Are you looking for a provider with the knowledge, experience, infrastructure, and passion to elevate your school’s offering?
How beneficial would it be for your school to have a provider that:
• Is committed to providing exceptional, individually tailored childcare • Offers complete transparency and accountability • Has a central administration team to remove the burden from your staff • Provides dedicated account managers to liaise with every family • Strives to nurture the wellbeing, independence and learning of every child
• Supports the most vulnerable in your community invests in the training, welfare and development of all stakeholders • Is financially secure and provides a regular rental income
We create brighter opportunities for children across the country by providing exceptional wrap-around care outside of school hours, including Breakfast and After-School Clubs, as well as Holiday Academies.
Our programs not only support children's development and well-being but also provide your school with a trusted partner to extend your provision, strengthen community ties, and build a nurturing environment that benefits families and staff alike.
Why choose The Lime Trees?
Our founder, Gareth Degenhart, a dedicated father, established The Lime Trees driven by his own frustrations with the childcare experiences his daughter encountered. Over the past 11 years, The Lime Trees has become a trusted partner to over 50 schools, families, and children, delivering childcare that truly makes a difference.
We pride ourselves on offering unmatched flexibility and affordability, paired with exceptional service that supports every stage of your child’s development.
Following sign-up, a Cluster Manager will visit your site to reassess the setting for suitability, review available recourses and equipment as well as conduct various Health and Safety and hygiene checks. This is completely standard and ensures full compliance from day one.
We’ll get straight to work on your Ofsted registration; this is a long and complex process but one that we’re experts in! At the same time, we’ll also be recruiting and training the very best childcare practitioners for your setting. After being introduced to our Senior Leadership Team you’ll then receive a full suite of policies and procedures for your setting along with all required compliance documentation.
From day one, you can expect regular and clear communication at every stage of the set-up process. We do the hard work for you - that’s just one of the many benefits to being part of The Lime Trees family of schools.
As well as the obvious benefits of rental income and a massively reduced administrative burden, working with The Lime Trees also means that compliance, Safeguarding and Ofsted requirements are handled by industry experts with an outstanding track record – quite literally! We’re rated Outstanding at every single one of our 50+ settings UK-wide.
You need make no investment for marketing or advertising to families to fill places at your setting as we take full responsibility for this. In addition, all staff recruitment, training, holidays and absences are covered by our team of high-calibre professionals.
Perhaps most importantly, we understand that everything we do reflects on the schools we work with. As your representative, we ensure that settings are not only beautifully presented, but also designed to encourage maximum engagement. Our rolling investment programme sees us constantly refreshing sites as well as investing in new resources and equipment.
We’re passionate about doing things differently, and we invite you to join us.
" Over the years Gareth and the team at The Lime Trees have shown themselves to be reliable, proactive and incredibly knowledgeable about the requirements and expectations of a successful setting. Gareth shows great energy and enthusiasm in his dealings with me and all other schools. "
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Whilst we are only a few months into our relationship with The Lime Trees the benefits are already clear and I would have no hesitation in recommending them to others "