Our outdoor space
Our outdoor space gives children the freedom to explore, play and learn in two wonderful areas.
Under our all‑weather canopy, children can enjoy the construction area, chalk board, mud kitchen, water trays and sit‑in sandpit.
Beyond this, our large enclosed garden offers even more opportunities for exploration and learning, with cascading water trays, a large digging area, playhouse, musical stage, sit‑in sand shed, climbing frames, slide, bikes, scooters and toy crates filled with building blocks, bug‑hunting tools and musical instruments.
We spend lots of time outdoors in every season and we ask that children come prepared for all kinds of weather, so they can make the most of our outdoor learning environments every day. We have plenty of spare wellies and waterproofs at nursery, but children are welcome to bring their own in if they wish.
Children help to look after our flower and herb patch. We love watching nature flourish, and the children take great delight in seeing their hard work come to life as their flowers, blackberries, and most recently, their sunflowers thrive .
There are lots of opportunities for children to use their imagination, building sand castles and mud pies in our sand pit and they love to role play in our outdoor mud kitchen.
We play lots of games outdoors to encourage collaboration and co‑operation, helping children learn to work together and have fun at the same time . Favourites include What’s the Time, Mr Wolf?, parachute games, hide and seek and large construction activities . Our children especially love creating and building in our outdoor construction site, where they explore different tools, learn about the safety equipment needed to keep themselves safe and work together to build walls, towers and much more using our foam house bricks.
We have lots of fun practising co‑ordination and balance using a variety of outdoor play resources, including bikes, slides and climbing frames, all of which give children the freedom to move, challenge themselves and grow in confidence . Nature is a big part of our outdoor learning, and we embrace this by encouraging children to follow their natural curiosity and explore the world around them. Whether they’re investigating our digging area, tending to the flower and vegetable patch or simply noticing the changing seasons, outdoor learning helps them connect with nature in meaningful ways .
