Autumn open mornings: Saturdays 10–12 — Book a tour

All rooms

6 months – 2 years

Buds

Buds is the quietest room in the house. Babies keep their own sleep and feeding routines from home, and each one has a key person who learns how they like to be held, fed and settled.

Waiting list for 2027

A baby on a sheepskin rug exploring a wicker treasure basket

Ratio

1:3

1:3

Children

9

9

Hours

8:00 – 18:00

8:00 – 18:00

Room leader

Hannah Price

Hannah Price

A quiet baby room with soft cushions, a wooden baby gym and baskets of books
A baby’s hand holding a wooden ring rattle on a linen blanket
A practitioner reading a cloth book to a baby on her lap by the window
Two prams resting under a tree in the nursery garden

What they explore

Treasure baskets of wood, metal and fabric

Tummy time on sheepskin and rugs

Songs, rhymes and board books

Daily time in the garden in prams or on blankets

What to bring

Spare clothes, nappies and wipes, a comforter if they have one, and any milk or bottles they use at home.

Fees for this room

Full day

£82

£82

Morning

£48

£48

Afternoon

£44

£44

Per hour

£11

£11

Their day

07:45

07:45

Doors open

Breakfast is laid out until 8:45. Children arrive at their own pace and find their key person.

08:45

08:45

Morning circle

A song, the weather and a look at who is here today.

09:00

09:00

Free play inside and out

The garden door stays open. Children choose where to be, and the adults follow.

10:15

10:15

Snack

Fruit, crackers and milk or water at the table, served by the children themselves.

10:30

10:30

Garden or forest

Digging, climbing, puddles and the hens. Oaks go to the woods on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

11:45

11:45

Lunch

A hot lunch cooked in our kitchen. We eat together, slowly, and talk.

12:30

12:30

Rest and quiet

Buds and Shoots sleep. Oaks rest with books and music if they want to.

14:00

14:00

Afternoon projects

Painting, building, baking or carrying on with the morning’s idea.

15:30

15:30

Tea

A light tea: soup, toast, fruit or something we baked earlier.

16:00

16:00

Stories and garden time

A slower end to the day, inside or out depending on the weather.

17:00

17:00

Home time begins

We share the day with you in person, and in a short note in the app.

18:00

18:00

Doors close

The last children leave and we tidy the garden for tomorrow.

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