Early Birds and Night Owls Clubs
About Us
​Welcome to Early Birds and Night Owls.
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We are a dedicated childcare provider offering a variety of services to support the development and well-being of children at every stage, from our Early Birds and Night Owls clubs who provide flexible before and after school care, to our preschool settings Little Ladybirds and Appletree where young minds begin their early learning journey.
Our settings follow the Curiosity Approach, a child-led philosophy that encourages curiosity, creativity and independence within calm and homely spaces. Two of our settings have full accreditation, reflecting our commitment to the highest standards of care. whilst the others are actively working towards their accreditation.
Explore our website to learn more about who we are, the care we offer and the values that guide us. Be sure to follow along on our Facebook and LinkedIn accounts for regular updates and a glimpse into life at our settings.
The sandpit is a hit! Our Little Ladybirds preschoolers at the Northgate Setting.
Early Birds - Breakfast club
Little Ladybirds & Appletree - Pre Schools
At our pre-schools, we treat each child as an individual, focusing on their unique needs. Our goal is to enrich their experiences and imaginative thinking by encouraging participation in a wide variety of activities. We aim to build independence and adaptability in our children, helping them become confident, content, and successful in everything they do.
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Our Little Ladybirds and Appletree Pre-School settings are located in and around the Bishop's Stortford area.
For further information please click here.
A nutritional breakfast is the most important meal of the day and we believe a good breakfast has a positive effect on Children’s concentration and performance throughout the day.
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Our Early Birds breakfast clubs are based at several of our settings in and around Bishops Stortford and Stansted, we offer children a wide range of healthy choices for their breakfast alongside the opportunity to take part in lots of fun activities for the session.
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For more information on our Early Birds breakfast clubs, please click here
Night Owls - After school club
Night Owls after school clubs run at all of our settings and offer children the opportunity to play and interact with others as an extension of their school day. Children will be encouraged to participate in planned activities but as an after school club the emphasis will be on each child making their own choices.
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Each of our settings has a wide selection of toys, games, puzzles and role play as well as quiet areas and outside space. As part of the session children will be provided with a snack when they arrive and light tea later on which will more often than not be a hot meal.
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For further information on Night Owls after school clubs, please click here
Holiday Hedgehogs - Holiday Club
Holiday Hedgehogs is based at our St Joseph's setting in bishops Stortford, we welcome children aged from 2 - 11 years.
Children are invited to join us for creative activities and amazing experiences.
This also gives your little ones the chance to make new friends as Holiday Hedgehogs is open to all children, regardless of which school they attend.
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For further information on Holiday Hedgehogs including activities, applications and fee's please click here
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What our customers are saying:
"I just wanted to say how pleased I am with the ladies and how they've all made me and R feel so welcome. R has an amazing bond with his key person and seeing as he's not like that with many people it shows me how much she tries with him. I am so happy with R going to Appletree, the ladies are amazing!"
Review from a parent of our Appletree Family