What a fantastic week we've had in the forest! The sunshine stayed with us for much of the week, giving us plenty of opportunities to explore, create, and enjoy the outdoors together.

This lovely week brought a welcome respite as we enjoyed breezy days in the sun, beneath our tarps and under the leafy canopies. We became summer explorers wearing our sun hats and favourite caps. With the familiar scent of sunscreen on our skin and sparkly fresh grass beneath our feet, this week we transformed Fulham Palace Gardens into our very own seaside escape. From imaginative play to collective discoveries, we proved that the forest, our friends and our endless imagination are all we need for the best start to the summer!

What a wonderful week we've had in the forest as we explored our new Expressive Arts and Design intent! The children have embraced every opportunity to express themselves creatively through painting, music, sensory play and imaginative experiences.

We had a fantastic week in the forest, filled with creativity, exploration, and plenty of opportunities to learn through play. The children embraced every activity with enthusiasm, making wonderful memories together while developing new skills and discovering more about the natural world.

Welcome back to the forest, we have had a lovely week. The weather has been pleasantly warm as we’ve played, learnt, socialised, laughed and grown under the shade of our huge Plane Tree.

What a lovely week we've had in the forest! The cooler weather was a welcome change after last week's intense heat. Although the paddling pool stayed packed away this time, there was still loads of fun on site!

Yet again a week speeds past with lots of Little Forest Folk fun!

What a lovely week in the forest! Summer has brought beautiful weather along with lots of insects, bugs and birds which we have enjoyed spotting while out on our walks.

What a fantastic week we have had enjoying the beautiful summer sunshine while making the most of our outdoor learning environment. The children embraced the warm weather with lots of exciting activities designed to keep them cool, active and happy.

What a week! Our little ones have shown inspiring resilience and perseverance in these challenging temperatures. But sticking to what Little Forest Folk do best, we adapted to our ever-changing environments and practiced keeping our bodies and minds safe even when things go a little off-plan.

The current education system is too focussed on qualifications at the expense of broader aims. 94% of respondents favour urgent complete or partial reform of GCSEs. (HMC report)

This week our management team at Little Forest Folk attended a lecture by Simon Sinek called ‘The Infinite Game’. Simon Sinek is an organisational consultant who gives inspiring and motivational talks on a subject dear to our hearts – leadership. 

It’s a challenging thing in today’s society to trust your children to develop when they are ready. Amidst NCT groups there is always much talk about when a baby starts walking, when they are potty trained, with some families feeling the pressure to achieve a goal by a certain age or time, rather than when the child is developmentally ready.

Today is my son’s last day at Little Forest Folk. He will be returning for holiday camps but today is his last official day as a daily member of the nursery community. 

You may have seen that Little Forest Folk Chiswick recently had an Ofsted inspection, grading us as Outstanding, in which the inspector commented ‘Children thrive in this nursery. They gain a superb understanding of early literacy and mathematical skills’.

We are so fortunate in our forest nurseries to have a high adult to child ratio that allows us to fully embrace ‘in the moment’ planning.

Today is a bitter sweet day for me. It’s my last baby’s first day in the forest. It’s a good reminder of how difficult settling in can be. Not for the children but for the parents.

There’s a saying that a goldfish will only grow to the size of the bowl it is confined to, whereas a fish in the ocean surrounded by space, freedom and the wonders of the natural world can grow to its full capacity.

As part of a recent parent survey, we asked parents if they could change one thing about Little Forest Folk, what would it be? The vast majority responded ‘nothing’, which is always lovely to hear.

There were however a small group of parents who responded with ‘do some learning’.

Following the announcement of our Queen’s award in April, we are delighted to share an article written about Little Forest Folk by a journalist who visited us in May.

Following our being selected by Tatler as being one of the finest nurseries in the nation last month, we are now delighted to share with you an article written about Little Forest Folk by a journalist who visited us in our Wimbledon setting a few weeks ago.

Well, this weekend was the long awaited Nursery World Awards! It was a fabulous event and we were delighted to be recognised in such a large industry such as the early years to be one of the industry leaders.

‘Wouldn’t we all secretly like to be Little Forest Folk?' We are incredibly excited and proud to be included once again in the prestigious annual Tatler Nurseries Guide.

We have some exciting news to share with you. It’s been difficult to keep quiet about this achievement as we were inspected just over 10 days ago at Little Forest Folk Fulham…

We are delighted to have won the Nursery World Awards 2016 award for Online and Social Media. We see our website and social media as more than an opportunity to tell parents about our setting...

We are delighted to announce details of our third Little Forest Folk site....

From October our fantastic team will be bringing our magical experience to Fulham. Our children will spend all day playing in the beauty and wonder that is Fulham Palace Gardens. 

We are delighted to have been recognised by Tatler as one of the 'finest nurseries in the nation' in 'The Tatler Nurseries Guide 2016'