A nursery where the outdoors and nature play a pivotal role in the development of children has been deemed ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted in their first inspection.
Woodland Adventure Nursery in Astley, where children spend time playing in the forest and getting up close to local nature and wildlife, has been lamented with praise by the watchdog. Inspectors remarked on how ‘babies gaze dotingly at staff’ and ‘children squeal with delight as they run up and down slopes in the forest’.
The Astley Hall Drive site operates out of the Grade II* listed building known as Dam House on the edge of the Wigan borough, which backs onto a mass of greenery where children explore, climb and play.
