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Tree House Friends Childcare Daily Monday - Friday : 9am - 3pm

18/10/2026

Autumn has landed at Trent Park, and our 2–5s turned a pile of conkers into a full morning of learning. Here’s what’s really happening in this photo:

1. Physical Development: Using a real hand drill takes grip, control and focus. It builds the same hand strength they’ll later need to hold a pencil.

2. Expressive Arts & Design: Conkers, pipe cleaners and googly eyes became a caterpillar. Their idea, their design.

3. Understanding the World: Spiky cases, shiny conkers, horse chestnut leaves. Where do they come from? Why do they fall in autumn?

4.Mathematics: Counting, sorting by size, and “which one’s the biggest?”

5. Communication & Language: New words like spiky, smooth, prickly and hollow.

6. PSED: Sharing tools, taking turns, and learning to manage risk with an adult alongside.

No worksheets. No screens. Just curious children, real materials and a woodland classroom, in every season.

📍 Forest school nursery for ages 2–5 | Trent Park, North London
Want to see it for yourself? DM us “VISIT” or tap the link in bio to book a tour.

13/09/2026

Screen time today: zero minutes. Story time: as long as she wanted. She chose the book, she chose the hammock, and nobody told her when to stop. Our book corner just happens to be strung between two trees in Trent Park, same EYFS Literacy every nursery works to, only horizontal and under a canopy. Looking for a preschool place? Come and see it for yourself

14/08/2026

Our music lesson has no sheet music, no instruments, and no rules. 🥁
Just pots, pans, wooden spoons, and whatever rhythm today’s group decided on. Turns out you don’t need a triangle and a xylophone when you’ve got a saucepan lid and complete creative freedom.
This is loose parts play in action, and yes, it’s actually on the EYFS curriculum, not just a happy accident. That racket is doing some real work:
-Expressive Arts and Design (making music, exploring sound and rhythm) - Communication and Language (listening, taking turns, following a beat together)
-PSED (because a group jam session is really a lesson in cooperation with extra noise)
Also it’s very, very loud. We regret nothing. friends

20/07/2026

From crayons to council bins 🖍️♻️

Enfield Council asked our children to design a poster for the new recycling bins in Trent Park. They drew what they know best, the trees they climb, the birds they spot, the park they call their classroom.

Now their artwork is on bins across the park, reminding everyone: “The future of Enfield is in our hands.”

This is what learning through play looks like. Real projects, real purpose, real pride. Our children didn’t just draw a poster, they became advocates for the place they love.

Swipe to see the journey from first sketch to the finished bin

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10/07/2026

This is what Monday looks like at Tree House Friends 🌿

Two invitations set up today: an ocean-themed water tray and natural loose-parts art.

At the water tray, children were sorting sea creatures, ice, stones and crabs into a “habitat” narrating who lives where, floating vs sinking, and working together to fit everyone in.

That’s Understanding the World (exploring float/sink, ocean animals) and Communication & Language (turn-taking, describing) happening without a worksheet in sight.
Over on the ground, leaves, feathers, sticks and paint became a spray-art collage. Choosing colours, pressing sponges, layering natural materials on cardboard — that’s Expressive Arts & Design and Physical Development (fine motor control) in full swing.

No instructions, no right answer, just open-ended materials and time to explore. This is what EYFS looks like outdoors, children directing their own learning while we scaffold in the background.

Book your child into our next holiday club at Trent Park. www.treehousefriends.co.uk

25/06/2026

From icy letters to muddy kitchens, splashing in streams to flower colour hunts, this is what a Monday looks like at Tree House Friends.
Every activity is intentional. Every mess has a purpose. This is how children aged 2–5 learn best, outdoors, hands-on, led by curiosity.
Forest school isn’t a trend. It’s how we’ve always believed children should grow.

17/06/2026

The best stories are read under leaves, not lights.

Only 6 days left to grab your spot for our Stay & Play Day 🌿Come and spend a morning with us in the forest at Trent Park...
31/05/2026

Only 6 days left to grab your spot for our Stay & Play Day 🌿
Come and spend a morning with us in the forest at Trent Park — your little one gets to explore, climb, dig, and just be a kid outdoors.
Spots are limited. If you’ve been thinking about it, now’s the time.
👉 https://www.treehousefriends.co.uk/tree-house-friends-open-day
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29/05/2026

Thursday at Tree House Friends 🌲

Letters in the leaves. Numbers carved from wooden cubes. No worksheets in sight.

This is how our children explore early literacy and maths — through play, outdoors, with their hands.

It might look like “just playing,” but here’s what’s actually happening:

📚 Communication & Language + Literacy, recognising letters, making the link between symbol and sound, building the foundations of reading.

🔢 Mathematics, sorting, counting and spotting shapes in three dimensions. Holding a wooden cube teaches number in a way a flashcard never can.

🙌 Physical Development, every grasp, stack and balance is fine motor skill in the making.

This is EYFS in action. Learning that sticks, because it starts with curiosity rather than instruction.

Come see how your little one could spend their Thursdays. 🌳

27/05/2026

No screens. No noise. Just cold water, crunchy leaves, and the best kind of tired at pick-up time. 🌿

Ice + food colouring + curious hands = science, colour theory, and pure joy — all before lunch.

This is what learning looks like at Tree House Friends.

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Trent Park
Enfield
EN40DZ

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Monday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday 9am - 3pm

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