Kids Love Nature Kindergarten at Lytchett Minster

From spending time in the allotments, nature walks, yoga, and feeding the resident ducks through to planting vegetables in the poly-tunnels, many of the activities are geared towards outdoor learning and the world around them. Meals are healthy, largely vegetarian with many ingredients 'kindergarten grown'. Messy, creative play is encouraged with arts, crafts and water-based activities meaning spare clothes and shoes are essential. I feel confident that our daughter is really developing her social skills, learning something new every day via activities we would struggle to replicate at home (or in any other nursery setting). The Ofsted outstanding rating is richly deserved with credit to the team for their boundless energy, fun and creativity.

I am overall very happy with Kids Love Nature Kindergarten at Lytchett Minster. Even my little one asks to go into the nursery. I think the staff work very hard to achieve every kid's emotional and learning needs. I love how kids are being made aware of their environment through play. My little one often comes home with some new vocabulary and lots of fun stories of what they have been up to during the day.

My child loves the nursery, she is going every morning with a smile, she loves her teachers who are very kind and helpful. She enjoys playing with all the toys and going out in the garden. We have a lot of fun at the nursery. They have a very nice and well maintained allotment where children can learn by playing about nature, plants and animals.

We love this nursery! Our daughter has a fantastic time and we are so impressed with the variety of activities and experiences provided. The staff have always been enthusiastic, professional and clearly know the children in their care very well. The allotment is a brilliant resource and is really well used. Communication is spot on, great use of the parent app.

I am so pleased that we chose Kids Love Nature for our daughter. The facilities are superb and far superior to anywhere else I have seen. For a child who adores nature and being outdoors, this kindergarten meets all of her activity needs and wants, whilst also providing her with a good educational foundation through play and fun.

From the day we had our look-around at Kids Love Nature we have loved it. We knew we wanted our son to go there. The learning is so unique, it's all led by nature and also led by the children's interests. For example, recently our son has shown a special interest in planes. I let his key person know about his interest in them, and by the next day she had prepared a special tuff tray with aeroplanes all shapes and sizes made from recycled materials, as well as books all about planes. Our son came back from nursery and as well as making the noise for planes (he's not yet talking), he had also been shown the sign language for the word "plane" which he repeated for the rest of the evening. We feel like we are learning through what he is learning by being at Kids Love Nature! We are amazed by all the staff, their attention to detail, their special care for the children, also their genuine passion and interest for what they do. Our son loves going and we've noticed big leaps in his development.

Kids Love Nature at Lytchett has met all expectations and beyond, the practitioners and all staff are outstanding. Their approach and creativity to developing children is like no other, highly recommend.

My son has been attending Kids Love Nature for almost two years and he absolutely loves nursery days, he can't wait to get in the gate. The staff are so caring and attentive to the children's needs and follow the children's interest which keeps them learning and having fun. My son loves being outside so the allotment and attending to the chicken and ducks is one of his favourite things.

Excellent support and contact with parents, key workers are really helpful and friendly. My son struggled with settling in, the staff have been fantastic and he really enjoys going and has learnt soo much. Thank you all.

Loads of outdoor activities, which I value for my kids.

He loves the outside and can't wait for the walks to the allotment. He enjoys the time they have to be creative in the garden building ball runs and with the arts and crafts. He now attends 3-days and cant wait to go each day. He loves his key worker but has a good relationship with all the teachers. I must congratulate the team on how well they have adapted to the current situation. Our son went back in June, and obviously, we were extremely nervous, but we have felt his experience has been amazing. They make the children feel so safe and protected, and the procedures they have put in place really work well. They have helped the children understand what is going on while making them feel safe and loved. Being our third child, we have experienced many settings and feel it couldn't be more perfect to nourish his little mind and soul.

Can’t recommend this nursery enough. They have gone above and beyond for the children and parents, after reopening during the lockdown, I was worried my son wouldn’t settle back in straight away after being home a few months, but he was excited to go back and settled in no problem. They always give good handover about the days, and there is always lots of photos and info on the app with what they’ve been up to. My son has been going to this nursery a year now, and I’m so glad I picked this nursery for him. All the staff are lovely and amazing, really can’t fault them and highly recommend them!

My daughter started Lytchett Kids Love Nature when they initially opened. She did not settle initially but the manager and her key worker worked closely with me to help her settle in. This meant so much to me. Throughout the two years, my daughter had so much fun, mostly outdoors, from going to the allotment to cleaning the ducks out. All nursery teachers are friendly and approachable. My daughter left this September to start school and I know she has all the skills to be able to start school. She has memories that are precious to her and I can't thank the staff enough.

Amazing, professional staff in a wonderful setting. My child has attended the nursery since it opened in September. She was previously looked after by a childminder and really struggled to settle there which made returning to work quite traumatic for all the family. I have had absolute faith and trust in all the staff at the nursery right from the beginning. My child is so happy there and has amazing activity-filled days as well as tender, loving care. She is so well looked after and is really benefiting from the experience of learning from and developing relationships with other adults and children. She loves being outdoors and the nursery makes full use of its lovely outdoor space as well as taking the children over to the allotment and for walks around the village to see the cows, chickens and other wildlife. I honestly couldn't recommend Lytchett Minster Kids Love Nature highly enough.

This is by far the best nursery, all the staff are really wonderful and I never feel unsure about leaving my daughter. My daughter adores the staff and always comes home happy and exhausted from a fun packed day. I really cannot recommend this place enough. 5-stars. Thank you for all being amazing!

I cannot rate this nursery highly enough. The staff are all attentive and very nurturing. Everything is centred about nature and outdoors leaning which is lovely. They have their own allotment which the children visit daily. My son has made excellent progress since attending. I would highly recommend.

Can't rave about this nursery enough just wished they did infant and junior schools too as I will be sad when my daughter leaves for school.

As parents who love the outdoors, we couldn’t have found a better place for our daughter to go, and once our other daughter turns 1 she’ll be starting here too!

The nursery is excellent. The staff are very attentive and genuinely care about and are interested in those under their care. The facilities and outside spaces are excellent and the nursery provides an excellent outdoors orientated setting.

We would HIGHLY recommend to EVERYONE who was looking into sending their child to Nursery to go and meet the team at Kids Love Nature (Lytchett Minster) their combined experience and passion makes for an absolutely incredible environment for your little ones to start their educational journey!

If only the same methods, values and ethos’ continued throughout the rest of their pathway to adulthood!