夜来香研究所

The genesis of Venture began nine years ago when two mums came to the rescue of a local preschool on the brink of closure. Inspired by the Scandinavian approach to education and a shared passion for the benefits of autonomous outdoor learning, Jenny and Zoe established the South Hams' first fully outdoor kindergarten in 2018.

With an unparalleled reception from the children and their parents, Venture Outdoor Kindergarten now has three beautiful, unique early years settings, including Venture Hope Cove near Kingsbridge.

Each child at Venture is respected, nurtured and celebrated as an individual.

We are led by the children's innate curiosity and unique ideas, and they in turn, are guided with kindness and compassion by the calm, intuitive and highly skilled adults that work alongside them.

Social and emotional well-being for the children, their families and the adults working at Venture is at the forefront of our practice. We achieve this through the creation of deep connections to one another and our outdoor surroundings.

We promote independence and interdependence, from which physical and emotional resilience develops. Our core ethos is centred in Julian B. Rotter鈥檚 theory of 鈥淟ocus of Control鈥� which discusses an individual鈥檚 belief system around personal responsibility and the power to shape their own life. Developing an internal locus with children can influence a child鈥檚 concept of ability; they develop an active understanding of the connection between trying and practicing and subsequently achieving a successful outcome.

This leads to the belief that it鈥檚 the trying, not the ability you were born with that leads to success. We empower our children to find a sense of agency, whilst most importantly having the freedom to really play, and enjoy childhood.

Nestled away in the timeless Hope Cove, we utilise the entirety of the landscape available to us as our preschool.

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Beaches, forests, meadows, hills, coastal pathways and even our own special spot in a National Trust forest to gather around the campfire and play; the opportunities for rich multi-sensory learning here are endless.

"The quality of education is exemplary. Children flourish in this unique environment where they spend most of their time outside at local woodlands and beaches."

鈥� Ofsted Inspection Report, November 2019.