The nursery at Mottingham Hall, in Bromley, may be located on the outskirts of London but it is set in four acres of beautiful grounds. The setting's passion for outdoor play, an award-winning Forest School programme, looking after the environment and being sustainable have led it to partner with a local land-based studies college to establish a small farm and allotment so that the children can get even more hands-on with caring for animals and growing produce.
Nursery manager Emma Savage and director Melanie Pearce explain how the nursery regards children as ‘researchers’ and aims to nurture children's natural curiosity in the world through an ‘in the moment’ enquiry-based approach which ensures that learning is challenging and purposeful.
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