1–3 years

Explorers

Fostering independence through practical life skills and creative expression in our sunlit workshops. Toddlers pour, sweep, paint and problem-solve with gentle guidance and plenty of time to try again.

Our nursery garden in Sydenham with a trampoline, playhouses, mud-kitchen style water wall and soft grass for outdoor play
Children in painting aprons printing with balloons and brushes during a creative art sessionToddlers building flowers and shapes with colourful construction pieces at a nursery tableChildren exploring coloured pasta and play crockery in the sensory tuff tray with their key person

Practical life

Child-sized tools for pouring, spooning, dressing and tidying — building confidence and coordination.

Language rich

Songs, rhymes, story circles and real conversations that grow vocabulary at a remarkable pace.

Outdoors daily

Mud kitchen, planting, nature walks and puddle-jumping in all but the wildest weather.

Kind beginnings

Support with sharing, big feelings and friendship, plus a calm approach to toilet learning.

A typical day

  • 08:00Welcome, free-choice shelf work
  • 09:30Breakfast and group song circle
  • 10:00Montessori work cycle and creative studio
  • 11:30Garden and nature exploration
  • 12:30Lunch together, then rest time
  • 15:00Snack, messy play and stories
  • 17:00Quiet games and hand-over to families