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OurVision
Happy & Healthy
We believe that health and wellbeing is key, and promote this through our daily activities and experiences.
Nature & Environment
Freedom To Explore Nature. Hands on opportunities to explore nature and learn to understand the natural world we live in.
Home From Home
A calming and cosy environment, ensuring children feel safe, secure, valued, and happy.
Learning ThroughNature, Playand Discovery
All of our classrooms have direct access onto outdoor spaces, where children can play and explore throughout the day.
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What We Offer
Wonder Wood
Our large woodland, accessible through our Green Garden, is used daily by all children at the nursery. Our planned forest school sessions, and free play allows for risky play activities such as climbing trees, camp fires, den building, using tools, ladders and tyre swings.
Gardening
We love planting, and caring for our seedlings, watching them grow into flowers, fruits & Vegetables. Observing the seasons and making our own compost and leaf mould. We enjoy encouraging insects such as worms, bees and other wildlife into our garden.
Our Farm Animals
Caring and respecting all living things. Each day the children have the opportunity to feed and care for our two pigs, chickens, cats and rabbits. Children collect and count fresh eggs, returning them to our nursery kitchen to add to our meals.
Garden & Meadow
Children have plenty of opportunities for water play, football, and parachute games. As well as climbing equipment, steppingstone logs, painting easel, Mud cafe, net swing, sand pit, tepee and tyre swings are all there to be explored. The garden has gated access into the forest, and petting farm, ensuring that, the children can also extend their learning into different outdoor spaces.
Adventure
We enjoy walks, nature and wildlife searching, paddling in streams, and watching the tractors and combines in our surrounding fields. We also have our own mini bus providing us with opportunities to engage in the local community, such as the food market, windmill, primary school, Library and church.
Playground
Our playground space is a great area for ride on toys. Children move in different speeds, manoeuvring in and out of spaces and cones. We have a range of cars, bikes, and scooters that they can use independently or in partnership with their friends. The playground space also has a construction area, sheltered mark making station and water butt.
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What Parents Say
“Couldn’t ask for a nicer bunch of girls to be looking after my two youngest boys. Always there with a smile to welcome them in. Lovely setting, good home cooked lunches, and always lots of fun activities throughout the day. Would highly recommend. My 6 year old also went to their holiday club for the first time this summer- he absolutely loved it, just as lovely as the nursery!”
“My daughter loves it there!!! Great facilities and trips out… Staff are wonderful!!! A+++++”
“My daughter loved Barn Kids. She looked forward to going every day. Staff were always friendly, caring and helpful. She shall miss it now we are at a different school, but hopefully will still join them on occasions at holiday club. Highly recommend!”
Our Latest News
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