Full-day nursery in Anstey, Hampshire
The Lime Tree Children's Day Nursery
Anstey Park House, Anstey Road, Alton, GU34 2RL · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since August 2017Reference EY543007Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 24 June 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places48 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 9 September 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Anstey Park House, Anstey Road, Alton, GU34 2RL · More nurseries in GU34
Stations
- Alton9 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Anstey Lane, Health Centre and Allen Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Anstey Park playground5 min walk
- Barley Fields playground7 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Hampshire there are about 2.7 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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The Lime Tree Children's Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Anstey Park House, Anstey Road, Alton, GU34 2RL, in Anstey, Hampshire. It is registered for 48 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 6 reviews (October 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Anstey Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.4 miles
- Bushy Leaze Early Years Centre Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2023 0.4 miles
- Alton Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.5 miles
- Treloar School ages 2–19Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected February 2024 0.5 miles
- Andrews' Endowed Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.5 miles
- Wootey Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- Wootey Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2022 0.6 miles
- Saint Lawrence Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.7 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is The Lime Tree Children's Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Lime Tree Children's Day Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 24 June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Lime Tree Children's Day Nursery take?
The Lime Tree Children's Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 48 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Lime Tree Children's Day Nursery?
Alton is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Lime Tree Children's Day Nursery?
You can call 01420 370625 and visit www.limetreealton.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY543007 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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