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Kids Go Wild Forest School

Ofsted: Good
(May 2024)
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5.0(30 Google reviews) ·Dane Bank Green Space, Denton West End Library, Dane Bank, Denton, M34 2HB · Tameside
Number of places
20 places
Age range
2–5 yrs
Last inspected
May 2024
Local authority
Tameside

About this day nursery

Kids Go Wild Forest School provides exceptional outdoor learning experiences for children across Stockport and Greater Manchester. Led by Level 3 Forest School leaders, the programme embraces a child-led play approach, fostering curiosity, independence, and essential social and emotional skills in a natural woodland environment.

They operate under an OFSTED "Good" rating, ensuring high standards of care. The school offers a diverse range of activities, including a full outdoor nursery, home education support, holiday clubs, and family-focused weekend sessions.

Notably, a baby forest school provision is set to launch in April 2026, featuring an indoor garden room for younger children. Kids Go Wild firmly adheres to the six core principles of the Forest School ethos, emphasising frequent, long-term engagement with nature, holistic development, supported risk-taking, and continuous professional practice.

The setting is trauma-informed and inclusive, supporting children with diverse needs and backgrounds through a therapeutic natural environment. Communication with parents is facilitated through the award-winning Famly app, keeping them updated on their children's adventures and progress.

Our ethos

Kids Go Wild Forest School's philosophy is grounded in the six core principles of the Forest School ethos, emphasising holistic development through consistent, long-term engagement with nature. They foster a child-led approach, promoting curiosity, independence, and social-emotional skills within a natural woodland setting. The nursery is trauma-informed and inclusive, utilising a therapeutic natural environment to support children with diverse needs.

What it's like

Children become deeply involved in purposeful, self-initiated play in this exciting open-air environment. Staff teach them about safety, such as not entering the fire circle, and also how to manage fire safely for cooking and warmth. New children quickly gain confidence and eagerly share their adventures with staff.

Forest School NurseryChild-led PlayOutdoor LearningTrauma-informed SettingOFSTED "Good"

Pricing & funding

The nursery offers Forest School birthday parties for children aged two to eight years old. Parties are charged per event for a fixed duration and maximum group size.

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare

Good to know

  • Party length is 2 hours.
  • Suitable for children aged 2 to 8 years.
  • Maximum group size is 30 children.

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am to 6pm.

Age range

2-8 years (for parties), baby forest school from 2026 (waitlist open)

Session types

Full outdoor nursery, Home education program, Holiday clubs, Parent and baby sessions, Weekend family sessions

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Kids Go Wild Forest School

Last inspected 28 May 2024

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

Children become deeply involved in purposeful, self-initiated play in this exciting open-air environment. Staff teach them about safety, such as not entering the fire circle, and also how to manage fire safely for cooking and warmth. New children quickly gain confidence and eagerly share their adventures with staff.

Inspector highlights

  • Children become deeply involved in purposeful, self-initiated play in an exciting open-air environment.
  • Older children say that being outdoors relaxes them and benefits their mental, social and physical health.
  • Children make particularly good progress in their language development, extending their vocabulary in meaningful contexts.
  • Strong partnerships with specialist practitioners help staff build the use of signs, symbols and objects of reference into daily routines for children with SEND.
  • Parents and carers feel well informed about the provision, its ethos and their children's progress.

Areas to develop

  • 1make even better use of supervision and coaching so that staff demonstrate highly consistent practice across the team
  • 2sharpen planning so that adult-led activities promote children's deepest engagement in their learning.
Inspection #10349842 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

"looking at digital photos on the app helps them to initiate purposeful conversations with children about events at forest school."

"Parents are deeply appreciative of the acceptance and support that staff extend to every child and family."

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The provider's vision is for children to gain hands-on experience, tailored to their individual needs and interests, in a natural setting. Children, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), make good progress in their learning and development. When new children with SEND communicate non verbally, leaders seek advice and training from specialist practitioners in partner settings. This leads to staff building the use of signs, symbols and objects of reference into children's daily routines, helping to accelerate every child's progress towards confident communication and early literacy.

Outdoor space

Children become deeply involved in purposeful, self-initiated play in this exciting open-air environment, demonstrating their ability to form a plan and complete a project, adapting ideas to available resources. Children learn about fire safety, such as not walking in the fire circle, and also how to manage fire safely for roasting apples and keeping warm in winter.

Google Reviews of Kids Go Wild Forest School

5.0
(30 Google reviews)
Natalie Higham-James
7 months ago

We cannot recommend Kids Go Wild enough! Our son has been attending for over a year now and our daughter will be starting next year as soon as shes old enough! The care, consideration and accommodation of the staff from the outset is outstanding. The settling in procedure was stress free and we were supported as a family throughout. The team took the time to understand ours and our sons needs and remained flexible and adaptive to him. Day to day, the facilities continue to improve, and the activities our son gets to engage with are exciting and things we just couldn’t offer ourselves. Our son has been guided, empowered and supported throughout his time here. He is always so excited about going and never wants to leave when we pick him up. We have seen him absolutely flourish here, his social, communication, and physical development has come on leaps and bounds and we are so grateful to have this setting in our lives!

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Zahra Khan Zahid
6 months ago

Both my boys have attended the nursery and the home ed group at this setting. Having tried a few other places, this setting is like nowhere else. The staff genuinely care and get to know the children. I don’t receive generic copy/paste updates at the end of everyday. The caregiver to child ratio is quite high compared to other places, and the activities are well thought out. The outdoor time and skills they pick up are amazing and I genuinely believe will help foster a lifetime of love of nature and the outdoors. I would highly recommend if you can afford it, but 15/30h nursery funding can also be used for the nursery.

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Kate Devine
9 months ago

My son was in a terrible place when he was accepted into the AP two days a week. This is just NOT another forest school its staff are highly trained and skilled. My son re regulated there whilst I fought to get him the specialist place he needed. We are beyond grateful for the team at kids go wild.

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Karl Higham
7 months ago

An incredible child care setting. Staff are amazing and so kind , very organised and passionate about this outdoor style of working.

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Jaycahill Manchester
3 years ago

My little boy has attended the nursery at Kids Go Wild and has moved into the Home Education group now that he is 5. It is an absolutely perfect setting for him to play, explore, climb, socialise and learn. It is a fantastic site that provides the children with some freedom whilst being secure. The staff provide learning opportunities and activities but allow children to join in when they are engaged. My little boy absolutely loves his time there, he has grown in confidence, made great friends and he is covered in mud and smiles every time I collect him.

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

28 May 2024

Good

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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