Treehouse Nursery School

Filton Road, Horfield, Bristol BS7 0XY
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At Treehouse Nursery School in Horfield Bristol, you’ll find learning environments that capture imaginations and inspire curiosity.

The nursery’s experienced educators teach children using the Early Years Foundation Stage framework alongside the Storal approach to curriculum. This hybrid approach allows children to reach their full potential at their own pace and in their own time.

Treehouse Nursery School offers large, bright rooms that use natural resources and create a home-from-home environment. Tailored spaces meet the individual needs of all children.

The onsite kitchen team prepare fresh meals each day which children can enjoy in the nursery's dining area.

In the nursery garden, children learn about the outdoor world and enjoy playing in the many natural wooden playhouses.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Lorraine Doyle (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 20

Total Places for Children

  • 94

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Funding & Fees

  • Full day (8:00 am to 6:00 pm) from £76.00

  • We want to make life simple, so our fees include infant formula, milk, freshly prepared snacks, and meals. We also provide nappies, wipes, and sun cream, or parents can bring their own if they prefer

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:30-18:00
    Tuesday 07:30-18:00
    Wednesday 07:30-18:00
    Thursday 07:30-18:00
    Friday 07:30-18:00

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & Christmas

Treehouse Nursery School Reviews (63)

9.8

Treehouse Nursery School has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.757) out of 10, based on 16 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Treehouse Nursery School has 63 reviews.

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Review from E D (Mother of Child) published on 25 February 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son absolutely loves this nursery and so do I, all the staff are amazing, very friendly, always chatty and sociable! Also very helpful with anything you need! Would definitely recommend to any family and friends!
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Review from A H (Mother of Child) published on 22 February 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has attended this nursery since he was 21 months old and he will be four in May. Everyone has supported his learning and progression through the different stages and rooms he has been in (babies to toddlers and now pre-school). Following some staff changes, in my opinion, the team now work well
together and the support the nursery has received from Storal has been amazing. I will be sad to say goodbye to everyone when my son starts primary school in September and I know he will be too.
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Review from Charlotte D (Mother of Child) published on 22 February 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The nursery went through difficult times, and we all had to contribute/compromise in a way whilst they were getting back on track, but it seems like this is now behind us. The new manager is a lovely person, very proactive and positive, and you can feel that every staff member has the same mindset and
is willing to do his best to make this nursery a great place. It's just a few minutes walk from our home, so we feel very privileged to have a place there.
Our daughter loves it and has really bonded with the staff and the other children. She's developed a lot since she first started and just moved to the 2-year-old room; the transition has been very smooth.
The garden is great, and it feels like children spend time outside as much as possible, English weather permitting. We don't try the food, and our child is not a big eater, but the food seems satisfactory; what I can tell is that the staff worked on several strategies to have our daughter eat as much as possible, so well done, them!
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Review from Mel S (Mother of Child) published on 6 September 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has just left to go to school and has had a brilliant experience at honeytree. She has always been supported by staff. She would always want to go to preschool and come out with a smile on her face.
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Review from Stephen M (Father of Child) published on 26 July 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 1.0 out of 5
A shocking experience with Storal Learning in recent months following an inadequate Ofsted inspection. Please look online for the report and see how the children and parents were let down by the management team at Storal. The way they then dealt with a reduction in a number of hours and children was
appalling and very stressful for parents and difficult for children. Ultimately it could have been avoided or rolled out much better than it was. Many parents have had to find alternatives with little to no notice. I would be careful to check what management company is involved with any nursery and if it is Storal Learning I would suggest you avoid.
Reply from Charlotte Roberts, Head of Operations (South) at Treehouse Nursery School
Thank you for your review. We are disappointed that we did not meet the high expectation we strive for on this occasion. As regularly communicated throughout recent weeks, by email and the parent…read more
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Review from R B (Mother of Child) published on 21 June 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 1.0 out of 5
Absolutely terrible, we have just had our place cut with no notice. This is just following a price increase and hours decrease. They are now only running to 5pm, also with no notice.
Reply from Charlotte Roberts, Regional Director at Treehouse Nursery School
Dear R B
We are very sorry to hear your frustration relating to your experience with our nursery. We are committed to ensuring the quality of care and education is consistently at a level that the…read more
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Review from B B (Mother of Child) published on 17 February 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter loves going, and those days when she is more unsettled the staff have always given her the extra comfort she has needed. The staff are always friendly and communicate well with me and my husband. I feel my daughter is flourishing at Honeytree and have recommended it to anyone who has told
me they're looking for a nursery.
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Review from F D (Mother of Child) published on 27 January 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Staff are just so lovely and understanding. Never actually stepped foot in nursery due to Covid and still feel totally happy with my child being there. He gets so much playtime and good food. Highly recommend.
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Review from M F (Father of Child) published on 27 January 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our son has been in all 3 rooms, and the one thing that had been a constant is the amazing attitude and dedication from the staff.
We hear of amazing activities every day from our son, and there is always great communication from staff on handovers.
The food menu is great and our son eats everything
(even the things he refuses at home!!)
Fantastic setting - amazing staff
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Review from A F (Mother of Child) published on 27 January 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
A wonderful nursery. Great childcare, communication, reliability, staff and children activities and resources. The outside space is great too. My son loves going and has since he was 8 months old (now 3).
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Review from Alicja L (Mother of Child) published on 27 January 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our son goes there every day and he’s incredibly happy and well looked after. He is fed, changed regularly and has someone to cuddle when he’s upset. Everyone is kind, loving and caring. Staff are passionate about working with children and have high level of expertise. The food is delicious and always
fresh. I always know what’s going on through an app. A great place!
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Review from Samantha B (Mother of Child) published on 27 January 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
This is my second child to attend this nursery, it's such a friendly, happy, lovely place, both my sons have and are enjoying being at the nursery, I would highly recommend. It has fantastic outdoor space and lots of activities for the children to do.
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Review from Carol L (Mother of Child) published on 26 January 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has been going to this nursery since March 2021. At that time, he was 3-year-old. It was a difficult and stressful time for my son, as we migrated from Hong Kong to the UK only a few months in late December 2020. We had gone through a lot of changes during that period of time. English is not
our first language, and our son is quite shy and does not speak a lot. So, we were really worried that he cannot mingle with other children due to the language barrier.
Indeed, we found that he has settled well at the nursery quickly and made friends. His social skills improved. He enjoyed learning and playing at school. The staff members are all attentive and nice. We had a lot of good and practical advice on parenting and potty training. We knew what had happened at school as the management email us regularly. When it was not a school day, my son sometimes talked about the brothers and sisters that he missed. We are very thankful that we have chosen the right school for our son.
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Review from V T (Mother of Child) published on 26 January 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter started at Honeytree Day Nursery & Pre-School - Bristol in February 2021 at 10 months old and she has been going there for a year now. She loves going to nursery. She always has such fun doing all sorts of activities and enjoys the messy play. She has already built wonderful friendships.
In the early days going to nursery really helped with her eating and socialisation. Born at the beginning of Covid she had barely interacted with other children or other adults so we were worried how she would be, but we need not have worried. The staff create such a welcoming and supportive environment that she was happy and content from day 1.
A year on she is so happy and bursting with excitement after a great day at nursery. Her speech is coming on amazingly as well and that’s in part due to being at nursery. She walks confidently in every day. The facilities are brilliant, with lots of toys which are kept clean and in good condition.
We couldn’t be happier with Honeytree and would strongly recommend it to anyone.
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Review from Rowena S (Mother of Child) published on 26 January 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We are really happy with Honeytree Day Nursery & Pre-School - Bristol our daughter loves going there. All the staff are so friendly. They also provide delicious sounding meals and fun, educational, and varied activities. Our daughter might be understanding what volcanoes are, or doing yoga, all in one
day! The nursery are also very good at updating us on what's going on and how our daughter is doing. All in all we're really glad we made the decision to send our daughter there!
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Review from Clare C (Mother of Child) published on 26 January 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has been going to Honeytree Day Nursery & Pre-School - Bristol since he was 9 months and is now approaching 3. He loves going and has such good relationships with the staff. They always provide lovely handovers when I pick him up and make me feel he is really cared for and they enjoy having him.
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like how they make the food on-site and the outside space is great.
Highly recommend it.
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Review from Victoria N (Mother of Child) published on 10 February 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter started in September 2020 and even though it was a difficult transition for her due to the pandemic, the staff have been wonderful in settling her into the environment. She now loves going and has fun every day she’s there.
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Review from Tracy F (Mother of Child) published on 10 February 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My little girl has been going to this nursery for nearly 6 months and she loves it. She settled in really quickly and is excited to go in the mornings which is a credit to the staff and how well she is looked after. I also love that she’s so well fed throughout the day, they’re eating almost every 2
hours! I’m kept well informed using their parent electronic platform, I know what she’s eaten, how long she has slept and exactly what has happened with her nappies. I always look forward to the observations each week with photos and a little caption as to what activity she’s been up to. As far as nurseries go I think Honeytree is so well priced and I have recommended them to others.
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Review from Tom G (Father of Child) published on 14 July 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has been attending the Honeytree Nursery since September 2017. He absolutely loves the Honeytree and has made so many great friends. The staff are excellent and have made his time there enjoyable. They are great with any queries we have had and are always really helpful. The staff have always
been great at keeping in touch and communicating to us updates and info(especially during this COVID pandemic). We had no worries about sending our son back to nursery as the staff have made it as safe as possible.
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Review from Helen G (Mother of Child) published on 22 May 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter used this as an afterschool club, attached to Filton Avenue Orchard School. She really liked the staff and loved playing in the garden. All the kids played really nicely together, in a lovely outdoor space. The afterschool club room had loads of books and crafting activities and was a really
nice wind down from school. She loved the food and the staff listened to her and produced nice vegetarian options for her. Their kindness was really appreciated.
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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.757)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.757) out of 10 for Treehouse Nursery School is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 16 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.9 out of 5 from 16 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.906 for Treehouse Nursery School is calculated as follows: ( (173 Excellents x 5) + (18 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 191 Ratings = 4.906
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 4.851 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Treehouse Nursery School is based on 16 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 94 number of registered child places is 18.8. 16 Positive Reviews ÷ 18.8 = 0.851
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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Lorraine

Lorraine

Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 2024

Hello, my name is Lorraine Doyle and I joined Storal in 2024. My journey as an Early Years Manager here has been incredibly rewarding, filled with opportunities to grow both professionally and personally. From the moment I arrived, my focus has been on creating a nurturing, inclusive environment where every child feels safe, valued, and inspired to learn.


I’m really proud of how I’ve been able to strengthen our educational provision by embedding Storal’s fantastic curriculum into our daily practice. I’ve worked closely with the team to refresh our planning and observation systems, making sure everything we do is child-led and tailored to each child’s individual interests and developmental needs. It’s such a privilege to watch the children flourish and see the positive impact of our work every day.


Supporting and developing my team is something I care deeply about. I love helping practitioners build their confidence and seeing them feel proud of the progress their children make. There’s nothing better than witnessing those special moments between staff and children when learning truly comes to life.


I’m also passionate about building strong relationships with our families and creating a real sense of community within our setting. Whether it’s through family events, stay-and-play sessions, or community projects, it’s wonderful to see families connect and feel part of our nursery family.


Over the years, I’ve gained a variety of qualifications that have shaped my approach to early years education, including a BA (Hons) in Education and Professional Practice, a Foundation Degree in Early Years, a Diploma in Montessori, Forest School Level 3, HR Level 3, and SENCO Level 3.


For me, early childhood is one of the most important and precious stages of life. I’m passionate about making sure every child, whatever their background or ability, gets the very best start in a setting where they feel happy, safe, and supported to be themselves. I feel incredibly lucky to be part of that journey.

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