Home Education
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We understand that the decision on how a child should be educated is as unique as the child themself. We support a parent's right to choose to home educate or flexi-school their child in the way that best suits them. Please scroll down to see our range of options to support home-educated children and families but if you don't see something that suits your needs we are open to suggestions.
Forest Friends
Forest Friends is our outdoor childcare provision for children aged 6 - 12 which runs throughout the year, this is a great option for home educating parents that work and still need childcare. Sessions run on Thursdays at Whistlewood Common during Derbyshire term times and we offer either half days or full days:
9am - 12pm £30 (£24 using Tax Free Childcare)
8.30am - 4pm £52 (£41.60 using Tax Free Childcare)
Children attending for full days will need to bring a packed lunch.
We request that an appropriate adult attends the first session with their child so that we can have a chat about your child's care needs and ensure that these can be met. Forest Friends runs on a rolling contract and isn't available on an ad-hoc basis.
Nature nursery
Early education doesn't have to stop at the age of 4 and children are welcome to attend our Nature nursery up to the age of 6 similarly to other European countries where children start their formal education later. Primarily outdoors, our days are child-led with lots of time for children to follow their own interests and be creative and explorative. See our Nature nursery page for more information
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