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Best Childcare Forest School Nursery is bright, light and highly spacious with resources made from natural materials to encourage children to explore and experiment. 

Children are supported by highly skilled nurturers to develop and flourish at their own individual pace. We make time for children to be active and to rest in our homely hygge areas to play and to learn, to be indoors and outside, to be sociable and to have time just to be themselves.

Facilities

We encourage children to develop their own theories so they can make sense of the world around them and to explore their theories with their friends.

Our highly skilled nurturers listen to children’s ideas, take them seriously and facilitate these through child-led planning supporting children’s own unique learning journey.

We continually review and develop our facilities to reflect on our practice to ensure both our indoor and outdoor environments provide rich varied and safe spaces for children.

Being an inner-city Nursery which is on a main road, leading straight into Leeds City centre we have continued to be creative with our approach to securing outdoor experiences for all our children.

Outdoor Explorers

Our pedagogy is informed by the Forest Schools Approach; with two passionate Forest School Leaders embedding this philosophy throughout children's days and informing team members in their practice and the provision shared. Children continue to share access to our outdoor gardens, which are inspired by local gardens in and around Leeds to create mini "urban oasis' ".

We know the importance of "outdoor" experiences; and know that this is not limited to our garden spaces but rather sharing magical moments to extend children's cultural capital in and around their local community. Experiences which are offered in our gardens are inclusive of building and maintaining a fire; camping on the fire to make our snacks and other meals; building dens; sleeping outside & eating! For more information about our NDNA Outdoor Explorers Award 2025, please visit our Blog Page.
We know that although our children are inspired to play in all weathers, with free-flow access to these spaces, there is a "big wide world" which is rich in experiences and therefore champion "outings" and "adventures" for all our children.

From catching a bus to visit local parks; pushing our "6-seater prams" which are fondly known as our "baby buses" to parents; as well as walking to local woodlands and special community spaces; to catching a coach to further special spaces such as dedicated Forest School grounds and to the beach!