At Badgers Bridge, we provide thoughtfully designed early years care and education for children aged 12 months to 5 years across our distinctive nursery settings.

Each of our locations has its own character, yet all share the same ethos — a genuine home-from-home environment where children feel safe, valued and deeply understood. We create spaces where curiosity is nurtured, independence is encouraged and childhood is protected.

Our Postling nursery is nestled in the beautiful countryside between Hythe and Lyminge and is specially designed for our younger children. This smaller, intimate setting offers a calm and nurturing start to nursery life, with daily access to nature, open space and gentle routines that support secure attachments and early development.

Badgers Bridge at Lympne, based in the welcoming Lympne Village Hall, offers a vibrant and community-focused environment for children as they grow in confidence and independence. Here, children benefit from strong local connections alongside rich learning opportunities both indoors and out.

Our purpose-built nursery, Badgers on the Minnis, is located in the picturesque village of Bossingham in Stelling Minnis. Set just behind the primary school, this beautiful setting offers a carefully designed learning environment, including a fully equipped baby room for children from 12 months. The space has been thoughtfully created to support exploration, independence and secure early attachment through to school readiness.

We are fully inclusive across all of our settings. We welcome and celebrate children of all backgrounds, abilities and starting points. Every child is seen as an individual, and we work closely with families and professionals to ensure that each child receives the support, challenge and care they need to thrive. Inclusion is not an add-on for us — it is woven into our daily practice and our values.

Outdoor learning is central to who we are. Children attend Forest School sessions twice a week at our woodland sites in Lyminge and at Lympne Primary School. These experiences allow children to explore, problem-solve, take managed risks and develop confidence in the natural world.

We also run dedicated Outward Bound days from Lympne, where children enjoy longer adventure walks, seasonal exploration and the joy of being immersed in nature. These days build resilience, deepen connection to the environment and give children the space to truly experience childhood outdoors.

Across all of our settings, our practitioners are highly qualified, passionate and deeply committed to the nurture, care and development of every child. Our team includes educators qualified from Level 3 through to Master’s Degree level, alongside several trained Forest School Leaders.

Our pedagogy draws from Montessori principles, the Reggio Emilia approach and a strong child-led philosophy. We see children as capable, curious learners. We carefully prepare environments that inspire investigation, creativity and independence, while practitioners observe closely, respond thoughtfully and extend learning in meaningful ways.

We believe children learn best when they feel secure, inspired and given the freedom to explore at their own pace.

At Badgers Bridge, childhood is celebrated — muddy boots, curious minds and all.

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

Sustainability at Badgers Bridge

Sustainability is not a theme we teach for a week — it is a way of being that shapes our daily practice.

At Badgers Bridge, we believe that children develop a genuine respect for the world around them when they are given meaningful opportunities to care for it. From a young age, our children are encouraged to notice nature, protect living things and understand that their choices matter.

Across all of our settings, we prioritise natural, open-ended and sustainable resources. We favour wooden materials, loose parts and real-life objects over plastic toys wherever possible. We also make purposeful use of what others might consider ‘rubbish’ — cardboard boxes, tubes, packaging and recycled materials become building structures, imaginative worlds and creative projects in the hands of our children. By reusing and repurposing materials, we reduce waste while offering richer, more inventive learning experiences.

Our Forest School sessions and Outward Bound days immerse children in the natural world. They experience the changing seasons, learn to assess risk responsibly and develop a deep appreciation for the outdoors. We believe children are more likely to care for the planet when they feel connected to it.

We are mindful of our environmental footprint as an organisation. This includes reducing single-use plastics, recycling responsibly, reusing materials creatively and making considered purchasing decisions. We actively encourage families to donate preloved items and natural materials to support our child-led environments.

Sustainability also means building a setting that can thrive long term — environmentally, socially and economically. We strive to make thoughtful decisions that protect the future of our nurseries while modelling responsible citizenship for the children in our care.

At Badgers Bridge, sustainability is woven into childhood — muddy hands, repaired treasures, cardboard castles and a deep respect for the world we share.

“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.