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.
We’ve been bursting with excitement and now that it’s the Queen’s birthday and the official announcement day, we are absolutely delighted to finally share with you the news that Little Forest Folk has been given the royal seal of approval.
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.
This week, winter truly made its presence known! We were hit with icy cold days, and the temperature has really dipped. Some of our Little Forest Folk-ers were so bundled up in their warm layers that they looked like adorable marshmallows! Despite the chill, their adventurous spirits kept them warm as we explored, created, and played in our beloved forest.
Winter is coming and hats and gloves season is truly upon us! This week we’ve seen our little ones adapt to the cold temperatures like pros, learning quickly the value of their hats and gloves. In the forest we have been talking about moving our bodies to keep them warm, going for walks and marching to keep our feet toastie in their boots, and rubbing our hands together when they get chilly in their gloves.
Another busy week has flown by! It was a week filled with a little sun here and there, a bit of rain, and an icy day. We strongly believe we were visited by the winter season especially on Tuesday and Wednesday. Winter decided to remind us that it’s just around the corner and so we must plan and prepare.
This week our Little Forest Folk-ers have quite literally been into, on top of, under, around and among absolutely everything! While educators have been encouraging children to use their bodies in a multitude of ways, be it small and controlled actions to make marks or huge sweeping movements in action songs, we have seen perseverance, independence and resilience in abundance and we are very proud of the little ones for getting stuck in!
This week we celebrated World Kindness Day, however, at Wimbledon we decided it should be a whole week’s worth of celebration! One of our BIGGEST forest rules is “kind and gentle”, something that we relate to our friends, our educators and the forest around us. This meant that this week we really focused on all of the things that we can do or say to show how kind all of our Little Forest Folk-ers are.
With a particular focus on the ‘Understanding the World’ stage of development, we have named this week ‘Occupation Week’. We have explored a large array of ‘jobs’ and discussed what we think our parents/guardians’ occupations are. There were some fantastic roleplay areas set up throughout the week, where children could explore many different exciting workplaces.
Our happy Little Forest Folk-ers have delighted in frolicking in the autumn forest this week. Gathering up armfuls of dry leaves and tossing them up into the air, filling boxes and then climbing in to wiggle around comfortably and creating nests for themselves, as well as using leaves as canvases for their creative painting,
