Apple Daycare Ltd (Oxlease House)

Apple Daycare Ltd (Oxlease House) is an Outstanding early years setting that was inspected on 6 March 2023 under the legacy four-area framework (Quality of Education, Behaviour and Attitudes, Personal Development, Leadership and Management). All four legacy areas were graded Outstanding. For this analysis, findings have been mapped to the November 2025 seven-area framework: Safeguarding (Met), Inclusion (Outstanding/95), Curriculum and Teaching (Outstanding/96), Achievement (Outstanding/95), Behaviour/Attitudes/Routines (Outstanding/95), Welfare/Well-being (Outstanding/96), and Leadership/Governance (Outstanding/95). The setting demonstrates exceptional practice across all areas with highly qualified staff, ambitious bespoke curriculum, outstanding key-person relationships, and exemplary safeguarding. The nursery has embedded routines, strong parent partnerships, and dedicated SEND support. With an overall calculated score of 95, the setting is performing at the highest level and recommendations focus on maintaining excellence and strategic enhancements to sustain and deepen outstanding practice.