Rooms and ages
From first cuddles to getting ready for school.
Children move up when they’re ready, not on a set date. Before each move they spend a few short visits in their new room with their key person.
Buttercups
3 to 18 months
Bluebells
18 months to 3 years
Sunflowers
3 to 5 years
Baby room
Buttercups
A calm, light room on the ground floor with its own sleep room, a door to the garden and a key person for every baby.
Ages
3 to 18 months
Ratio
1 adult to 3 babies
Places
Up to 9 babies a day
A day in this room →
Toddler room
Bluebells
Paint, sand, water and stories, plenty of time outside, help with potty training when they're ready and a nap after lunch.
Ages
18 months to 3 years
Ratio
1:3 under twos, 1:5 for twos
Places
Up to 15 children a day
A day in this room →
Pre-school room
Sunflowers
Getting ready for school without rushing it: phonics through songs and games, forest-school mornings and lots of choosing for themselves.
Ages
3 to 5 years
Ratio
1 adult to 8 children
Places
Up to 24 children a day
A day in this room →
Forest school
Muddy knees, hot chocolate and a lot of sticks.
Our forest-school mornings are about risk the right size: climbing a low branch, using a peeler on a stick, crossing the stream on stepping stones. Children come back tired, proud and very hungry.
When
Tuesday and Thursday, 9:30am to 12pm
Who
Sunflowers, plus older Bluebells in summer
Where
Pell Wood, a ten-minute walk away
What to wear
Wellies and a waterproof all-in-one
Holiday club
School holidays, the Hollyhock way.
Our holiday club is for children who’ve left us for school, and their brothers and sisters. Expect den building, picnics, baking and a trip to the woods most days.
4 to 8 years
School holidays, 8am to 5:30pm
£48 a day, £220 for five days
Bring a packed lunch, we do snacks
Come and see us
The best way to choose a nursery is to visit one.
Look round with your little one, meet the room leaders and ask anything you like. Visits take about 45 minutes, any weekday.