Our Goals
We provide slow paced education for fast times.
Education with us is about active participation in the journey, rather than arriving at a set destination.
At Little Squirrels we aim to provide the spark to ignite the fire for learning.
Our Home
Our permanent home base is found at People's Parkfield CIC, Paignton, South Devon.
The plot of land we have claimed back from the tall weeds is based centrally adjacent to the skatepark.
We're accessible on foot, bike, by bus or train and have a carpark next to our Forest school.
We work hard to make nature as accessible as possible, hence the creation of a level sloping access suitable for prams and wheelchairs.
On entry you'll see "the Drey Cafe" our space for children to cook up a messy, muddy storm and treat their parents to a fab mud hot chocolate.
Walking round you'll then arrive at "the stage" a space for sensory play, mud digging, music making and more.
The path continues to the left leading you to our allotment growing space where children and grown ups can get involved with growing their own fruit and veg to be cooked over the campfire. Food miles are almost 0, with the most local and fresh produce coming straight from the plot!
Through the gap in the hedge you'll enter our fire circle, you'll spot our hammocks for chilling in, our Willow dome and the secret den space where no grown ups are allowed.
In wet weather we have a gazebo for shelter.
A small 2 storey building will be renovated in time to create a learning hub and craft studio upstairs and indoor cozy play space downstairs.
Other Venues
Primley Woods
Primley Woods forest school site is accessible via walk up a private lane. The site offers an open level playing space perfect for games. A fire circle with wooden log seating around for campfire cooking, group discussions and gathering together.
To the right of the site is an excellent climbing slope and climbing tree as well as a cosy hammock swinging spot and a hideaway behind a huge buddleia bush.
To the left is an overhanging tree perfect for practicing climbing and gaining confidence getting up and down. A big multi person hammock is often sited here.
A little path circles round behind some trees and provides a great space for putting up a rainy day shelter.
The groups that run here also access Primley meadows for further game play, foraging and exploring.
A compost toilet and hand sanitiser is available to use otherwise the site is fully off grid.
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Oakwood
Oakwood in Denbury features a permanent outdoor classroom build around a large oak tree.
Base camp features a fire circle, stage and trees perfectly suited to a couple of hammocks.
A small path leads to a fompost toilet past a couple of wildlife ponds.
Various poclets of nature with paths and clearings are available to explore, play in and meander round.
Middle camp features a slackline for balancing, a tree perfect for putting up a rope swing for learners to launch themselves from and mud, plenty of mud (much of the year).
Following the path as it slopes up to top camp where there is a third firepit with benches round the sides. This is used if base camp has gathered too much mud and water.
A further path goes to the right top corner of Oakwood where there is a small stream and waterfall to dig and play in.
Children also have access to 2 swings, a sandpit and slide just outside the woods boundaries. Oakwood is part of the land on which the Kettle Co-operative live as an off grid community.
Parking is very very limited and as such car sharing is encouraged where possible.
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