Starting nursery is a big milestone for babies and parents. At Safari Childcare, our approach begins with relationships, security and connection, helping babies feel safe, settled and supported while enjoying age-appropriate play, sensory experiences and daily opportunities to explore and develop.
Our educators take time to understand each baby’s personality, routines, communication and development, working closely with families to create continuity between home and nursery.
Because babies who feel secure have the confidence to begin exploring.
Comfortable, nurturing environments created with our youngest explorers in mind.
Supporting the feeding, sleeping and care routines that help babies feel settled.
Age-appropriate experiences encouraging curiosity, movement and early development.
Safe outdoor spaces for fresh air, exploration and new sights, sounds and experiences.
Babies begin their Safari adventure within our Cub Rooms, where the environment is designed to feel bright, comfortable and reassuring.
Our youngest explorers have space to play freely, practise early movement and discover age-appropriate toys, textures and resources as their curiosity begins to grow.
The rooms provide a nurturing home-from-home atmosphere where babies can become increasingly familiar with their surroundings, our early years educators and the other children around them. By building strong relationships and a sense of security first, we give babies the confidence to begin exploring at their own pace.
At this age, some of the biggest learning opportunities come from simple everyday experiences. Movement, sounds, textures, faces, music, stories and interactions all help babies begin making sense of the world around them.
Our approach combines nurturing care with carefully considered opportunities for sensory discovery, communication, physical development and exploration.
Each day can include sensory activities, songs and stories, floor play, early movement and time outdoors, alongside the rest, feeds and quieter moments babies need throughout their day.
Activities are kept age-appropriate and flexible, allowing every baby to explore at a pace that feels comfortable for them.
Every baby is different, and familiar routines can make the transition into nursery feel much more comfortable.
Before your baby begins their Safari journey, our team will take time to understand their routines, preferences, communication and individual development – from feeding and sleep through to comfort and play.
As your baby becomes familiar with their surroundings and the people caring for them, we aim to create the consistency and reassurance they need to feel happy, confident and ready to explore.
We don’t expect every baby to develop in exactly the same way or at exactly the same pace. Instead, we provide the relationships, experiences and environment each child needs to develop in their own time.
The best way to understand where your baby will spend their day is to come and experience Safari Childcare for yourself.
Visit our Hutton or Runwell daycare settings, meet our team and explore the Cub Rooms and wider facilities available to our youngest children.
Babies are constantly learning through the things they see, hear, touch and experience around them.
Our Cub environments provide opportunities to encourage early communication, physical development, curiosity and social interaction through gentle, play-based experiences.
The earliest years are an extraordinary period of brain development. Our Wired to Learn approach recognises the relationship between movement, sensory experiences, interaction and developing brains.
Through playful, age-appropriate experiences, babies can explore new textures, movements, sounds and activities while developing coordination, awareness, curiosity and confidence.
There’s no rush through milestones and no expectation that every child develops in the same way. Our role is to provide the right experiences, relationships and environment for each baby to develop at their own pace.
