Location: Dane Bank Green Space, Denton, Manchester alongside Denton West End Cricket Club, closest postcode - M34 2HB

Date availability: Monday - Thursday

Times: from 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Ages: 2-5 years old (Baby provision Opening April 2026)

Pricing: 15/30 hour FREE Funded placements available.

We request a daily enhancement fee of £12.50 per day. Paid day rate is currently set at £65.00 per day. More information on fees is included in our prospectus download available below.
 

Set on a beautiful green space in Dane Bank Green Space, the site boasts a number of ponds, lots of wildlife, an outdoor classroom, mud kitchen play, balancing bridges, a polytunnel and planters where we grow our own food. Future developments include a garden room heated indoor space. And a pet corner area!

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Unlike traditional classrooms, our completely outdoor OFSTED-Registered Nursery allows young children to be fully immersed in nature, promoting resilience, physical fitness, mental well-being and a lifelong appreciation for the environment. 

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Our Nursery follows the Forest School Ethos and Principles, which is a child-centred holistic learning process that offers opportunities for holistic growth through regular sessions. It is a long-term program that supports play, exploration and supported risk-taking. It develops confidence and self-esteem through learner-inspired, hands-on experiences in a natural setting, with the guidance of our caring highly skilled staff team.

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We currently follow The Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum, which believes play underpins learning and all aspects of children’s development. However, as a team we are now carefully creating our own bespoke forest school curriculum to truly show the benefits and learning that children gain during their time with us.

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We are passionate about following the forest school 6 principles and child-led play overarches everything we do. Through play, children develop language skills, their emotions and creativity, and social and intellectual skills. 

 

For us, play takes place all day outdoors, in all weathers and it is in this different environment that children explore and discover their immediate world. We see the children in our care practise new ideas and skills, take risks, show imagination and solve problems independently and with others.

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LIMITED SPACES AVAILABLE

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Curious to see if this makes sense for your child? Let's chat!

Location: Reddish Vale Country Park, SK5 7HE

Date availability: Mondays and Tuesdays 

Times: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm (9am-3pm December & January)

Ages: 3+ years old (no upper age cap)
 

Our Home Education groups are specifically designed for children 3 years and older who are home-educated. We are on the Early Years register and have full training and qualifications in supporting Early Years children. We offer full-day sessions to spend in nature at the beautiful park, full of fauna and foliage, boasting many ponds and a wonderful community garden. We are in the process of developing our own curriculum for this group based on combining the forest school ethos & outdoor learning skills. 

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We run Monday & Tuesday, you can pick one or two days, we offer 10% sibling discount.

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Sessions are currently ran by experienced Qualified level 3 forest school leaders, who boast a wealth of experience & knowledge in child development, outdoor learning and specialise in supporting those with SEND, they carefully guide & lead the groups. The children are given the freedom to choose what they want to do and we are very flexible in following their interests and lead, taking advantage of seasonal on site changes, foraging for example, and friendships within the group. 

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Our forest school sessions loosely follow the Wild Passport Scheme, which is a skill, knowledge and competency-based outdoor learning curriculum and progression monitoring system that we use. The scheme focuses on progressing in bush-craft skills such as tool use, fire lighting and building and den building. However, we still follow the children's lead with this scheme.

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Session structure:

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• Welcome, introductions and a team game if children want to take part.

• Free play - Wild Passport time (led by children)

• Lunch served around the campfire 

• Typical theme activities can include fire making, foraging, woodcraft, wildlife, bark craft, exploring and adventure walks, tree climbing, exploring the river, paddling, making dams, weaving, whittling and natural arts and crafts to take home.

• Finish around our campfire with snacks, milk or hot chocolate. Review of the day, what we have enjoyed and what we would like to do or learn about next session.

Locations: Dane Bank Green Space, Denton, Manchester alongside Denton West End Cricket Club, closest postcode - M34 2HB. 
Reddish Vale Country Park, SK5 7HE

Session length: 1.5 hours

Day & Time: Friday mornings, Stockport Council Term Time 10:00-11:30 am

Recommended ages: open to babies (cruising/walking stage), toddlers and pre-schoolers up to age 5.

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Being outdoors and playing with other children greatly builds up confidence and physical development as children learn how to manoeuvre around uneven ground and practice climbing and balancing.

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A more relaxed, child-led session built to encourage curiosity and exploration between parent and child. Dane Bank is more Early Years focussed and Reddish Vale is focussed on Home-Ed families, but everyone is welcome at both, Reddish Vale is a wild woodland and Dane Bank is a set up Outdoor Nursery.

Locations available: Dane Bank Green Space, Denton, Manchester alongside Denton West End Cricket Club, closest postcode - M34 2HB or Heaton's School
St James Road, Heaton Moor, Stockport, SK4 4RE

Session length: 1.5 Hours

Recommended ages: 2-8 years, although some older children attend and enjoy.

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Can't commit to weekly stay-and-play sessions? Our themed forest school sessions run on the weekends and are the perfect family-friendly activity that allows you to enjoy some fresh air and adult socialisation time too!