Early Years education outdoor play consultant and trainer, London

Bespoke Early Years Education Outdoor Play Consultancy and Training

Transforming your outdoor continuous provision into a language-rich learning environment that empowers staff, parents and reconnects children with the wonder of nature. Children today need nature-based outdoor play as part of a healthy and happy childhood.

What my clients say

Julia is an extremely engaging teacher. I definitely owe this class for inspiring my daughter’s curiosity for nature and exploration. I don’t think we will ever pass a log that she will not turn over to look for worms again!

Paige, Mum to D

Both of my children have been lucky enough to enjoy forest school sessions with Julia from a young age. They quickly became a highlight of our week and are such a nice way to spend time outside. With lots of different things to do each week, we always have lots of fun and it’s wonderful to play together in a properly child-led, engaging group. I highly recommend Nurturing Wild.

Hannah, Mum to N and J

My son and I have been taking part in Nurturing Wild sessions for over a year and he absolutely loves it! The sessions enable children to follow their interests and explore the beautiful outdoor space through play. These are the only sessions that have kept my little one engaged and that is testament to Julia and Jane’s fantastic provision and ideas!

Alice, Mum to J

What I Offer

Consultancy

Bespoke Early Years education consultancy, outdoor audit and action plan to help you transform your outdoor play continuous provision and pedagogy approach. Helping you to create an engaging, language-rich learning environment which promotes nature-connection throughout the seasons.

Staff Training & Mentoring

Bespoke training and mentoring support for your staff team which specifically meets the needs of your unique setting and children. Enabling your staff to become more confident in the outdoor space as a play partner and improve their knowledge about the opportunities for developing language and literacy through nature-based outdoor play.

Parent Workshops

Helping your setting to build strong parent partnerships by delivering bespoke workshops aimed at supporting your parents to be a play partner for their child’s learning and development. Helping you get ‘buy-in’ around the importance of spending time outdoors all-weathers for a healthy and happy childhood.

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Why is this Important?

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Lack of staff confidence and inconsistent approach

A team with unclearpedagogy and purpose will revert to ‘supervising’ rather than actively facilitating play and extending learning.

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Disorganised space and resources

Without defined areas and open-ended resources, play engagement stays low level and repetitive – and opportunities for language rich learning are missed.

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The constant juggle

As a busy Early Years leader, there’s always something more urgent, so the outdoor vision stays on the to-do list whilst another term goes by.

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Increased staff confidence

Bespoke mentoring and training builds your team's confidence, helping them become active play-partners who skilfully model language and extend learning.

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High engagement in outdoor play

Through a bespoke audit or staff training, I identify practical, high-impact changes to your layout and open-ended resources that turn repetitive play into high-level engagement.

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A clear action plan for your outdoor vision

You don't have to lead this alone — I bring the expertise to take your outdoor vision off the to-do list and turn it into clear, actionable steps for your learning environment, pedagogy, and team.

Vicki Weinberg holding a coffee cup, outside

Meet Julia

I founded Nurturing Wild Ltd to champion outdoor play and reconnect children with nature. I bring a wealth of experience and passion to this mission—both as a mum and as an Early Years specialist with over 20 years spent as a primary teacher, senior leader, and qualified Forest School leader.

I help busy educators and managers turn their vision for a language-rich, play-based outdoor continuous provision into a reality. I provide the specialist expertise you need to inspire your staff and parents to reconnect your children with nature through play.

I understand the daily pressures of running a setting and help bridge the gap through bespoke mentoring, training, and consultancy to ensure a consistent approach across your team. My focus is on developing language and literacy through nature-based play, ensuring your continuous provision is a high-level, communication-rich experience for all children.

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