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Nature Barn Nursery

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5.0(10 parent reviews) ·Unit 6 Hall Farm, Little Bentley Colchester, CO7 8SD · Essex
Awaiting first Ofsted inspection. This is a newly registered provider (registered September 2024). Ofsted has not yet carried out its first inspection, so no rating is available.
Number of places
44 places
Age range
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Last inspected
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Local authority
Essex

About this day nursery

Nature Barn Nursery, located in Little Bentley, Colchester, is a newly established childcare setting that prioritises a warm and natural environment for children. The nursery focuses on creating a loving and nurturing space where every child is celebrated.

Their approach is child-centred, encouraging learning and development through play, which they believe is crucial for children to understand their world, explore, and build imagination. The nursery emphasises connecting children with nature, teaching them about recycling, respecting the environment, and growing their own vegetables for cooking activities.

They also facilitate learning about life cycles through observations, such as caterpillars transforming into butterflies. Nature Barn Nursery provides small, intimate classrooms and offers various experiences and activities, including Forest School, Beach School, mini-bus trips, and extra-curricular options like Hartbeep, Phonics with Robot Reg, and Sing and Sign sessions.

They also focus on well-being through meditation, yoga, and baby massage classes, and even have a well-being dog named Teddy who visits to promote empathy and companionship. The nursery provides nappies and wipes, and meals are prepared by Nursery Kitchen.

They also maintain strong parent partnerships, using an online learning journal for daily updates and instant messaging with key workers.

Our ethos

Nature Barn Nursery's child-centred approach encourages learning through play, emphasising a connection with nature, environmental respect, and hands-on activities like gardening and observing life cycles. They also prioritise children's well-being through various classes and experiences.

Brand new settingChild-centred approachFocus on nature and the environmentForest School and Beach SchoolWell-being focus

Pricing & funding

Fees are charged based on school days or full day sessions. Additional hours can be added to the early school day slot, and a separate hourly rate applies for funded hours.

Funding accepted

Tax-Free Childcare

Good to know

  • Additional hours can only be added to the 9.00am-3.00pm school day.
  • Additional hours are not available on the 9.30am-3.30pm school day.

Key facts

Food

Fresh meals provided by Nursery Kitchen. Nappies and wipes are provided.

Parent Reviews of Nature Barn Nursery

5.0
(10)
Kellie Schofield
4 months ago

We couldn’t recommend this nursery highly enough. Our daughter started in May and right from the start she quickly became part of the Nature Barn family! I was worried how quickly she’d settle due to having two years at home but with the love, support and care she’s received from the girls she settled so quickly and she LOVES going to nursery. I am so grateful that I can go to work knowing she is so happy & so clearly loved by those that look after her. They have taken the time to get to know her, her ways & adapt learning experiences to ensure she thrives which she certainly has done since starting. The setting itself is beautiful, great learning resources, an amazing forest school area & the trips out of nursery are an added bonus making it even more special. Overall the setting just shines & we are so grateful to have found you for our little one! - Thank you! :)

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5 months ago

I can't recommend this nursery highly enough. The staff genuinely care about the children so much, and they are all such lovely, happy people. They have lovely indoor, outdoor and forest school areas. They go on trips out, and have outside providers come in to do classes. Communication is great, and very easy via an app. It's a wonderful early years setting.

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Ricky Simpson
a year ago

My daughter is attending this nursery setting and has done since its opening. The setting is a caring environment and with the friendly staff it makes this nursery feel warm and inviting. My daughter is shy around new people and will often withdraw herself in uncomfortable situations. The staff have worked with my daughter and invited her to join in activities by letting her make the choice, not forcing or rushing her social development. I cannot recommend this wonderful nursery enough! It has boosted my little one’s confidence so much! We are so glad we found this wonderful nursery!

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Larissa Scotney
a year ago

Having viewed several nurseries, we were very impressed with the setup and ethos at Nature Barn. Only attending one day a week, I thought it would take her a long time to settle in but I was wrong! She has made friends, built up bonds with the staff she plays with and is able to tell me all about the activities that she does each week. More importantly she looks forward to coming to Nursery, which is reassuring for us. She is thriving here and we are looking forward to seeing her grow over the next year. Thanks everyone at Nature Barn! X

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Daniella Denise
a year ago

We cannot recommend this nursery enough. Our toddler has been attending since it opened and we are so grateful to have found such a special setting for our child. The staff are extremely knowledgeable about child development, providing regular updates on our child’s day and progress. Staff take great care in getting to know our child and helping them to settle into the nursery with ease. Staff have already built wonderful bonds with our child and show that them that they love their company. We have complete peace of mind when our child is at the setting knowing that they are safe, happy and experiencing an extensive curriculum that meets their needs and gives them incredible learning opportunities, Particularly regular trips around the grounds of the setting, which they love. Thank you Stef and the team for all that you do.

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