Term dates for 2026 to 2027
The full calendar for term-time places, plus the two weeks we close and the five days we do not.
News
What we would have pinned
to the noticeboard
Term dates, open mornings, menu changes and what each room has been up to. Written
by whoever was closest to the keyboard.
Latest
Recent posts
What actually happens in a settling week
Four sessions, one key person and a lot of standing quietly by the door. How we start children who have never been left before.
Mud is part of the curriculum
Why the garden runs in the rain, what we keep in the waterproofs shed, and the one kind of weather that keeps us in.
The kitchen, the four-week menu and the allergy folder
We cook on site for 46 children, 11 of whom cannot eat something. Here is how that works.
Funded hours, without the jargon
Fifteen hours, thirty hours, stretched or term time, and what the consumables charge actually pays for.
September places, and how the waiting list really works
Who gets offered first, how long the wait usually is, and why we will tell you to try elsewhere if we cannot help.
Come and see
Come in on a Wednesday
and see an ordinary morning
Visits run at 9.30am and 2pm on Wednesdays, and last about half an hour. No appointment needed for the second Saturday of the month — that is our open morning. Bring your child.
