Evergreen Lodge Nursery and Preschool

Situated in the picturesque village of Snarestone, on the edge of the National Forest and approx. 3 miles from Junction 11 of the M42/A42, Evergreen Lodge Nursery & Preschool is situated in a tranquil, rural setting, perfect for introducing inquisitive minds to the beauty of natural surroundings. The setting was founded in 2023 by sisters Charlotte Saunders and Rachel Bird, who had a lifelong dream to combine their individual experiences within different fields and create a new childcare venture within the village they spent a happy childhood. With many memories of the untouched countryside and open fields, they thought it the perfect opportunity to introduce a fresh, new childcare provision to an area they were already familiar with and had shared many exciting adventures. They were inspired to increase the provision of early years care within the local area; and visioned the opportunity to include care focussing on the curiosity approach to enhance learning development.

Charlotte
General Manager

Rachel
Business Manager

Our Lodge

Our lovely, spacious timber lodge is registered to accommodate 57 children aged between 3 months to 5 years, across 3 bright, stimulating rooms – Baby, Toddler and Preschool. Each room is well equipped with a wide range of toys and other educational learning resources (most of which are made from natural materials), varied role-play areas and open-ended resources, encouraging children to develop their imagination as well as build confidence, social skills and curiosity. Whilst we encourage lots of interaction with the outdoor area, such as surrounding fields, woodland, our allotment and our "Bus of Imagination" to enhance physical development, we also have the luxury of a home-from-home environment offering natural light, spacious rooms and warmth. We are also very lucky to have underfloor heating throughout, which we think is amazing. There are several areas set up and equipped to help the children feel at home, relaxed, comfortable and safe As we are the sole occupants of our secure setting, we will encourage lots of “free flow” play, where the children can decide for themselves whether they play indoors or outdoors.