Nursery World - Learning & Development: Steiner Waldorf

Laurel Farm Kindergarten makes the most of its rural setting for
children to learn life skills and enrich their learning through play
that engages with animals and nature. Nereida Olives explains.

At Laurel Farm Kindergarten, we provide Steiner Waldorf education and care for a mixed-age group of children from the age of three to seven. The setting is based on a small holding surrounded by three acres of land, streams, woodland, ponds and with animals, ducks, sheep, hens, pigs and bees. On our recent Ofsted inspection, we achieved an 'outstanding' rating in all areas, and according to the early years team in Bath and North East Somerset, we are the first local setting to accomplish this since Ofsted raised the bar.

WHAT DO WE OFFER?

As a Steiner Waldorf farm kindergarten we are truly blessed to be able to enjoy such a rich, natural indoor and outdoor environment, enriching children's learning and development, and nurturing their sensory experiences through play and activity, as we describe.

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