Molescroft Farm Children's Nursery

About this day nursery

Molescroft Farm Children's Nursery, located on an active arable farm, offers a distinctive early years education experience in Beverley. The nursery is purpose-built to immerse children in nature and outdoor exploration, reflecting the Hall family's generations of farming heritage.

With 10% of the farm land dedicated to wildlife, children have ample opportunities to engage with the environment through hands-on experiences. The facility features three distinct rooms, each tailored to specific age groups, and provides direct access to secure outdoor spaces, including covered areas for all-weather play.

Children participate in farm adventures, observing wildlife, understanding seasonal changes, and even cultivating fruits and vegetables in raised beds and a polytunnel. This approach not only teaches patience and perseverance but also integrates fresh produce into their daily meals.

The nursery's ethos strongly emphasises play-based learning, fostering a love for discovery through a stimulating environment that caters to each child's individual developmental needs. Additionally, children interact with farm animals, such as nursery chickens, learning responsibility and care.

The nursery also offers various extra enrichment activities, including science, gardening, and music lessons, alongside educational visits to a local farm within the property. Molescroft Farm Children's Nursery is committed to environmental consciousness, promoting reduction, reuse, and recycling throughout its operations, and provides nutritious, unprocessed meals prepared on-site using locally sourced ingredients wherever possible.

Our ethos

At our nursery, we believe in nurturing children’s curiosity through nature and outdoor play. Set on Molescroft Farm, where 10% of the land is dedicated to wildlife and the environment, our purpose-built nursery and pre-school offer children the freedom to learn, explore, and connect with the world around them. Each age group enjoys direct access to secure outdoor spaces, with covered areas ensuring all-weather play. Children embark on farm adventures, spotting wildlife, exploring the changing seasons, and learning about the world through hands-on experiences. Our raised beds and polytunnel allow little hands to grow fruit and vegetables, teaching patience, perseverance, and the joy of homegrown food—some of which even makes it into our delicious seasonal menus! Through these experiences, we inspire a lifelong love of learning, adventure, and the great outdoors.

What it's like

The strong focus on the environment, sustainability and nature creates a varied and highly engaging curriculum. Children are extremely eager to enter this safe and welcoming environment, and their strong bonds with staff contribute to their feelings of security and support their emotional well-being. The curriculum is extremely ambitious for all children and based on staff's well-informed understanding of individual children, enabling them to make the best possible progress.