Treetops Childcare

Treetops Preschool & Extended Schools Provision CIC is located next to the Village Hall at the top of Pool Hill in Bridestowe near Okehampton and sits on the edge of Dartmoor based in West Devon. The surrounding villages and local area feed the preschool with children but with our very good Ofsted report, great facilities and very experienced staff team we also have and welcome children and families from much further a field.

We are all very proud to be part of a great rural setting that was formed on an idea by the local vicar Chris Hughes. In 1971 when the preschool was formed it was a new concept for a nursery nurse to look after young children as it was expected that the 'seventies' mum would stay at home and look after the children until they reached school age. The original preschool was located in Sourton village hall but in the late seventies it moved to Bridestowe School. The preschool operated in the temporary classroom until September 2007.
Talks with the Bridestowe Village Hall Management Committee started to take place in late 2004 and we moved into the brand new premises on the village hall site in April 2008.Soon after moving in the decision was made to change the provisions name, several suggestions by parents were put to the vote and Treetops came out on top.

This was a very exciting time that laid the foundations for the settings future with opportunities to expand as the setting needed too. Following this, the Breakfast & After school club opened soon after the move to the current site followed by the very popular Holiday club and baby and toddler group. All the staff team are very experienced in their field of Early Years, Playwork, Parent partnership working and SEN, something which we are all very proud of and a reputation that we have built upon in the last six years.
We pride ourselves in giving all children the best possible start to their education and actively work with parents, local schools and the community to give them nurturing experiences that will provide the best starting blocks for their future lives. The children who attend the Extended school clubs are happy at Treetops and flourish with the opportunity to have social experiences with children from other outlying schools that come here.