Our Explorers Room designed for children aged 6 weeks –15 months a warm, nurturing space specially designed for our youngest children to feel safe, secure, and inspired to grow.
Our room features a dedicated kitchen area with bottle-making facilities alongside a spacious play environment. Every element has been carefully considered to support your baby’s development, with a strong focus on meaningful staff interaction, unstructured play, and plenty of love and cuddles.
The calming, neutral décor creates a peaceful atmosphere where babies can relax and explore at their own pace. We provide a rich variety of natural resources, including treasure baskets, wooden blocks, and engaging sensory play opportunities. Activities and experiences are thoughtfully planned around each child’s individual needs and interests, ensuring every baby is supported in their unique development journey.
Although the Explorers Room is located on the second floor, outdoor experiences are a key part of our day. We regularly take our babies out into the fresh air, whether exploring our nursery outdoor spaces or enjoying walks around the local village.
Using our huge six seater stroller, we venture out to visit nearby lakes where children can observe ducks, swans, and birds, as well as explore local parks, fields, and woodlands. These outings help to develop physical skills, encourage curiosity, and foster a strong connection with the natural world.
In Explorers, every day is an opportunity to discover, explore, and grow.

Discoverers

Our Discoverers Room is specially designed for children aged 15 to 21 months – a stage full of exciting milestones as little ones begin to walk and grow in confidence on their feet.
The room provides a balance of physical and sensory play, supporting children as they develop coordination, curiosity, and independence. We offer a wide range of messy play experiences alongside a cosy area for stories, singing, and quiet time, creating a nurturing and engaging environment.
Carefully planned to encourage exploration, the space allows children to freely choose activities that interest them. This approach helps to promote independence, build confidence, and support each child’s individual development.
We also make full use of our lovely enclosed shared garden, where children can safely develop their gross motor skills and enjoy outdoor play. Fresh air and movement are an important part of our daily routine.
In addition, we take regular walks within the local community, visiting the village, nearby park, and our local paddock. These experiences provide opportunities to see a variety of animals while supporting language development and helping children learn about the world around them.
In the Discoverers Room, every day is filled with opportunities to explore, move, and grow in confidence.

Our Adventurers Room is designed for children aged 21 to 27 months – a stage where confidence, independence, and curiosity continue to flourish.
The room offers a balance of physical and sensory play, with a wide range of engaging messy activities alongside a cosy area for stories, singing, and quiet time. The environment is carefully arranged to encourage children to explore freely and choose activities that interest them, supporting their growing independence and decision-making skills.
We are proud to offer access to a lovely free-flow garden, allowing children to move seamlessly between indoor and outdoor spaces. This provides daily opportunities to develop gross motor skills, build confidence, and explore the natural environment.
Outdoor learning is an important part of our routine. We regularly take walks within the local community, including visits to the village, park, and nearby paddock, where children can observe a variety of animals. These experiences help to enrich children’s language and understanding of the world around them.
To support safety and teamwork during our outings, children use a walking rope, encouraging them to walk together, hold on, and develop a sense of group awareness.
In the Adventurers Room, children are supported to explore, discover, and grow in confidence every day.

Our Creators Room is designed for children aged 27 to 39 months – a stage where imagination, independence, and creativity truly begin to flourish.
This well-organised environment offers free-flow access between indoors and outdoors throughout the day, in all weathers. This approach allows children to follow their interests, explore freely, and benefit from continuous learning opportunities in both environments.
We carefully plan activities based on each child’s individual interests and development, using regular observations to shape engaging and meaningful experiences. This ensures every child is supported and challenged at their own pace.
Outdoor learning plays a key role in our daily routine. We take regular walks to explore the beautiful village of Scorton and make frequent visits to our local paddock, where children enjoy forest school activities. These experiences encourage curiosity, resilience, and a deeper connection with the natural world.
In the Creators Room, children are inspired to explore, create, and develop a lifelong love of learning.

Our Inventors Room is designed for children aged 3 to 5 years – a stage where curiosity, creativity, and a love of learning continue to grow in preparation for school.
The room is thoughtfully organised around the children’s interests, creating an engaging environment that promotes and extends each child’s development. We incorporate all seven areas of learning from the EYFS, with dedicated spaces that encourage children to explore, discover, and learn through play both indoors and outdoors.
Children benefit from free-flow access to outdoor areas and take part in forest school sessions twice a week, supporting their confidence, independence, and connection with the natural world.
We also offer a tailored school readiness programme for children moving on to school the following academic year. Through a consistent daily routine, we encourage independence while providing quieter, more focused activities each morning to support concentration and early learning skills.
Each child is supported by a key person who plans both individual and group activities based on the child’s interests, alongside valuable input from parents. This ensures learning is meaningful and targeted, helping every child to achieve their next steps and reach their full potential.
In the Inventors Room, children are supported to become confident, capable learners, ready for their next big adventure.

Before & After School Club

We offer a friendly and flexible Before and After School Club for children aged 4 to 14 years, based across our Inventors Room and soft play area.
Our breakfast club opens from 7:30am, where children can enjoy a selection of cereals and toast to give them a great start to the day. After breakfast, children have time for free play before being taken to school, either on foot or in our fully insured nursery car. We provide both drop-off and collection from Bolton-on-Swale School.
After school, children are welcomed back with a hot meal, followed by free play. We also provide quieter spaces for homework and relaxation, and on some days, children may enjoy trips to the local park after their meal.

Holiday Club

During school holidays, we run a fun and engaging Holiday Club from 7:30am to 6:00pm for children aged 4 to 11, led by Joanna.
Each day includes a variety of planned activities, both in the morning and afternoon. These include outings to local parks, nature walks, and sports such as football, rounders, and rugby.
Children also enjoy a mix of free play and creative activities within the setting, including bird feeder making, cookery, baking, and pottery painting—along with many more exciting experiences.
Our clubs provide a safe, welcoming environment where children can relax, have fun, and build friendships outside of the school day.

Our bright and welcoming indoor playroom is a space where children can explore, move, and grow with confidence. Featuring a soft play area alongside a large hall space, it offers plenty of room for children to climb, crawl, and run safely while developing their physical skills.
We also use this versatile space for group activities such as music sessions, listening games, and focused learning experiences. These activities help to build children’s confidence, communication skills, and enjoyment of learning through play.
At lunchtime, the room is gently transformed into a calm and cosy sleep environment. With comfortable mats and sleep pods, soft lighting, and closed blinds, we create a peaceful atmosphere where children can relax and recharge.

We are delighted to offer a beautiful sensory room within our setting, designed for all children to explore, discover, and enjoy. This carefully created space features soft padding, interactive lights, buttons, a variety of sensory textures, and calming bubble tubes.
The sensory room provides both a soothing and stimulating environment, supporting children’s development while offering a safe and relaxing space for exploration and play.

Paddock

We’re fortunate to have access to a local paddock, kindly made available to us by a member of the community. This fully enclosed field provides a safe and spacious environment where children can run freely, explore nature, and enjoy the outdoors.
We use this wonderful space as an extension of our outdoor learning area, where children can take part in activities such as bird watching, creating bug hotels, and engaging in group play and discovery.