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National Trust Locations: Brimham Rocks
National Trust Referral Perk Emily Williams National Trust Referral Perk Emily Williams

National Trust Locations: Brimham Rocks

When you refer a family to Muddy Boots as an existing member of our community, you receive a free 12-month family membership to the National Trust! Whether you’ve already got your membership or are looking for places to visit this summer when you refer someone to us, we’ve got you covered. In this blog, we’ll be looking at Brimham Rocks, a unique habitat to various plants and the perfect natural playground to get little legs moving

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National Trust Locations: Goddards
National Trust Referral Perk Emily Williams National Trust Referral Perk Emily Williams

National Trust Locations: Goddards

With a name like Muddy Boots, you probably already know how we feel about the outdoors - it's something we believe all children should love and get to experience, no matter how messy they may get! That’s why we gift families a free 12-month membership to the National Trust when they recommend someone to us, and we recommend a new National Trust location for our families to visit. This month, we’re looking at Goddards, a wonderful little garden haven just outside York city centre, making it the perfect little day-time escape for you and your family.

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Our Award Winning Company Culture
Emily Williams Emily Williams

Our Award Winning Company Culture

At Muddy Boots, having a happy team is one of the most important parts about working with children. It’s our staff members who make our nurseries what you see today!

Take a look at our latest blog where we 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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National Trust Locations: Hardcastle Crags
National Trust Referral Perk Emily Williams National Trust Referral Perk Emily Williams

National Trust Locations: Hardcastle Crags

If you’ve received your free National Trust Family Membership but aren’t sure where to visit, we’ve got you covered! This month, we’re sharing another recommendation with you - Hardcastle Crags. Within close proximity to Hebden Bridge, and with lots of great woodland areas to explore, Hardcastle Crags is an excellent adventure for the whole family.

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

What are the Benefits of Outdoor Learning?

At Muddy Boots, we prioritise outdoor learning for all children, whatever the weather, it’s what makes us a unique nursery! But what does this actually mean; what are the benefits of outdoor learning? 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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National Trust Locations: Beningbrough
National Trust Referral Perk Emily Williams National Trust Referral Perk Emily Williams

National Trust Locations: Beningbrough

We’re super grateful to all our families who refer others to Muddy Boots; when they do, they’re given a free 12-month Family Membership to the National Trust! It’s become part of our mission to share some fantastic outdoor spaces near to our nurseries that you can access with your membership, so that you can get the most out of the 12-months. To do that, we’re sharing some of the amazing outdoor spaces on offer with the National Trust, and this week’s location is Beningbrough.

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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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New Year, New Referral Perk!
National Trust Referral Perk Emily Williams National Trust Referral Perk Emily Williams

New Year, New Referral Perk!

Nothing beats a recommendation from an existing family when encouraging others to join, and we’re so grateful for all our families that refer their friends to Muddy Boots. To show our appreciation, we are introducing a new referral gift available to you when you recommend a new parent to us! That’s why we’re now offering a 12-month Family Membership to the National Trust!

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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!

Christmas is on its way, and we know your little ones must be really excited about getting a visit from Santa! 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 on Christmas Eve, we have created our very own 12 Days of Christmas! In this blog, we’ll be giving you some more detail on the ways you can make these activities as fun and easy as possible for you and your children.

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A Muddy Boots Guide to Government Funded Childcare
Emily Williams Emily Williams

A Muddy Boots Guide to Government Funded Childcare

Did you know you might be eligible for free childcare? In September 2024, new government funding plans were announced, giving parents the opportunity to receive free childcare for their children. If you or someone you know has little ones from the ages of 9 months to 3 years old, read on to find out how to access fully funded childcare for 2025.

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MUDDY BOOTS NURSERIES HAVE MOVED INTO LEEDS!
Matt Allton Matt Allton

MUDDY BOOTS NURSERIES HAVE MOVED INTO LEEDS!

From starting our first setting at the end of 2011, with only a handful of families and a couple of staff members, in a small breeze block unit that had space for 10 children, to building a purpose-built setting in 2017 (our Poppleton site), taking on our second site in Acomb in 2018, followed by our third in 2021 in Wilberfoss, and finally our fourth setting in Stamford Bridge in 2022…

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Hidden Fruit and Veg: Recipe Ideas, Tips & Tricks
Emily Williams Emily Williams

Hidden Fruit and Veg: Recipe Ideas, Tips & Tricks

We know how difficult it can be to get your little ones to eat their 5-a-day, but we also know how important it is for them to eat their fruit and veg. Whether your child is a fussy eater, or you just want to try something new, we’ve made a list of some great recipe ideas, as well as some tips and tricks for making fruit, vegetables, and mealtime more appealing. 

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National Nursery Practitioner Day!
Emily Williams Emily Williams

National Nursery Practitioner Day!

Today is National Nursery Practitioner Day, and to celebrate, we want to share a special thanks to all our staff at Muddy Boots. We are so grateful for our hardworking staff, and we know you are too! If there’s any staff members you’d like to celebrate, share your kind words and thanks to them in the comments on our Instagram and Facebook page!


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At Home Activities to Help Your Child Get Creative
Emily Williams Emily Williams

At Home Activities to Help Your Child Get Creative

At Muddy Boots we focus on developing a child’s individual personalities through a variety of different ways. Inspired by the way we work, we’ve come up with a list of activity suggestions for you and your little ones to do at home. From (relatively) mess free activities to those that might make an extra load of laundry, there’s something here for everyone.

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Muddy Boots’ Top 10 : Books for Celebrating Diversity
Emily Williams Emily Williams

Muddy Boots’ Top 10 : Books for Celebrating Diversity

Here at Muddy Boots, we focus on developing the uniqueness of every child. Whether it’s through learning, play, or even just sharing an interest, we know how vital it is to encourage individuality and diversity. To help your children learn about celebrating their own uniqueness, we have compiled a ‘Muddy Boots’ Top 10’ list of books to read with your little ones.

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NEWS: We won big at Biz-X!
Matt Allton Matt Allton

NEWS: We won big at Biz-X!

We are SUPER excited to announce that some of our team at Muddy Boots Nurseries were live in person at the National Business Excellence @bizxuk awards last night, where we WON the Best Service Business Award, as well as being a shortlisted finalist for Best Marketing

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