Welcome to Dandelion
Dandelion Education Ltd is a place where children grow and flourish, via exploration of the natural environment, under the skilled guidance and support of a team led by founders: Hayley Room and Emma Harwood.
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As Emma and Hayley sat drinking tea in 2013, under a flowering magnolia tree, they dreamt of a perfect learning environment for children.
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This dream became Dandelion Education Ltd.
Outstanding in all areas by Ofsted 2022
Dandelion Education has been awarded
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Dandelion Locations
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2023/2024 registrations now open
We invite you to join us at our
Wild Adventurers Stay & Play
Dandelion’s 'Wild Adventurers' offers exciting opportunities for families to take part in adventurous, and muddy, activities without the worry of having to clean up your own house!
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At Aylsham & Wymondham Dandelion
Term-time Monday mornings from 9.30 am - 11.30 am
Unlock Your Child's Potential with
Dandelion Education
Welcome to Dandelion Education, our experienced team provides a stimulating, safe environment for all our families, with services to suit everyone: from our award-winning nursery, to our specialist provision: the Patch; to flexi-ed sessions; Stay & Play Groups, Holiday Clubs and more.
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The Nursery
Dandelion's award-winning nursery for children aged 2-5.
The Patch
Specialist provision for children who need a little more space to grow, aged 3-8
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The Den
Outstanding forest school setting for flexi-ed and home-educators aged 5-8
Stay & Play
Join us for our weekly Wild Adventurers morning, for families and children aged 0-8
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Reception Year
Stay at Dandelion for your reception year, available in the Nursery or Den
Holiday Club
Dandelion's holiday club runs throughout every school holiday for ages 3-8
Dandelion Shop
Home and learning resources from Dandelion Education
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Training & Consultancy
Our award-winning founders and MD's offer tailored training and consultancy for businesses across the UK
Click the stepping stones to learn more
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PHILOSOPHY FOR CHILDREN
Philosophy for Children develops a myriad of skills vital for all humans; this includes communication and language, creative and critical thinking, problem solving, executive functioning and more!
It nurtures and develops tolerance and respect; a sense and understanding of 'self'; an understanding of others and of the world around...
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Our Approach
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AN EDUCATION
REFORMATION
Age 4-5 is too young for children to begin formalised learning. At Dandelion, we advocate deferring your child’s entry into school by spending at least their reception year with us. We also advocate flexi-educating children, whether this is for their Reception year or beyond. This year more than 20% of our children deferred and 17% have chosen to flexi-educate...
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