Suzanne and Gary Langridge, set up Strong Roots Childcare in the Summer of 2016, and it is now an established Childcare provider in London Colney, Hertfordshire which runs the only Forest School Kindergarten in the area, plus a Pre-school Club, a Holiday Club and a Home-Ed group.
The name ‘Strong Roots’ came about when Suzanne and Gary’s son was 6 years old. He proudly came home from school with, a hand drawn, scientific picture of a delicate flower, carefully labelled leaf, stem, petals, roots etc. At that moment it dawned on Suzanne, that even the tiniest of flowers needed ‘Strong Roots’ under the ground as their foundation, in order to support themselves throughout their lifespan in all weathers…and so the name was born!
SRC offers Forest School inspired activities, and believes in using natural resources wherever possible. Most of the equipment available is made from wood, recycled or natural resources. Highly coloured, over stimulating plastic resources, are kept to an absolute minimum, and you won’t find a tablet or DVD player anywhere nearby. Many children who struggle in the classroom, excel in problem solving, investigative, engineering style play with natural resources outside of conventional schooling.
Team work is required in many situations through life, and learning early on through cooperative group play has many benefits.