Welcome to Badgers Bridge!
Badgers Bridge has several unique settings at different locations. We pride ourselves on delivering home from home early years care and education for children of 18 months – 5 years of age and from 12 months at our site in Stelling Minnis. We follow the Montessori ethos alongside the Curiosity Approach and Outdoor Learning.
We have a small, unique nursery in the beautiful countryside in the village of Postling, which is between Hythe and Lyminge.
Our second nursery is set in the friendly and welcoming village of Lympne in the village Hall. We took over from an existing nursery, Punch and Judy in February 2024 and are called Badgers Bridge at Lympne.
We visit our Forest schools sites two or three times a week. As an outing, this is a truly wonderful and exciting experience for all children. Our Forest School is in Lyminge and we also visit the Forest School at Lympne Primary School.
We operate Outward Bound days from Lympne village where the children get to experience long adventure nature walks and enjoy learning how wonderful it is to be in the outdoors!
We have a beautiful purpose built nursery, Badgers on the Minnis, in the village of Bossingham in Stelling Minnis. We are set behind the primary school and have a fully equipped baby room. We take children from 12 months.
All of our practitioners are highly qualified and dedicated to the nurture, care and development of children. We have Practitioners qualified from Level 3 in Early Years to Masters Degree level and several Forest School leaders. We follow the Montessori Principles, are child led and encourage curiosity at all of our sites.
We follow the Curiosity Approach with Montessori principles and adore the outdoors!
Where We Are
Badgers Bridge has three Nursery sites and resides in Postling village, near Hythe, Lympne Village Hall in the village of Lympne near Hythe, and Bossingham, Stelling Minnis in the heart of Kent.
We are lucky enough to be in an area of outstanding beauty.
Our Forest School is set in the village of Lyminge. A perfect location for your child to learn and develop. We pride ourselves on providing a unique, nurturing and safe environment where we support learning through play and follow the Montessori Principles. We offer opportunities for children to be curios, inquisitive and independent. We support the instilling of values and encourage positive outcomes.
We visit the beautiful surrounding countryside, local woods, Lympne Castle and Forest Areas in Lympne on our daily ‘Outward Bound’ days.
We have strong links with Lyminge Primary school and run our After School Club there. We also have strong links with Lympne and Stelling Minnis Primary schools.
Postling Village Hall, The Street, Postling,
Hythe CT21 4EU
Lympne Village Hall, Aldington Road, Lympne. Hythe Kent. CT21 4LE
Badgers Bridge on the Minnis, Bossingham Road, Stelling Minnis CT4 6DU
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We have three main nursery sites as well as our ‘Forest School’ and ‘Outward Bound’ Days. Both of the Forest School and Outward Days have a waiting list as they are very popular.
All of our sites are run by enthusiastic, highly qualified and committed practitioners. Children are at the heart of everything we do. We want to offer the children a unique experience where they can be curious, inquisitive, explore and grow in independence. All of this done through a welcoming environment, play opportunities, invitations to learning with the support of caring and experienced practitioners.
We like to create a warm, caring environment full of opportunities to learn, make friends, be curious, explore, learn about nature, and feel part of a family.
Each child is unique and we celebrate this at our settings.
We use natural resources and work within Montessori principles and the modern day Curiosity Approach. We follow the legislation set out by The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and are regulated by OFSTED.
“The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is just that little bit extra” (Quote by Jimmy Johnson). We like to think that we do that bit extra to provide our unique, safe, caring and child led environments.
Curiosity Approach
We love the ethos of The Curiosity Approach at Badgers Bridge! This approach means that we use authentic and natural resources and play and learning is led by the child. We are currently trying to remove most plastic from our resources and offer items that promote curiosity with our children. Real woodwork, being outdoors as much as possible and allowing the child to discover for themselves.
At Curiosity Approach settings children are given the power, time and space to learn and practice and embed new skills. Children are given the opportunity to build confidence in their own abilities and to learn RESPECT for resources and equipment. To learn HOW to handle items with care and attention. To TRUST in their skills as capable confident learners. We are moving away from plastic toys and electronic gadgets. Opting for the use of loose parts, recycled and authentic resources.’REAL’ items that can be found at home! Treasures rescued are from car boots, op or charities shops. Items that normally would be left unloved or thrown away. Authentic real resources which allow children to explore, investigate and discover. Have a look at our gallery to see more.
If you have any questions or would like to visit our unique nursery, please contact us to make an appointment
01303 862951