FLO’S NATURE NURSERY
Nature in mind, wellbeing at heart.
The Nature Nursery at Flo’s is a small (24 place) Early Years nursery setting for children aged 2-4 years. The nursery is a home from home, where children feel calm and settled and spend their day in harmony with other children and their natural surroundings.
We are offering government funded places for eligible 2, 3 and 4 year old children with the option to purchase additional hours. Nutritious meals will be provided by our wholesome cafe.
Are you interested in sending your child to Flo’s Nursery?
If you are a prospective parent/carer and would like to find out more by arranging a visit, please contact nursery@flosoxford.org.uk
To register interest in joining the nursery please complete this form and email it to nursery@flosoxford.org.uk
Request to join Flo’s nursery form
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Our approach
At The Nature Nursery at Flo’s, we believe passionately that all children are competent and capable thinkers and learners and that nature provides the most amazing resources to support children’s wellbeing and development – physical, social, emotional, creative and intellectual. Nobody knows what the future will bring, so the children of today have to be skilled, resilient and open-minded.
Our staff are highly experienced, qualified and enthusiastic. They are inspiring people who will support your child’s creative expression, introducing children (and parents who are interested!) to skills such as felting, woodwork and weaving. We want children to be fully engaged with the life of the kindergarten, learning life skills such as baking bread, cooking soup and caring for plants.
Your children are the artists, scientists, farmers and engineers of the future. Outdoor play has been shown to have many benefits: children can explore and take risks in a safe environment, pursue their natural curiosity and build the foundations for a lifelong love of learning. We want children to appreciate nature and grow to love and care for it. Inquisitive young minds will find a lot to explore in our lovely garden, whether this is watching a spider spin her web, searching for millipedes hiding under a rock or just having a rest under the blossom of our apple tree. Our children will be involved in planting food and tending the crops in harmony with the seasons. We also hope to make good use of the park and develop links with local projects, such as The City Farm and Elder Stubbs Allotments.
Opening hours and term dates
We are open 48 weeks in the year, and from 8.15am – 5.00pm.
I know summer and winter seem a long way off, but some of you might want to start planning a vacation to look forward to. So therefore here are this year’s holiday closures.
Winter 2023/24:
Friday 22nd December 2023 – Tuesday 3rd January 2024
Spring 2024:
Friday 29h March – Tuesday 9th April
Note; Tuesday 9th April is an INSET day
Summer 2024:
Friday 16th August (finish at 12.45) – Tuesday 3rd September
Note: Tuesday 3rd September is an INSET day
Have a lovely break!
Tanja & team
Parental Involvement
Parents are a child’s first and foremost carer and we would love you to be involved in the life of The Nature Nursery at Flo’s, whether through regular volunteering, skill sharing or by attending one of our Family Open Days. We look forward to meeting you.
Parent visit days
We are happy to show prospective nursery parents/carers around on our visitor days. If you would like to book a slot, please get in touch on: nursery@flosoxford.org.uk
Waiting list
You are welcome to put in an application to join the waiting list (please note only children who are 1 year old or more can be added to the waiting list). We accept Government-funded 2, 3 and 4 year olds. We will be allocating following our schedule which is:
- In June for September start dates
- In November for January start dates
- In February for April start dates
Contact us
You can call us on 01865/587612 or email Mae, our administrator on
nursery@flosoxford.org.uk
Please note Mae currently works on Monday, Tuesday and Friday mornings only.