Saplings Nature Kindergarten

Georgina, Michelle, Sharon, and Katie, members of our team, like playing and learning outside. Our collective decades of experience working outside with children from the very young up to KS2 has given us a thorough awareness of the many advantages of learning in nature, which enables us to offer opportunities that are specific to each child's interests and learning preferences.
We provide a loving, safe, and encouraging foundation from which our kids can explore.
We are an eyfs and childcare facility with an Ofsted registration. Each member of our staff has a doctorate degree, is trained in first aid, and is committed to improving their profession in order to give our kids the finest care possible.
The only Nature Kindergarten in County Durham offers term-time early childhood education and care.
During some of the school holidays, there are groups for kids of school age.
We support year-round outdoor play for all kids, every day of the week.
Since we are a community interest company, the neighbourhood benefits from what we do. In addition to our educational initiatives and neighbourhood gatherings, we also protect and preserve our local ecosystem, particularly Castle Eden Dene National Nature Reserve.
More than 450 plant species, an astonishing array of bird species, and mammals like roe deer and fox call the dene home. We are dedicated to making this lovely, local environment accessible to kids and families while also working to preserve it for coming generations.
The site for the intriguing video game Saplings is the Oakerside Dene Lodge near Peterlee, which serves as the entrance to the natural reserve. In order to give all of our kids the chance to form relationships with nature in this incredible community resource, we would love for you to become a member of our community here at Castle Eden Dene.