What Ofsted grade does Olive tree preschool have?

Olive tree preschool has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 13 March 2026. Its most common grade is expected standard in 3 of 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.

How many children can Olive tree preschool take?

Ofsted registers Olive tree preschool for 40 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Chester has 81.

How much does Olive tree preschool cost?

Olive tree preschool sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in North West charges £178 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.

Does Olive tree preschool offer 30 hours free childcare?

Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Olive tree preschool how it offers them.

When was Olive tree preschool last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Olive tree preschool on 13 March 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Olive tree preschool?

Nearby in CH4: Spinney Day Nursery-Bell Meadow, Jigsaw Curzon House Nursery, Thrive Grosvenor House.

Olive tree preschool

Day nursery in Chester, CH4. Part of the Cheshire West and Chester council area.

Little lache playgroup, Poplar road, Chester, CH4 8EY

40 places

2023 registered with Ofsted

5 of 35 in our Chester ranking

£120 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, North West average

What Ofsted found

Expected standard in 3 of 6 Inspected 13 March 2026

Ofsted report card for Olive tree preschool
Area	Grade	What the grade means
Inclusion	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Curriculum and teaching	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Achievement	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Behaviour, attitudes and routines	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Children’s welfare and well-being	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Leadership and governance	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Safeguarding	Met	Ofsted found the nursery keeps children safe in the ways the law requires.

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What a place could cost

Olive tree preschool sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in North West, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.

Child's age	You pay a week	About a month
From 9 months to 2	£136	£429
2 years old	£124	£391
3 to 4 years old	£120	£381

A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.

Olive tree preschool against Chester

	Olive tree preschool	Chester average
Places	40	81
Ofsted outcome	Expected standard in 3 of 6	80% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Olive tree preschool

What Ofsted grade does Olive tree preschool have?: Olive tree preschool has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 13 March 2026. Its most common grade is expected standard in 3 of 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.
How many children can Olive tree preschool take?: Ofsted registers Olive tree preschool for 40 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Chester has 81.
How much does Olive tree preschool cost?: Olive tree preschool sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in North West charges £178 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
Does Olive tree preschool offer 30 hours free childcare?: Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Olive tree preschool how it offers them.
When was Olive tree preschool last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Olive tree preschool on 13 March 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Olive tree preschool?: Nearby in CH4: Spinney Day Nursery-Bell Meadow, Jigsaw Curzon House Nursery, Thrive Grosvenor House.

Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.

Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.

Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.