Molescroft Farm

Children’s Nursery

Our Nursery is based on an arable farm that has been run for generations by the Hall family, who are now providing the very best in day care and early years education.

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About Us

The nursery is purpose-built to allow children to be at one with nature and the outdoors. The nursery has three rooms, each catering for different age groups.
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FAQ & Applications

All your questions answered. Safeguarding, Equal Opportunities, SEND, funding & vouchers, child development and much besides.
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On The Farm

The farm has 10% of the land managed primarily for wildlife and the environment which makes it an especially good place for children to explore.
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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.

Come Visit Us

We strongly believe in play based learning. We provide an environment, everyday, where children can develop through play.

We know each child as the individual that they are and through this we set up activities to progress their development. We do not pressurise the children, rather we provide a fun stimulating environment where a love for learning is developed.

Outdoor learning

There are animals on the farm, including the nursery chickens and the children are involved in their care and help with their daily routine. This care for nature and animals is absolutely core to our ethos of a loving, nurturing environment where the children in our care can flourish. Please see our on the farm page to learn more about our furry friends which are a part of our family.

Our wider outdoor opportunities are open to all our children both big and small. We have quad cross-country buggies meaning even the smallest of our children can enjoy the space and fresh air we have to offer.

What We Do

Environment

We are always trying to find ways to be as environmentally friendly as possible with reduce, re-use and recycling being at the heart of our nursery ethos, whether it be through using as little plastic as possible or using recycled natural product all through the nursery. You can see more about how we implement this on our Community page.

Food

Our nursery cooks prepares amazing nutritious meals for the children every day on site. None of the food that we serve is processed, and sugar and salt are not added. We don’t serve puddings, rather a seasonal variety of fruit salads, smoothies and lassis. Snacks are savoury to avoid sugar sitting on the children’s teeth. Food is sourced locally where possible and often grown by the children from our own raised beds. See our Sample Menu.

Play

We strongly believe in play based learning. We provide an environment, everyday where children can develop through play. We know each child as the individual that they are and through this we set up activities to progress their development. We do not pressurise the children, rather we provide a fun stimulating environment where a love for learning is developed.

Learning

We have many extra lessons, which the children love taking part in, from French, science, gardening club and music. We have educational visits up to Frith Farm, which is a veg box scheme which runs only a couple of field away on the farm.

Outdoor learning is fun!

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What Our Families are Saying

“Absolutely wonderful place, the setting, the staff, the environment, the ethos, everything is just perfect. I can’t recommend enough. I’m so pleased I found Molescroft Farm. My children love the outdoors and having free flow access is just perfect for them.”
“Thank you Molescroft Farm Nursery for Harry’s leaving gifts, Harry is going to miss you all loads and is gutted to be leaving. Thank you for making his time there really special….. it’s more of a family than a nursery….would highly recommend to anyone.. 5 star nursery.”
“We love how outdoorsy it is here, our daughter thinks it’s brilliant that she gets to play in the garden all day if she wants to.”

“Molescroft Farm Nursery stood out above all of the others I visited - their care, communication and compassion has been second to none. I could not have found a better setting to care for my daughter and give her the experiences she has had in the setting.”