Kids Love Nature Kindergarten Lytchett
A nature-based Kindergarten with a large outdoor area and the chance for children to work with our gardener in poly tunnels, vegetable beds and a small orchard. We encourage children to help sow and then nurture plants and harvest them and then prepare them for cooking. We work with an artist using clay, paints, weaving and wire. We include yoga and dancing most days. We are passionate about allowing each child's unique intelligence to be catered for in a beautiful dynamic learning space. We have separate indoor and outdoor spaces for our 1 year olds. We take our influences from Forest school, Montessori and the Reggio Emilia Approach.
Contact
- Telephone
- 01202 622337
- lytchett@kidslovenature.co.uk
- Website
- http://www.kidslovenature.co.uk/lytchett-minster/
Venue
- Venue address
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Kids Love Nature Kindergarten
Dorchester Road
Lytchett Minster
Dorset - Postcode
- BH16 6JE
- Locality
- Purbeck
Date/Time
- Opening times
- Mon: 07:45-18:00
Tue: 07:45-18:00
Wed: 07:45-18:00
Thu: 07:45-18:00
Fri: 07:45-18:00
Service Details
- Vacancy information
Please contact us for vacancy information.
- Cost variations
- Please see our website or enquire via e-mail or telephone for cost details.
- Additional Information
- Setting was registered on 6th June 2018. Parents have the option to add on a commuter hour until 6pm. Parents can use their Early Education funding entitlement at any time during opening hours, minimum session requirements apply.
- Age Range
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0 years 9 months to 5 years 0 months
Ofsted Registered Details
- Ofsted inspection result
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Date of last inspection Inspection result Ofsted report 15/09/2023 Outstanding View here - Ofsted Report notes
- If a childcare provision is run by a school they may not be separately registered with Ofsted, therefore the link to their report will be for the school.
- Registration details
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Registration number Ofsted registration date EY561513 06/06/2018
Early Education
- Free early education places
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15 Hours For 2 year olds
Yes What is this?15 Hours For 3 & 4 year olds
Yes What is this?30 Hours For 3 & 4 year olds
Yes What is this?
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Ramp to outside area. All ground floor.
- Parking availability information
- We share a large mostly unused car park with the church. We do also have allocated parking bays near the Kindergarten.
- Toilet facility information
- We have a ground floor toilet.
- Other Facilities
- Contact us for details.
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Local Offer
- Support for children and young people with SEN and disabilities
Kids Love Nature Kindergarten at Lytchett Minster provides an inclusive environment and uses differentiation so that all children can learn and develop at their own pace. We value each child’s unique strengths and challenge them to fulfil their learning potential through tailored activities. If a practitioner or parent identifies a barrier to a child's learning, we are guided by the graduated approach as detailed in the SEND code of Practice 2015. The first step will be a discussion between the parent and the nursery Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCo). The Kindergarten at Lytchett Minster works according to the Kids Love Nature Approach and within the Early Years' Foundation Stage. We wish for all our children to be confident, have great language and communication skills, be emotionally secure, sociable, happy, and resilient, be willing to try new things and take risks, be caring and develop a love for learning. We do this through being child centred in everything we do. The sensorial and natural environment is designed so children can be independent and lead their own learning. The kindergarten has experience of working with a range of Special Educational Needs, including: autism, visual impairment, sensory needs, attachment, and global developmental delay. Practitioners have experience with sign-a-long, Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS), and with positive behaviour support. For further information and to receive a copy of our full SEND Local Offer please contact the kindergarten.
- Record Last Updated
- 24/10/2023
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Address: Kids Love Nature Kindergarten Dorchester Road Lytchett Minster Dorset