Dates for the diary
There are three terms in a year:
Autumn term - September to December
Spring term - January to April
Summer term - April to July
As a reminder we offer the following sessions across our nursery locations:
Full days run All Year Round and children attend 51 weeks of the year (excl. 1 week at Christmas, Bank Holidays and Little Forest Folk Inset days).
We offer Holiday Camps during the school holidays for additional childcare and more information on these can be found here. Holiday Camps are open to all but availability is limited and advance booking is required. We do not offer holiday camps at our Winkworth nursery,
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For our currently enrolled families on Sessional schedules, please click here to view your term dates.
Bank Holidays and Inset Days
All nurseries will be closed during Inset Days and Bank Holidays and there will be no children attending on these days.
Our Inset days are valuable time used for staff training which we try to make sure is on a different day of the week each time to be as fair as possible to all families.
Stay and Play Weeks and Parent's Evenings
We run Stay and Play weeks during Summer Term which provide an opportunity for parents to join their children in the forest for a couple of hours on a particular day. Our Parent's Evenings are organised in the evening at the end of each term for parents to attend a 10 minute slot with their child's key worker. These evenings are also a fantastic opportunity to spend some time getting to know other parents from the nursery. Invitations to these will be sent to parents by our Nursery Managers four weeks prior to the event. Our Stay and Play weeks and Parent's Evening dates are for our enrolled families only.
Important dates for full day families
ATTENDING 51 WEEKS OF THE YEAR
SUMMER TERM 2026
First Day Back: Monday 13th April
Inset Day (All nurseries closed): Thursday 16th April
Bank Holiday (All nurseries closed): Monday 4th May
Bank Holiday (All nurseries closed): Monday 25th May
May half-term: Tuesday 26th May to Friday 29th May
Full day families will attend as usual and camps are bookable for siblings or extra days
Last day of term: Friday 17th July
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SUMMER HOLIDAYS 2026
Summer Holiday: From Monday 20th July
Full day families will attend as usual and camps are bookable for siblings or extra days
Bank Holiday (All nurseries closed): Monday 31st August
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AUTUMN TERM 2026
Inset Day (All nurseries closed): Tuesday 1st September
First Day Back: Wednesday 2nd September
October half-term: Monday 26th to Friday 30th October
Full day families will attend as usual and camps are bookable for siblings or extra days
Inset Day (All nurseries closed): Wednesday 25th November
Last day of term for all-year-round children: Wednesday 23rd December
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Spring TERM 2027
Bank Holiday (All nurseries closed): Friday 1st January
First Day Back: Monday 4th January
Inset Day (All nurseries closed): Friday 5th February
February half-term: Monday 15th February to Friday 19th February
Full day families will attend as usual and camps are bookable for siblings or extra days
Last Day of Term: Thursday 25th March
Easter Bank Holidays (All nurseries closed): Friday 26th & Monday 29th March
Easter Break: Tuesday 30th March to Friday 9th April
Full day families will attend as usual and camps are bookable for siblings or extra days
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SUMMER TERM 2027
First Day Back: Monday 12th April
Inset Day (All nurseries closed): Thursday 15th April
Bank Holiday (All nurseries closed): Monday 3rd May
Bank Holiday (All nurseries closed): Monday 31st May
May half-term: Tuesday 1st June to Friday 4th June
Full day families will attend as usual and camps are bookable for siblings or extra days
Last day of term: Friday 23rd July
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SUMMER HOLIDAYS 2027
Summer Holiday: From Monday 26th July
Full day families will attend as usual and camps are bookable for siblings or extra days
Bank Holiday (All nurseries closed): Monday 30th August
Important dates for sessional day families
Term-time only
Please note, from January 2026, we will no longer be offering a sessional term-time option for any new families, the below dates are listed for our currently enrolled families on honoured term-time places:
SUMMER TERM 2026
First Day Back: Monday 13th April
Inset Day (All nurseries closed): Thursday 16th April
Bank Holiday (All nurseries closed): Monday 4th May
Bank Holiday (All nurseries closed): Monday 25th May
May half-term with holiday camps available to book: Tuesday 26th May to Friday 29th May
Last day of term: Friday 17th July
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SUMMER HOLIDAYS 2026
Summer Holiday: From Monday 20th July
Holiday camps will be available to book
Bank Holiday (All nurseries closed): Monday 31st August
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Autumn TERM 2026
Inset Day (All nurseries closed): Tuesday 1st September
First Day Back: Wednesday 2nd September
Half term with holiday camps available to book: Monday 26th to Friday 30th October
Inset Day (All nurseries closed): Wednesday 25th November
Last day of term for Sessional Children: Friday 18th December
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SPRING TERM 2027
Bank Holiday (All nurseries closed): Friday 1st January
First Day Back for All Children: Monday 4th January
Inset Day (All nurseries closed): Friday 5th February
February half-term with holiday camps available to book: Monday 15th February to Friday 19th February
Last Day of Term: Thursday 25th March
Easter Bank Holidays (All nurseries closed): Friday 26th & Monday 29th March
Easter break with holiday camps available to book: Tuesday 30th March to Friday 9th April
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SUMMER TERM 2027
First Day Back: Monday 12th April
Inset Day (All nurseries closed): Thursday 15th April
Bank Holiday (All nurseries closed): Monday 3rd May
Bank Holiday (All nurseries closed): Monday 31st May
May half-term with holiday camps available to book: Tuesday 1st June to Friday 4th June
Last day of term: Friday 23rd July
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SUMMER HOLIDAYS 2027
Summer Holiday: From Monday 26th July
Holiday camps will be available to book
Bank Holiday (All nurseries closed): Monday 30th August
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