HAZEL TREE MONTESSORI NURSERY

Hazel Tree Montessori Nursery Limited was inspected on 14 June 2022 under the legacy EYFS framework (4 areas: Quality of Education, Behaviour and Attitudes, Personal Development, Leadership and Management), achieving Outstanding across all areas. This analysis maps the legacy framework to the November 2025 7-area structure. The nursery demonstrates exceptional practice across all domains: children are happy, independent learners in a homely, stimulating environment with impeccable behaviour, strong self-care skills, and excellent progress particularly for children with SEND. Safeguarding arrangements are robust with up-to-date staff training and swift response protocols. The setting has maintained Outstanding status since the previous inspection in 2016, and parents report continued improvement following recent ownership change and refurbishment. As an Outstanding nursery, investment recommendations focus on sustaining excellence (Priority 3) and targeted enhancements to reach Exceptional grades in specific areas (Priority 2), with particular emphasis on deepening curriculum innovation, specialist SEND support, and staff development to maintain trajectory.