Who we are

Denis Mair and Kelly Carter opened Footsteps in January 2012 and since then they have provided care and education to local children from the ages of 3 months to 8 years. The team’s extensive qualifications and experience ensure that the children gain a high quality learning experience; whether it be indoors or out.

Kelly says: “We continuously train and develop our staff, ensuring that our high standards are meticulously met.

Both sites at Chalfont St Peter, and Aylesbury are located on the grounds of a local football club, meaning it has an easily accessible location and access to a lot of outside space. With our Maple Cross site located on the grounds of Maple Cross JMI School and Farnborough being ideally located in the local scout hut.

We adopt a Forest School style education allowing hands-on learning and a free-flow approach, allowing the children access to our outdoors space, at all times. We have an allotment, which firstly provide a great learning environment, as well as, providing seasonal organic produce for your child’s meals and snacks.

As a parent myself, I understand the requirement for flexible childcare with flexible hours, so why not give us a call and let us know how we can help. Did you know we provide term-time fees (for teachers) and for our older years operate school drop offs and pick-ups?

We have also teamed up to provide Footsteps football coaching and holiday clubs.”

At Footsteps, we are pleased to provide you with a full range of services, providing a warm, caring and stimulating learning environment which includes:

• Flexible sessions on a full or part-time basis
• A complete childcare service, from breakfast to after-school
• Access to a variety of sports and clubs
• Qualified, caring and experienced staff
• Free nappies and wipes!
• Local school drop offs and pick-ups

“On a personal note, I would like to thank our amazing, dedicated staff. Without their hard work and effort we could not achieved our excellent OFSTED and parent reviews.”

Food & Nutrition

Liz is our head chef at Footsteps who lovingly plans all of our menus. All of our meals are freshly prepared in-house and we often have some little helpers assisting with picking our freshly grown vegetables from our allotment.

“I feel that it is really important for children to understand where vegetables comes from. There is nothing better than digging up fresh produce, preparing them and serving them to the children.

I review our menus on a quarterly basis and receive feedback from my team which ones the children like.

My roast chicken dinner is one of our children’s current favourites, empty plates every time.”

Each nursery has an on-site allotment and in-house kitchen to help us ensure that your child experiences a range of tastes and textures from our weekly menus. Each meal is carefully planned, so that each child will receive a balanced and healthy snack or meal.

We have a 4* food hygiene rating and will cater for your child if they have specific dietary requirements! Don’t worry, we are happy to cater for you!

Forest School at Footsteps

Wendy Hamley is our amazing Forest School Leader at Footsteps. She has worked within childcare for almost 30 years. As a graduate with extensive Early Years’ experience she always strives to make a difference in the lives of children. She has the ability to motivate team members, coupled with the ability to communicate comfortably at all levels, therefore ensuring an excellent environment for all. “As a Forest School leader, I strive to provide a hands-on approach for our children to thrive in, engaging children in their learning. I believe & trust that children progress at their own pace and in their own unique way, working in partnership with them to facilitate & support them, letting them pursue their own interests & curiosity, enabling them to create their own world.”

Footsteps Clubs & Activities

At Footsteps, we have a number of external clubs and available activities for your children:

• Footsteps Football Coaching
• Numberfit
• Mouse Wizards
• Playball Kids
• Zoo lab UK

For more information how your child can enjoy these activies, please visit our site in Chalfont St Peter.

To book a visit or more information about Footsteps, please call our sites at Chalfont St Peter, Aylesbury and Maple Cross.