and played number-matching games with older children. Stories, songs and rhymes gave children further occasions to hear and use language. The useful thread is learning through something concrete: a toy, a story or a game gives an idea meaning.

Outdoor and Community Life

The two surfaced playgrounds support outdoor play in changing weather. For families who value time outside, the physical provision matters more than a general promise of outdoor learning.

In July 2023, children rode bikes around obstacles and practised using stilts; younger children crawled through tunnels and pulled themselves upright using low equipment. These were different physical challenges for different stages of development, rather than one activity expected to suit everyone.

Close relationships and growing independence were evident in July 2023. Babies chose resources and practised feeding themselves, while older children used cutlery, put away belongings and helped tidy. Staff encouraged children to work through small disagreements, including sharing dough when others joined an activity.

At the July 2023 inspection, Ofsted found safeguarding effective and SEND support good, with the SENCo coordinating individual plans alongside parents and other professionals. Those dated findings give substance to the care judgement: support involved shared planning and consistent implementation, rather than simply identifying a need.

Communication in July 2023 included daily conversations and parents' evenings. These offered different opportunities for discussing learning, from a brief exchange about the day to a longer conversation about development.

Food is prepared from fresh ingredients by the nursery's chef, with dishes made from scratch and provision for particular diets and allergies. For children with dietary needs, the important practical point is that food preparation and adaptations sit within the nursery's own kitchen arrangements.

Sessions and Attendance

Opening hours are 7am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. Tree Tots operates for 51 weeks each year, closing on bank holidays and during the week between Christmas and New Year; those closures are not charged for. Families planning year-round childcare need to allow for that defined break.

Getting There

The address is The Willows Suite, Willow Close, Off Park Lane, Poynton, Stockport, SK12 1RG. Enquiries can be made by telephone on 01625 874 555 or by email to treetotsnursery@outlook.com.

• Room progression. Moves between rooms are discussed with parents and based on the child. During a visit, explore how that decision would work for your child, including the transition between the divided Preschool Room and the next stage.
• Daily routines and leadership. In July 2023, performance management and self-evaluation did not consistently pick up small weaknesses in routine organisation. Ask how staff development and review of the nursery day now address those points.
• Your attendance and costs. The opening window spans 7am to 6pm, with specified annual closures. What booking pattern would fit your family, and how would a current written quotation distinguish private hours, funded hours, food and non-food consumables?

Tree Tots suits families seeking play shaped around their child's interests, regular outdoor opportunities and a say in room transitions. Its quiet baby space and two all-weather playgrounds are concrete reasons to consider it. The July 2023 Good judgement provides a dated quality assessment, while the leadership improvement points make the organisation of today's routines a useful subject for a visit. Families whose working week fits the Monday-to-Friday opening window should also weigh the bank holiday and Christmas closures.