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

All rooms

2 – 3 years

Shoots

Shoots is busy in the best way. Two-year-olds pour their own water, help set the table and spend long stretches outside. We follow what they are curious about and give them the time to repeat it.

2 places from September

Schedule a tour of this room

A toddler in a waterproof suit stirring a pot in the outdoor mud kitchen

Ratio

1:4

1:4

Children

12

12

Hours

8:00 – 18:00

8:00 – 18:00

Room leader

Tom Ellery

Tom Ellery

A toddler room with low tables, easels and shelves of natural toys
A toddler scooping lentils into glass jars on a wooden tray
A toddler in a red coat and yellow wellies jumping in a puddle
Colourful chalk drawings on the garden path with a bucket of chalk

What they explore

Pouring, scooping and real kitchen tools

Mud kitchen and digging patch

First mark-making with chalk and charcoal

Stories, puppets and lots of talking

What to bring

Spare clothes, wellies and a waterproof (we go out in all weathers), nappies if needed, and a comforter for rest time.

Fees for this room

Full day

£78

£78

Morning

£46

£46

Afternoon

£42

£42

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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