The beloved Wild at Heart dog, sat with two students and a teacher

Wild at Heart

Day Nursery

Nurturing Global Citizens,
One Adventure at a Time

Wild at Heart is a unique nursery that fosters a love for the planet and its diverse ecosystems through age-appropriate playrooms themed around different global environments.

From ocean-themed “Beachcombers” to the African-inspired “Park Rangers,” children embark on a globetrotting adventure that nurtures their curiosity, creativity, and environmental awareness.

With a strong emphasis on outdoor exploration, sustainability, and hands-on learning, the nursery provides children with high-quality resources, natural materials, and a bespoke adventure playground.

Meals are prepared from scratch by an in-house chef, ensuring nutritious, enjoyable dining experiences that also teach healthy eating habits. The nursery’s approach cultivates confident, independent children who are passionate about caring for the world around them.

Important Information

From Spring 2024, we now offer full (8am-6pm) or school days (8.30-4pm) at Wild at Heart, with a minimum attendance of 2 days each week.  This ensures the staff have time to get to know every Globetrotter and it certainly helps the child settle better. We offer an all inclusive service meaning that all nappies, wipes, meals, drinks, snacks, crafts, forest school etc… is included in our daily fees; no hidden costs here.

Full day sessions (you can drop off and pick up any time between 8am and 6pm) are priced at £66 and a school day session (between 8.30 and 4pm) is £54.

If required, early care (7.30 – 8am) can be discussed with the nursery and if available, costs £3 per session which includes breakfast. Parents pay for 50 weeks of care split into 12 monthly invoices for financial consistency.

Eligible parents of Government funding (3/4 year 15 or 30 hours, 2 year funding from April 2024 and potential 9months funding from September 2024) will receive significantly reduced invoices compared to full fees. Calculations are explained in our Application Pack, but an outline of monthly costs are below:

 15 Hours of Funding30 Hours of Funding
 2 DAYS3 DAYS4 DAYS5 DAYS2 DAYS3 DAYS4 DAYS5 DAYS
Full
8am – 6pm
£284.00£559.00£834.00£1109.00£195.00£293.00£568.00£843.00
School (8.30am – 4pm)£155.50£380.50£605.50£830.50£155.50£233.00£311.00£536.00
15 Hours of Funding
2 DAYS 3 DAYS 4 DAYS 5 DAYS
Full 8am – 6pm £284.00 £559.00 £834.00 £1109.00
School (8.30am – 4pm) £155.50 £380.50 £605.50 £830.50
30 Hours of Funding
2 DAYS 3 DAYS 4 DAYS 5 DAYS
Full 8am – 6pm £195.00 £293.00 £568.00 £843.00
School (8.30am – 4pm) £155.50 £233.00 £311.00 £536.00

We hope you like the sound of it; if so the relevant room leader will happily show you around at 5.30pm one evening.

We find this is a nice balance of you seeing the nursery still open and in action but means we have the staff available to spend time with you to answer any questions you may have.

At the end of your show around you will be given an application pack; we just require the completed registration form and terms and conditions returned in order for you to join our waiting list.

There is no cost involved until we know a space as been agreed, at which point we will ask you to pay a £75 admin fee to secure your place and add you onto our nursery management system “Famly”. You will get an invitation to join Famly and create a profile for your child ready for staff to add all their daily photographs and information when they attend.

We also offer three little settling sessions prior to a child starting Wild at Heart and these are included in the admin fee.

We try and work three months ahead, always evaluating the waiting list, children’s birthdays and when they may be transitioning between rooms enabling us to fit in new custom. We may drop you an email asking for an update on your requirements, and we politely ask that you let us know if you no longer need to be on the waiting list so we can continue to work our way down it fairly. 

a child, entirely covered by a pink pig rain suit, plays in the mud kitchen

Make an Enquiry

If you’d like to arrange to come and see the Wild At Heart magic for yourself, please complete the form below and we’ll get back to you within 3 working days.

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