FAQs

We take children from 6 months until they go to school.

We offer core hours every day from 9am to 5pm. We also offer wrap around care in the form of Breakfast Club from 8am to 9am and Supper Club from 5pm to 6pm.

For 6 months to 2 years old we have a ratio of 1 adult to 3 children. For the 2-4 year olds we operate at a ratio of 1 to 4. The only exception may be Breakfast or Supper Club when we might approve a ratio of 1 adult to 6 children.

From September 2025 all eligible parents of children 9 months and older will receive 1,140 hours per year of funded childcare. We spread this over the 48 weeks that we open which means you will be entitled to 3 funded core sessions per week, we don’t offer funding for breakfast and supper club. It may be necessary to charge a small top up fee per hour to cover consumable such as meals and resources, this will be outlined to you before enrolling.

We’re thrilled to hear your considering mouse’s garden for your new baby, we just request you wait until your baby has safely arrived before signing them up.

Yes, we provide all meals and snacks and cater to all dietary requirements, our meals are all vegetarian and Organic. If your child is with us for our core hours of 9am to 5pm they will receive a morning and afternoon snack as well as a hot meal, side and dessert for lunch. Most of our meals are prepared off site by Lune and Wild, we will occasionally prepare fruit or vegetables harvested from the farm and cook on the fire or do baking as a part of the children’s activities.

We have babymoon hammocks where babies can sleep, we can take these outside in fair weather so children can enjoy the benefits of sleeping in the fresh air. We also have mats and blankets for the older children to sleep on if they require an afternoon nap after lunch.

We are fully geared up to support little ones on their potty training journey. We have potty’s available in the under two’s yurt, which are behind a screen for privacy. As children become more confident we have compost loos adapted with children’s toilet seats and steps. We support all children with correct handwashing after a nappy change or using the toilet to ensure we’re creating good hygiene habits early on.

In order to provide the best consistency for your child we give our team the same holidays every year, this way we don’t have to worry about finding holiday cover when staff are off. It also means that instead of being charged for 52 weeks and you having to pay for weeks that you might be on holiday, you have the option of taking holidays during nursery closures and avoiding paying for sessions that you child is not attending

We will notify you as soon as a space becomes available for your child, you can stipulate when you join the waiting list whether you have any flexibility on the daily sessions you would like. If you have flexibility and days that you didn’t specify become available we will offer these to you before moving down the waiting list.

We ask that you enroll your child for a minimum of two sessions a week, we feel any fewer and it doesn’t enough opportunities to make the most of everything we have to offer at Mouse’s Garden.