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Little Dunstan's Kindergartens
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We are a group of nursery and Forest School settings in south east London offering a totally unique experience to our families. We take children from 4 months up to 4 years 11 months and give them a wonderful experience of nature, outdoor learning, hands on exploration, leading to growth in confidence and curiosity.
Our focus is on play, movement, kindness and wonder, and children leave us ready to learn in Reception class at their chosen school.
Discover Little Dunstan's
Discover more about our unique settings and the evidence-based research that informs our practice.
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We would love to talk to you about your child - enquire today.
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Forest School is a core part of how children spend their week at Little Dunstan's. Children go outside in all but the most extreme weather, building the kind of resilience, curiosity, and confidence that's hard to teach indoors.
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Everything we do at Little Dunstan's is shaped by three ideas, shared across every school and setting in St Dunstan's Education Group: Personal, Progressive, and Purposeful.
Quote
Play is not a break from learning. It is endless, delightful, deep, engaging, practical learning. It’s the doorway into the child’s heart!
Vince Gowman
Froebel Quote
Play is the highest expression of human development in childhood, for it alone is the free expression of what is in a child’s soul
Friedrich Froebel
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