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. We follow the Montessori ethos alongside the Curiosity Approach and Outdoor Learning.

We have a setting in Postling, between Hythe and Lyminge.  Our second setting is set in the beautiful village of 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 Schools is in Lyminge and we also visit the Forest School at Lympne Primary School.

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.

We follow the Curiosity Approach with Montessori

We follow the Curiosity Approach with Montessori principles and adore the outdoors!

Where We Are

Badgers Bridge has two Nursery sites and resides in Postling village, near Hythe and Lympne Village Hall in the village of Lympne near Hythe, 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 Primary school.

  • Badgers Bridge

Postling Village Hall, The Street, Postling,
Hythe CT21 4EU

The Gore.  Park Lane Elham Kent CT4 6UU

  • Term Times

Term Time

Term Times

Monday 4th September – Friday 20th October 2023

Monday 30th October – Friday 15th December 2023

Wednesday 3rd January – Friday 9th February 2024

Monday 19th February – Thursday 28th March 2024

Monday 15th April – Thursday 23rd May 2024.

(Bank holiday on Monday 6th May)

Tuesday 4th June – Friday 19th July 2024

Our beautiful unique sites!

We have two main 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.

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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