At Little Grubs, we believe learning should be an adventure! We encourage children to be curious, ask questions, solve problems, and keep trying—even when things get tricky. Our approach nurtures creativity by exploring ideas together, asking open-ended questions, and giving children the freedom to express themselves through play, movement, sounds, art, and construction—both indoors and outdoors.
Our educators see potential in every child and support their unique pace of development with care and confidence. Our curriculum, shaped around the EYFS framework, ensures that children are both supported and gently challenged as they grow. We focus first on three prime areas:
Communication and language
Personal, social, and emotional development
Physical development
Once these foundations are strong, we introduce the four specific areas of learning: literacy, mathematics, understanding the world, and expressive arts and design.
But at Little Grubs, we go even further! We weave in extra skills that we know will help children thrive as they grow. Our unique programme nurtures:
Teamwork and collaboration, helping children understand their role in a group and how their actions affect others.
Moments of stillness, mindfulness, and reflection, giving children space to pause, breathe, and process emotions in a calm and grounding way.
A deep connection to nature, where children experience the joy, freedom, and wonder of the natural world every single day.
By the time a child leaves Little Grubs, they are confident, independent, self-motivated, curious, resilient, and excited to learn. Ready to take on the world with a spirit of adventure!
“Nature is one of the first sparks to light the flame of wonder in a child, and indeed is the spark that can allow someone who has lost the sense of wonder to recover it'.”
Catherine L’Ecuyer
