Oak Tree Nursery School – Nursery School in Garstang, Fleetwood, Stanah

Welcome to Oak Tree Nursery School

We have 3 small, friendly nursery schools, based in excellent primary schools in Fleetwood, Garstang and Stanah (Thornton).

Ofsted have just awarded Oak Tree Garstang ‘outstanding in all areas’. To view the report click here. We now have two of our three nurseries at this level! This is a testament to the dedication of our staff.

Each nursery offers childcare of the highest quality to all children aged 2-4 years old.

Our committed team of staff have many years of experience working in childcare and, as parents themselves, understand the special trust you place in us when we are caring for your child. Our dedicated team is led by a specialist Early Years Teacher, ensuring your child will make the best possible progress in their learning and development.

Come and visit us………

Leading Practitioner for Early Years

Sarah Eaves, Manager and Proprietor of Oak Tree Nursery School is an appointed “Lead Practitioner for Early Years Practice in Lancashire”. Lead Practitioners are specially selected Nursery Practitioners who have been recognised by Lancashire County Council as having exemplary practice. Sarah has been asked by LCC to use her expertise to write training for other nurseries and to invite them to visit and observe our excellent Nursery first hand.

We Embrace Learning Through Fun…

PEDAGOGICAL APPROACH

At Oak Tree, we place the needs of the child at the centre of everything we do. We embrace learning through fun, playful activities and experiences based on the interests of the children. Our qualified and experienced practitioners aim to foster confident, independent, resilient and creative learners through supportive teaching approaches.

OUTDOOR LEARNING

Children are inspired by nature and we ensure that children have opportunities for outdoor learning every day. Our practitioners recognise the special relationship between young children and the outdoors and the positive impact it has on their well-being and development.

All our nurseries have a dedicated garden providing exciting learning opportunities for the children all year round.

FOREST SCHOOLS APPROACH

Each of our nurseries have a dedicated Forest Schools Leader. Forest School is an inspirational process, that offers ALL learners regular opportunities to achieve and develop confidence and self-esteem through hands-on learning experiences in a woodland or natural environment with trees. We are excited to announce that we have extended our offer at Fleetwood to include Beach Schools experiences.

GETTING YOUR CHILD READY FOR SCHOOL

At Oak Tree we recognise the importance of ensuring your child has the very best start to their school education. We make “school readiness” a priority for our pre-school children.

All our nurseries our based in schools and benefit from being next to the reception class. This ensures we have close links with the teachers and makes the transition from nursery to school as smooth as possible for your child.