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

All rooms

3 – 4 years

Oaks

Oaks is our pre-school room. Children plan projects that can last for weeks, spend two mornings in the woods and get ready for school without worksheets: by listening, counting, building and asking questions.

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Schedule a tour of this room

Pre-school children in waterproofs walking into the woods with an adult

Ratio

1:6

1:6

Children

12

12

Hours

8:00 – 18:00

8:00 – 18:00

Room leader

Priya Shah

Priya Shah

A pre-school room with a long table covered in a cardboard project
A child’s hands holding a magnifying glass over a leaf
Children feeding the hens in the nursery garden
A circle of tree-stump seats around a fire pit under a canvas shelter in the woods

What they explore

Forest-school mornings every Tuesday and Thursday

Long projects that follow their questions

Early letters and numbers through play

Cooking, gardening and caring for the hens

What to bring

Spare clothes, wellies, a waterproof and a named water bottle. Rest is optional in Oaks, so no bedding needed.

Fees for this room

Full day

£74

£74

Morning

£44

£44

Afternoon

£40

£40

Per hour

£10

£10

Work out your fees

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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