Millie's Garden: Early Childhood Care & Education Outdoors

My name is Millie and I am an Ofsted registered childminder. I'm an experienced and qualified early childhood educator and Forest School leader.

I live with my husband Sam and our three young daughters in St George/Hanham. Sam and I work together to provide high quality childcare and early education from our spacious garden and family home.

I am a qualified early childhood educator (level 5) and Forest School leader (level 3). I'm currently working towards a BA in early childhood. Sam is an experienced primary school teacher with a background in play work. We both have up-to-date DBS checks and paediatric first aid training.

We are passionate about offering exceptional early years education and care with an emphasis on attachment and outdoor learning. We believe children need plenty of time out in nature and warm relationships in order to thrive. With us, children will benefit from:

- Caring, responsive adults and strong relationships.
- A rich educational experience based on creativity and immersion in the natural world; always informed by the interests of children.
- Based outdoors in our 200ft wild garden and our family home.
- Visits to local woodland and nature reserve.
- An allotment area for growing food.
- A cabin with resources and a sheltered area to play in.
- A dedicated outdoor art studio with high quality art materials.
- Organic homemade meals.
- A strong focus on health and nutrition.
- Mixed age group with children aged 2 to 5 years (we do not generally take children under 2 years of age).
- Early Education Entitlement funding for 3 & 4 year olds (30 hours government funding) and for qualifying 2 year olds (15 hours government funding).

SESSIONS: Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

AVAILABILITY: We are currently FULL. We may have spaces from September 2018. If you would like your child added to our waiting list for September 2018 or 2019 please message us via this page.