Forest Kindergarten Sevenoaks

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Decades of research has shown that play is crucial to physical, intellectual, and social-emotional development at all ages. This is especially true of the purest form of play: the unstructured, self-motivated, imaginative, independent kind,... ~ David Elkind

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Nature provides the solution

We are pleased to announce that bookings are now open for our Forest holiday club (for 3-10 year olds) which will be running over the Easter holidays and May half term at Hosey Common (9am-2pm each day).
Easter dates: Thursday 2nd, Friday 3rd, Monday 6th-Thursday 9th, Tuesday 14th & Wednesday 15th April. May Half Term - Tuesday 26th - Friday 29th May.
... Places can be booked here http://www.forest-kindergarten.co.uk/book .php. Book early to avoid disappointment!
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...most of our early learning came not from being explicitly taught but from experiencing. Kids aren't born knowing hard and soft, sweet and sour, red and green. When the child experiences those things, s/he transforms them into psychological understandings. ~ David Elkind "The Power of Play"

“Children are designed, by nature, to play often in physically vigorous ways,” says Peter Gray, author of “Free to Learn” (Basic Books). “That is how they develop fit bodies and the capacity for graceful, well-coordinated movement. “Over the past several decades, children’s opportunities to play freely and vigorously have been greatly reduced, and over this same period their physical fitness has declined.” https://medium.com/…/the-nature-of-lear ning-why-kids-need-t…

At Forest Kindergarten we have recently benefitted from the invaluable support of Louise Wilson for our children. Louise is a child psychotherapist based in Sevenoaks, and writes this article about how best to ease children into settling in to the new term..
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We look forward to welcoming the children back to Forest Kindergarten next week. The spring term starts next Monday 13th January. Our unique outstanding rated forest kindergarten is run by experienced, caring staff for children age 3-7 years old, and is based in a wonderful, tranquil woodland setting in Ide Hill. We still have limited availability for immediate start and offer funded places up to 15 hours. If you would like to arrange a visit, please email forestkindergartenoffice@gmail.com