Every element of space at Moat Barn has been carefully thought out and designed to inspire children. From our internal areas, through to our Forest school and our three uniquely curated outdoor spaces for babies, toddlers and infants; you will find Moat Barn to be a special place for children.

Situated in the heart of the Suffolk Countryside, the nursery is packed full of unique features, including messy play areas in our toddler and preschool rooms, an outdoor adventure playground which includes a petrol station, grocery store, pharmacy and race track. We also have a chicken farm, a wildlife pond and a sensory room.

We have a fully functional forest school where we teach the entire EYFS curriculum outdoors for 51 weeks a year. We nurture life skills – children grow their own vegetables, cook on open fire and learn to take calculated risks in a controlled environment with specialist trained staff. This is unique in Suffolk and the East of England.

At Moat Barn we have the resources of a large day care nursery with the ethos and values of an independent where our passion is childcare.

This unique positioning, combined with the countryside setting we reside in, allows us to focus on every child as an individual – building upon their strengths, interests and specific development areas. We carefully support and plan every child’s transition between different rooms and our pre school team are highly experienced in preparing every child for their journey into primary and secondary education; further enhanced by our strong relationships with local schools.

We pride ourselves in our parent partnerships as we believe in a seamless home and nursery environment to accelerate every child’s growth. We are proactive, inclusive and rather unique.

If you are interested in the setting, we strongly recommend a visit to the nursery to have a show round where you will meet our passionate and committed team of staff.

At Moat Barn, it is our mission to rethink Early Years, and how we deliver this curriculum to our children in an innovative way.

We offer a unique educational program in Suffolk that prepares our little ones for life in the modern world. The setting’s unique location lends itself to an extensive landscape where we can develop, foster, and nurture life skills in an indoor as well as an outdoor environment. The extent of this is rather unique and must be seen to be believed.

We are the only nursery in Suffolk with an ability to deliver the full EYFS curriculum in an indoor environment as well as an outdoor environment (Forest Schools) with parents being able to mix between the two. This blends into our impactful curriculum which is inspired from leading educational philosophies which include Norwegian Forest Schools, Piaget, and Vygotsky.

We are an OFSTED outstanding setting, and we believe that through our bespoke approach and unique environment we guide our children to play and explore, while becoming active, dynamic and risk aware whilst also nurturing critical thinking skills,

We recommend that Moat Barn is most definitely worth a visit.