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What to Look for When Choosing a Nursery
Emily Williams Emily Williams

What to Look for When Choosing a Nursery

Looking for your perfect nursery? We know how difficult it feels to choose the right nursery for your child. To help you find the right setting, we’re sharing 5 things to look out for during your search, as well as a little insight into how we do things here at Muddy Boots!

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National Trust Summer of Play
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National Trust Summer of Play

Looking for one last Summer adventure? The Summer Holidays are coming to an end, but you can make the most of it with your free National Trust membership! As part of their Summer of Play 2025, the National Trust are hosting a variety of events across the country, and we’re sharing everything you need to find your perfect summer adventure.

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How We Help Your Child Prepare for Full Time Education
Emily Williams Emily Williams

How We Help Your Child Prepare for Full Time Education

How do we help prepare your child for full time education? At Muddy Boots, our aim is to help you give your child their best start in life, and that means helping them prepare for the next big step - school! Across our nurseries, the Pre-School staff work hard to make sure your child is ready for full time education; from skills like reading/writing, to self-care and demonstrating independence. Here’s a little insight into how we do it!

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National Trust Locations: Wentworth Castle Gardens
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National Trust Locations: Wentworth Castle Gardens

Looking for a National Trust site in Yorkshire? Nestled between Leeds and Sheffield, is Wentworth Castle Gardens, an idyllic location with a formal garden and conservatory full of amazing plant life, wildlife, and acres of rolling parkland. This really is a beautiful place perfect for adventure, with lots of activities fit for the whole family!

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NEWS: Muddy Boots Morley Rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted!
Emily Williams Emily Williams

NEWS: Muddy Boots Morley Rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted!

Muddy Boots Morley received Ofsted rating ‘Good’ following their most recent inspection! The team at Morley confidently showed the inspector what a day at nursery is like for your children at Muddy Boots. To celebrate, we’re sharing some of the fantastic things said about our Morley setting in the final report!

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National Trust Locations: Yorkshire Coast
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National Trust Locations: Yorkshire Coast

Planning the Summer holidays for your family? As the Summer holidays are fast approaching, we’re sharing two fantastic National Trust locations you can visit along the Yorkshire Coast! Visit Robin Hood’s Bay or Ravenscar for free this summer, packed with family-friendly activities perfect for any child at Muddy Boots - what’s not to love?

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We’re Shortlisted for the 2025 Nursery World Awards!
Emily Williams Emily Williams

We’re Shortlisted for the 2025 Nursery World Awards!

We’re so excited to announce that we’ve been shortlisted for ‘Nursery Group of the Year’ at the 2025 Nursery World Awards. Winners will be announced in September, so keep your fingers crossed for Muddy Boots!

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Our Award Winning Company Culture
Emily Williams Emily Williams

Our Award Winning Company Culture

It’s our staff members who make our nurseries what you see today, but how happy are they when they’re at work? Dive into our most recent culture profile results, where our team evaluated their overall experiences at work, and find out just how happy our team is.

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We're on an awards roll!
Matt Allton Matt Allton

We're on an awards roll!

We are so proud to be the winners of @bizxuk Fastest Growing Company 2025 award, as well as being a finalist in the Best Overall Company, Best Company Culture, Best Customer Service and Best Service Based Company categories!

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What are the Benefits of Outdoor Learning?
Emily Williams Emily Williams

What are the Benefits of Outdoor Learning?

Ever wondered what the benefits of outdoor learning are? At Muddy Boots, we prioritise outdoor learning for all children, whatever the weather! But what does this actually mean? We’ll give you a quick rundown on why we focus on the outdoors, and why the Muddy Boots ethos is so crucial to our way of learning.

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Our 2024 Highlights
Emily Williams Emily Williams

Our 2024 Highlights

2024 was an amazing year at Muddy Boots, full of exciting developments and (of course) lots of adventures! To celebrate the work of our fantastic staff, and the support from our families, we’re looking at some of the big headlines and successes of 2024 across Muddy Boots as a whole.

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We need your votes!
Matt Allton Matt Allton

We need your votes!

We are SUPER excited to kick start 2025 by announcing we have been nominated for another award, this time the Customer Service Award '25 at the Yorkshire Choice Awards

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Muddy Boots 12 Days of Christmas!
Emily Williams Emily Williams

Muddy Boots 12 Days of Christmas!

Looking for some fun Christmas activities for all the family? At Muddy Boots, we’ll be setting up lots of fun activities for your children while they’re at nursery, but to continue the festivities after nursery closes, we have created our very own 12 Days of Christmas full of family-friendly activities to celebrate the festive season!

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