Case Studies

Magic Dragon Outdoor Audit Case Study Rethinking the Outdoors – an Outdoor Audit Case Study with Magic Dragon Preschool Running from a church hall in Bishopston, Magic Dragon preschool provides a wonderful environment for children to play, explore and grow and their...

Matt works as an Early Years Teacher at Charlton Nursery, based in a village location on the outskirts of Bristol.  He has many years of teaching experience and joined Charlton Nursery over a year ago.  It is clear that Matt really enjoys working within Early Years...

Sydenham Road Under Fives Pre-School is situated in an inner suburb of  South Bristol.  It’s a packaway setting based in a church hall which has no outdoor space. The setting runs for three full days and two half days each week, term time only and caters for a maximum...

Debi’s childhood dream was to become a teacher ‘I was always destined to be a teacher’.   This childhood dream has been fulfilled and Debi has worked at Broomhill Infants School for fifteen years, starting as an NQT and is now the Early Years Lead.  Debi is clearly...

Little Foxes is a pre-school provider based in the historic woodland at Stoke Park estate and provides nursery education and childcare for 34 three and four year olds. The pre-school was set up and is managed by Lizzie Staite, Julie Wheeler and Janie Ankers. Little...

Playgrounds have for decades been shaped by a zero risk mindset with any injury seen as a sign of failure. But things are changing, in what the New York Times recently called a “movement for freer, riskier play.” Tim Gill is a part of this movement and introduces a...

Sticky Fish is a Christian pre-school established in September 1994. Their trustees and managers are part of the fellowship at Fishponds Baptist Church or members of other local churches. They are an inclusive setting and welcome staff of other faiths or with no...

Amberley Hall is situated close to Durdham Downs and can be reached by walking through some atmospheric cobbled streets. The nursery has recently been successful in obtaining capital grant funding to develop their small courtyard garden. Access to the garden was...