Aims & Ethos, Vision & Values

Our Values

Family

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Our first value as a nursery is family. Family can mean a whole lot of different things to people, sometimes positive and negative, but for us, it’s belonging, building relationships & having fun together!

We work hard to create a nursery where every child, parent and team member truly feel like they belong to a family-from-family! This includes building strong relationships, where everyone is known and celebrated as an individual, with all their interests and curiosities. Finally, it’s a family where we have fun together, where we start each day with excitement and leave with a huge smile on our face!

Integrity

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Our second value is integrity. It underpins who we are, and it informs how we do life together every day.

It starts with being authentic, where we say what we mean and mean what we say. It’s also about being completely transparent, where we strive to be completely open and honest, with everything great, and all the things that aren’t so good!

Simply put, we do what we say and say what do, because it’s vital to build trust and accountability in all areas of the nursery and business. We are committed to being authentic, completely transparent and fully trustworthy, being open and honest at all times with our parents & our team, as well as encouraging our team to be the same with each other.

Aspiration

Our final value is aspiration!

We firmly believe in aspiring to be better and aiming for excellence in everything we do, constantly seeking to do the very best with what we have to hand.

We won’t settle or be satisfied with mediocre or the ‘status quo’ – we constantly seek to evolve and improve. As a nursery, we have a commitment to never settling but will continue to develop and improve everything we do, being innovative in all areas!

Finally, we are passionate about what we do. We LOVE childcare, and have a vision to positively influence the lives of every child, family, team member and community we are involved in.

Our Ethos

Since we first opened in January 2012 with only a few team members and a handful of children, we have always maintained a strong family ethos, a home-from-home feel. It’s something we believe to be at the heart of Muddy Boots and vital to our nursery.

We want the best for all our children, families, and our team. We have a strong emphasis on building a healthy team as we believe that: Happy Team = Happy Children = Happy Families. It’s not rocket science but we try our best to create a setting in which our team know that they are valued and supported, and not just there to do a ‘job’. A healthy, happy team creates a healthy, happy nursery environment and a positive friendly atmosphere for the children to flourish in.

If you’re interested in being a part of a growing successful nursery team, why not check out our Careers section of the website for available Job Vacancies.

Our Aims

To provide a high quality nursery experience, where children are at the heart of everything that happens.
To create a safe, appealing and inspiring nursery environment, where children thrive and learn.
To build secure and trusting relationships with children and their families, valuing parents as their children’s first and most important educators.
To celebrate diversity, appreciating and respecting the things that make each child unique.
To continuously strive to improve the nursery into the best that it can be.

Our Vision

Our vision is to contribute to improving childcare across York, building an outstanding children’s nursery, providing the highest quality childcare for families across the city.

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What our parents say…

Friendly staff, a safe environment and a wealth of resources have made this nursery the perfect choice for our daughter. She is very happy there and her development has progressed rapidly since she started there. We are particularly impressed by the nursery’s reporting procedures and look forward to reading her learning journal. We are always told what she has been doing during the day and it is obvious that the staff make every effort to get to know the children really well. This shows by how happy our little girl is when we take her in on a morning. We love that the children are encouraged to be outside as much as possible!

Sarah S, Parent
My son had been going to Muddy Boots for a couple of months and he has fitted in so well, mainly due to the staff. Without sounding cheesy it really has the feel of it being a home from home. He always has lots of fun and really has come on leaps and bounds in his development since joining. I cannot recommend them highly enough.

Katie E, Parent
“You have been amazing in what you have done for Niamh, despite her only attending one day per week. She is an independent young lady who settles really well with other people and absolutely loves coming each week. We cannot thank you enough.”

Jo, Parent
Muddy Boots has a very relaxed yet focussed atmosphere. The staff are very supportive and approachable to children and parents. You feel able to discuss any issues your child may have as well as any preferences you would prefer the staff to facilitate. My daughter settled very quickly and she already has very settled and positive routine she carries out each week.

Kate H, Parent
Really happy with Muddy Boots. My lad always so excited to go every day. Staff always very helpful and friendly and comes home with lots of things he has done, like cooking and making things. He really loves the staff there and talks about them all the time at home. Cant recommend enough.

Ste, Parent
We love Muddy Boots- it has a wonderful, informal and happy atmosphere. The staff are so helpful and my son loves every minute of his time there. No fussing, no bureaucracy, happy kids and staff having fun. I would recommend this nursery to anyone who wants tired but happy kids at the end of the day, who want their kids to have some exercise and fresh air and don’t mind them coming home muddy. We also love the fact that the staff are so happy and clearly enjoy their jobs, are interested in the kids and their development and are motivated and enthused by their work.

Alex, Parent
We love Muddy Boots! From our very first visit all the staff have been very helpful, friendly and it is clear to see that they love their job and are so committed to each individual child and their development. We love that the kids are involved in the decision making on what they shall do and can just be kids. We’d recommend Muddy Boots to anyone, our daughter is very happy there and so are we.

Sandra B , Parent
The care that is given to our son is outstanding. His learning is very individual and incorporates his interest at any one particular time. The staff are very knowledgeable and always very helpful. I would have no hesitation in recommending Muddy Boots Nursery to anyone.

Dan G, Parent