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A day at Gilderdale
A day spent with us.
Our nursery promotes a cosy, home-like space so that children feel comfortable and loved as soon as they walk in the door.
Our newly converted barn offers a large open space with lovely high ceilings. With natural light and warm lighting to create a calm and welcoming space for children.
Within the barn, there will be space for all children to explore, investigate and relax. Our nursery has two separate spaces for children to thrive. We have a dedicated baby room, with its own cost sleep space.
Typically when children turn 2 years old, they move into the barn where they have free flow access into our large outdoor space.
We are extremely lucky to be based on a family farm, with so much space to run free! We have our own private woodlands, which is separate to our garden. We go on lots of adventures and walks around the farmland- we truly explore the world and its beauty.
Baby room
Our baby room is a safe separate area to ensure we meet the needs of every child aged from 6 months up until they are ready to move on into the larger space.
The baby room is a calm, accessible space where the children feel at ease and safe. With exciting activities on offer each day and new things to explore, the baby room offers so much.
The babies will have their own private outdoor space, specially created just for them- where they may even have outdoor naps!
Toddler space
Once they are ready, the babies will move on from their space into the larger room where they can explore more challenging and imaginative based play. They will begin to spend more time in the outdoors and work alongside some of our pre-school children too, encouraging social skills and friendships.
They will take part in activities that develop independence and self-care skills.
In the outdoors, they will be able to explore the larger space more freely, where they will be encouraged to manage risk and build resilience through forest school sessions.
Pre-school
The pre-school children will be based in the outdoor environment for the most part of their days. They will take part in all kinds of learning outside, using open-ended resources.
They will be responsible for taking care of the allotment, taking care of animals and preparing and cooking food on the fire.
They will have fun in the wood work shed, art zone, mud kitchen, wildlife area, daily forest school sessions and so much more!
If the weather is not on our side we have a wonderful yurt to keep us warm and of course, use of the indoor space when they please.
Our woodlands
The magic in outdoor learning
Our outdoor space
Our outdoor all weather base!
Outdoor Learning
At Gilderdale nursery we promote a love for outdoors everyday! No matter the weather...
We are so lucky to be based in such a beautiful, countryside setting and to be set within a working farm.
With this, the nursery will run as a free-flow environment, where children have access to indoors and outdoors all day long.
As part of our everyday learning, we take part in regular walks, farm visits and forest school sessions.