Outdoor Learning
About Molescroft Farm
Our nursery is set within the beautiful surroundings of Molescroft Farm, offering children a truly unique outdoor learning experience. With plenty of open space, fresh air, and hands-on activities, outdoor play is a part of every day.
Gardening and growing food are at the heart of our nursery life. Children take pride in planting, nurturing, and harvesting fruit and vegetables, which are then used in their lunches—helping them develop a real connection to the food they eat.
The farm is home to a variety of animals, giving children the opportunity to see, learn about, and interact with them in a safe and engaging way. One of their favourite spots is the apple orchard—a peaceful and magical space where they can explore, play, and enjoy the changing seasons.
The chickens
The chickens have now started to lay eggs which is very exciting for the children as we can now collect these from chicken coop daily!
Goats and Shetland pony
We have three pygmy goats, DiggaDigga, Gary and Barry!
Pollyanna is our wonderful Shetland Pony!
We also have a 70 place community allotment which is run as a not-for-profit business.
Community
Frith farm and allotments
With our passion of encouraging children to form meaningful connections with the world in which they live, our community is at our core centre. We want children to feel involved in this, be able to contribute to society and have a sense of belonging and being at home both in and around the nursery and farm.
Therefore, we also have a 70-place community allotment which is run as not-for-profit business and also Frith Farm. Frith Farm is on site and their aim is to provide local people with quality food and improve the way in which food is produced and distributed. Frith places a major focus on quality: combining chemical free, fresh produce with sustainable production and distribution methods. All of which we think are great principles and attitudes which our children encounter regularly.
Forest school
As part of our inclusive extended curriculum, the Pre-School children have the opportunity to participate in ‘Forest School’ sessions. This takes place on site in our small private wood. Whilst children do have the opportunity to practice and perfect their gross motor skills in climbing and fine motor skills through the safe use of tools. Forest School is much more about the journey, and this coincides with our everyday ethos and beliefs…During the sessions which are led by fully qualified Level 3 Forest School Leaders the children are able to take some time away to become lost in the depths of the magic of imaginative play through building dens and fairy houses, listening walks and focusing on their well-being in nature. Once the programme is complete hopefully children will use skills they have learnt during this time for life. Allowing them to further build upon a feeling of serenity and calm alongside self-belief and resilience when in the great outdoors. But above anything, children will experience fire building and enjoying tasty smores and whilst we can’t say they’ll remember everything as they grow up into the strong, independent people they’re destined to be, I’m sure this will be something they do look back on and remember!
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