Full-day nursery in Carlisle, Cumberland
Willow Tree Nursery
Unit 1-4, St Nicholas Business Park, Carlisle, CA2 4BA · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- 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 September 2021Reference 2642286Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 18 September 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places60 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 18 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
Unit 1-4, St Nicholas Business Park, Carlisle, CA2 4BA · More nurseries in CA2
Stations
- Carlisle12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Parks and playgrounds
- Melbourne Park5 min walk
- Fusehill Park8 min walk
- Site of former Christ Church8 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground11 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.
What parents say
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Willow Tree Nursery is a full-day nursery at Unit 1-4, St Nicholas Business Park, Carlisle, CA2 4BA, in Carlisle, Cumberland. It is registered for 60 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 12 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Sarah Linnett Childcare (CARLISLE) Ltd.
Run by Sarah Linnett Childcare (CARLISLE) Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Tree NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Brook Street Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.2 miles
- The Bishop Harvey Goodwin School (Church of England Voluntary Aided) Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.3 miles
- Norman Street Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.4 miles
- Robert Ferguson Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.6 miles
- St Margaret Mary Catholic Primary School, Carlisle Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Inadequate; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Inadequateinspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- Gillford Centre ages 5–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.7 miles
- Upperby Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.8 miles
- Inglewood Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.9 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Willow Tree Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Willow Tree Nursery Good at its inspection on 18 September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Willow Tree Nursery take?
Willow Tree Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 60 children at any one time.
Who runs Willow Tree Nursery?
Willow Tree Nursery is run by Sarah Linnett Childcare (CARLISLE) Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Willow Tree Nursery?
Carlisle is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Willow Tree Nursery?
You can call 01228 642677 and visit willowtreenurserycarlisle.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 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.
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- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2642286 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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