Ingrave, St Nicholas Hall Preschool

Preschool, Brentwood

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Age Group: From 2 years

School Lane, Ingrave, Brentwood, CM13 3RB

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01277 297 024

9.30am- 3.30pm Term Time Only (Morning and Afternoon only sessions available)

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We’re open Monday- Friday

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Holistic Nature-Based Forest School

Our Ingrave setting is a location that provides a picturesque and conducive setting for a preschool.
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Preparing for Outdoor Learning

We have a required kit-list for all children, to ensure they enjoy the Club’s numerous activities in comfort. We offer forest school, and we are an fun and welcoming outdoors club with an inclusive learning approach.

Fun, Friendly and Stimulating Environment

We offer forest school, providing a fun and welcoming outdoor club with an inclusive approach to learning.

About St Nicholas Hall Day Nursery & Preschool

It is situated in a peaceful and natural environment, with green spaces, trees, and other natural elements that create a stimulating and engaging outdoor environment for young children.

The hall itself is well-equipped with age-appropriate facilities and resources for learning, playing, and engaging in various activities.

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A young girl with blonde curly hair, wearing a navy blue jacket with star patterns, is smiling while using a hand saw to cut a piece of wood outdoors. She is standing next to a wooden structure and behind a woven fence, with trees and a house in the background.
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What We Offer

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Emergency Services


If you're a family in the NHS, Police Force or Fire Brigade, we'll give you 10% off! *Ts&Cs apply — contact us for more information.

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Sibling Discount


If you have more than one child attending The Treehouse club you’re entitled to 10% discount on your monthly invoice!

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Childcare Funding


We offer childcare funding from 9 months to 5 years: 15 hours and 30 hours

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Babysitting Service


Joining our Treehouse Club family you’re welcome to use our exclusive Babysitting service.

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Online Journal


When joining, your child will be set up with an online journal so you can see exactly how their day goes, giving you peace of mind.

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Day Nursery & Preschool Brentwood

Meet Our Manager

“At Ingrave St Nicholas Preschool, we believe children learn best when they’re immersed in nature.

Forest walks & woodland adventures
Our little explorers love walking through the local forest: winding woodland paths, crossing the wooden bridge, and passing by the farmer’s field — where they spot horses, sheep, and lots of wildlife. We gather conkers, leaves, twigs, pinecones, and more, transforming them into tools for learning and play.


Growing & harvesting
Here at our base, we have our own allotment space. Children plant flowers, vegetables, and fruit — watching them grow, harvesting them, and bringing them back to base to try for snacks. We also visit a larger allotment in the community where the children care for chickens and observe local growers cultivating pumpkins, butternut squash, runner beans, corn, leeks, rhubarb, apples, and pears.

Back indoors, we love practicing our phonics and maths, using our friendly mascots:
Olive the Owl to help us explore letter sounds
Fern the Fox guides us with shapes and numbers

Then, on nature walks, we extend learning by spotting “environmental print” — street signs, house names, number plates — tying literacy and numeracy into the world around us.
We’d love to show you all this in person.”

Ruth, Manager

"We value our unique family by inspiring and celebrating ourselves and others, enabling everyone to have the freedom to grow and connect with nature."

What Our Parents Say

  • "We discovered Treehouse Club when a friend’s nephew casually dazzled us with his catkin knowledge, picked up from his forestry activities. We were so impressed we wanted our daughter to have plenty of outdoor experiences during her early years. We are thrilled with how her confidence and skills are thriving since enrolling."

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  • “Treehouse club has been fantastic for my son Oliver, over his 12 months at the pre-school he has really grown in confidence and character and he really has developed a love of the great outdoors, it has been a wonderful transformation. He is so happy to come to Treehouse every day and always having a great time whenever we collect him that we have great peace of mind that he is really enjoying himself. Thank you to all Treehouse for creating such a safe, fun and happy environment in a truly magical setting for 4 year olds!”

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  • “We have used other day care services in the past but we can sincerely say that Ashley and the Treehouse Club have exceeded our expectations. Our daughter attends both on a part time and full time basis, depending on how busy our schedule is, and they kindle accommodate us, even at short notice. We cannot explain in words just how happy we are with the service that the Treehouse Club provides for us and of course our daughter. She loves being there and has so much fun. Every evening when we pick her up she has a smile on her face from ear to ear. The only problem that I can see is when our daughter gets too old to go!”

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  • “I spent a long time trying to find an after school facility for my daughter. I found that a lot were either on school grounds, which I thought didn’t give her a break from school, and the others within a converted conservatory, which was not my idea of suitable care. I then found the Treehouse Club and I loved the activities they did and how kind the staff were. I am very glad I chose them and would recommend them to anyone.”

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  • “Our son aged 4½ loves the Treehouse Club so much that when we go and collect him earlier than usual, he gets a little bit upset that he hasn’t had enough time to play and asks for another 5 mins several times …. We’ve been very impressed with all the activities such as pond dipping and other outdoor events ( they are not stuck in front of a TV or Wii games like some after school clubs). Our son joins in with all the other children and although he doesn’t have any homework he sits down at the same time with them and enjoys some reading and practises writing. He is also trying new foods and receives encouragement from the other children when doing so. The club has a lovely atmosphere, the children are always happy when we arrive and we’re really happy to have such caring people as Ashley and her team.”

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STANDARD KIT BAG (to be used daily) Small back-pack with complete change of clothes, wellies (boots), plimsolls, sun cream (weather permitting). 

What Will My Child Need?

SEASONAL EXTRAS
SUMMER: Sun hat must be included in daily back-pack.
WINTER: Warm jumper, waterproof winter coat, gloves, scarf and winter hat.

FOOD: A healthy packed lunch is required for AM & School Day sessions.

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The Treehouse Club is unlike any other preschool and whenever possible we will be outdoors with the children enjoying our beautiful woodlands, on trips and having great adventures.

We have a required kit-list for all children, to ensure they enjoy the Club’s numerous activities in comfort. We have an online shop if parents and carers would like to purchase various items of clothing and accessories. Please ensure that any clothing items and wellies are named.