Outstanding wholehearted care from our farm-based family home
Outstanding wholehearted care from our farm-based family home
The home of exceptional childcare, creativity, curiosity, communication, and Claire – our lovely owner!
At Woodend Country Childcare, Lamplugh, we do things differently to help prepare little ones from 4 months to 5 years for the brightest future possible. From our farm-based family home setting, we offer a unique educational experience nestled within the Cumbrian countryside designed to enhance intellectual growth and promote participatory engagement.
Consistently rated
Outstanding!
by Ofsted.
We believe in making memories that your children will cherish and making the every day, extraordinary!
Building strong foundations for little learners with a focus on communication, literacy & a love of learning.
We are a team and a family, and wellbeing inside and out is of the utmost importance for everyone in our care.
We are passionate about home-cooked, healthy, nutritious meals and involve the children as we grow our own vegetables!
Learning through play and expressing themselves in the art den, creativity is at the heart of what we do here at Woodend.
Our beautiful babies are well supported by caring, experienced and highly qualified mothers and practitioners. We provide a range of experiences from tummy time and sensory soft play to baby Picasso and getting out in nature.
Our Toddlers are actively supported by highly qualified and experienced practitioners through a range of activities from dancing, yoga and pilates, to baking delicious healthy snacks and experimenting in the mud kitchen.
In Pre school, with our Little Lambs up to five years, we encourage independence, literacy, communication and interaction skills. In forest school, we create activities such as den building and using tools to support physical development.
Inspired by her son, Claire Sharpe started the wonderful Woodend Country Childcare from her home 23 years ago.
From farmer’s daughter, to fashion retailer, Claire began her childminding career after one of her twins was born with a severe disability, which put a completely different perspective on life. Claire focused on caring for her children and making the most of each and every day; playing, painting, baking, and exploring the great outdoors; and it’s this wholehearted love and care that she still shares with little ones today.
“Woodend Nursery is an outstanding setting which has provided our daughter with the very best childcare we could have asked for. All the staff are friendly, approachable and consistently go above and beyond to ensure all children are safe, happy and well looked after, as well as developing them into confident and curious learners.”
Danielle D
