School and Nursery Workshops
Schools, Nurseries and Pre-Schools
Little City is fast becoming a leading expert in immersive play experiences in schools.
We offer a wonderful, interactive and inclusive learning through play experience for pre-school, reception and Year 1 aged children. Our events, toys and sessions marry with the Early Years Framework and promote wonderful links to careers, 'people who help us' as well as promoting many aspects of the EYFS and Early Learning goals.
The Little City team is made up of ex-teachers and Heads of Early Years: we'd welcome the opportunity to make the event a relevant learning opportunity for your children as well as being lots of fun.
We are fully insured, DBS checked, hold full valid First Aid certificates and can provide copies of our risk assessments as and when required.
“I highly recommend Little City to schools. We have booked dates throughout the year for our Early Years and Year 1 children. It's been great for developing our children's language and social skills through play. Our children love trying their hands at being vets, mechanics and builders. It’s been a real talking point and they have loved the variety of toys and equipment on offer.
We were easily able to work with Little City to meet the safety measures detailed in our COVID- 19 risk assessment”
Christine Davy
Brooklands Primary School, Brantham
"The pupils loved the visit from Little City, the extensive choice of sets and the resources that went with them were much enjoyed. This is one of the ways in which the younger pupils can explore experiences of different types of jobs, so is a useful tool to support early career work.
Teachers were impressed with how their pupils interacted with the sets and the pupils clearly showed how much fun they got from this activity."
Emily Cornell
Careers & Transitions at
Lexden Springs, Colchester.Â
Thank you so much for your visit this week, it was exactly what we wanted and the children had so much fun and the language opportunities were fantastic. So much so…that we would love to book you in again for the Autumn term! We think it would be a lovely thing to do as we start to get to know our new classes and can join them in their play. Our first topic in Reception is ‘All About me’ so it will blend in brilliantly with that, as well as all the communication and language skills as well.
Mrs Rachel Ravat
Head of EYFS
Ratcliffe College
We have had Little City 3 times at our small preschool, the children always love to play, the set up is fantastic, the resources are wonderful quality and kate is so friendly and professional. The experience makes such a wonderful end of term treat which I'm sure we will continue to use for many more years.
Cheryl at Little Forresters Preschool in Suffolk
Due to Covid-19 restrictions we were unable to provide our usual festivities for the children at Pre School. I had heard of Little City through social media and contacted Kris to see what Covid-safe provision he could provide.
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Kris adapted his service to suit our needs and our policies.The children were in awe of the Little City and were totally immersed.
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The equipment and resources were top quality and had such attention to detail.
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Kris was professional, friendly and flexible.
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Will definitely be having Little City visit again; highly recommended for an end of term treat, or for any occasion!
Karen Illsley
Manager
Pirton Pre School
"Anna from Little City Norfolk was the perfect host for our Christmas party at Gresham’s Pre-Prep. The children, ages 2-7, adored their sessions and didn't want them to finish. The teachers were amazed by all the equipment and how much the children engaged in their play, even our older children.
We will definitely be welcoming Anna back again for more fun. Thank you so much for making it all run so smoothly."
Sarah Hollingsworth,
Pre Prep Headmistress
Greshams Nursery and
Pre-Prep School, Holt
Little City provided our Year R cohort a fantastic immersive role play experience. From the words of the children "Can we come again next week." All of the children thoroughly enjoyed the role play and the resources provided were excellent quality. The children enjoyed the range of different role play scenarios on offer for them to use and enjoyed experiencing a range of different roles in their local community. The children have been talking about this non-stop since our workshop and it linked perfectly with our EYFS curriculum topic! Lucy arrived promptly and set up without any issues.
Thank you again, the visit was fantastic and we will definitely be arranging for a repeat visit next year!
Boorley Park Primary School, Botley.
SEND at Little City
SEND Events
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Little City was created to be a ‘roleplay adventure for all’. Offering an inclusive, interactive space for children to pretend play to their heart’s content alongside their parents and carers.
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We already have the pleasure of welcoming a range of families to our events and feel so appreciative that parents feel our cities are a safe space for their little ones aged 0-5 of all abilities to explore and learn through play.
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To stay true to our mission, and to give more families the confidence to attend our sessions, we would offer a choice of SEND (special, educational, needs and disability) sessions at our different locations each month. Our more regular sessions are still completely open as always to SEND families and we welcome any families who would like to attend these to keep on doing so. Please see your local City for more information and dates.
Offering SEND exclusive sessions is to recognise that these might be beneficial to many SEND families we have not yet met!
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Special Needs Schools & Charities
We have had the pleasure of being invited to visit and run workshops for numerous special-needs schools and community groups across England. Working with the teams in these settings we offer tailored workshops to the needs and requirements of the children and their families; whether it's all-day hire or small group sessions we can bring the City to your school and adapt to suit your school topics and themes that term. Within these amazing schools we work with the staff to offer children of all ages an opportunity to play and discover all the toys and equipment of the City. Our bays offer 'quiet' space to fully immerse themselves in the role play and fun; our equipment is fully mobile so we can adjust and adapt the areas for those in wheelchairs or reduced mobility.
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Our team members are constantly learning and upskilling to ensure that our sessions and toys spark imagination and work with the children's needs.
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For us, Little City is for all, and we will do everything we can to ensure that all children have the opportunity to play and enjoy!
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Examples of schools and charitable groups we have worked with:
Lexden Springs, Colchester
Roman Fields, Milton Keynes
Kisharon Langdon, North London
REACH foundation, Surrey
SPACE academy, Herts
Colchester Candles Down Syndrome Support Group
Bardwell Branch Out, Oxfordshire
Fordwater School, Chichester
"We have just had an amazing session of Little City today. We are a group of parents with children with additional needs and finding somewhere we can go to to have fun in a safe and secure place can be difficult. Lucy was an incredible host and was unflinching in her desire to get things right for us . The children had so much fun and were able to explore the role play at their own pace and with great success."
Paula Ross,
Family Support Manager at PARC - a charitable play and resource centre for SEND families in North Essex
We love visiting little city, as a family with a visually impaired toddler we often find playgroups can be overwhelming for our toddler. Either sessions are too loud, too crowded or they are very difficult for him to navigate alone. This certainly isn't the case at Little City.
Kim, Mummy of a visually impaired toddler
"The pupils loved the visit – the impact it had was tremendous and our younger and more severely disabled pupils were able to explore different careers in a way that was meaningful for them. We have seen some pupils continue their interest in what they were role playing"
Adina - Kisharon Langdon School
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Do you have a complaints policy?Complaints Policy made available to parents – our policy is here
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Who is the lead person responsible for safeguarding children at Little City?This information is included at the back of our Safeguarding Policy, of which every Little City branch holds a copy and tailors to their local authority. If we are operating in a school or pre-school, we ensure that we are familiar with and the site Safeguarding Policy and the safeguarding lead is known prior to the session.
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What training have the Little City team had?All Little City team members have received Safeguarding training and this is updated every 3 years.
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How recent was this training?Every team member must have an up-to-date training certificate, and this is renewed every 3 years.
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Do you have a Child Protection Policy?Yes. The Information is included in our Safeguarding policy. Definition: SAFEGUARDING is to prevent harm – CHILD PROTECTION is how we respond to harm.
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Who is in charge of First Aid at Little City?Every team member at Little City is Paediatric First Aid trained, and every team member must have an in-date Certificate. Every team member has to renew their First Aid certificate every 3 years. Every Little City keeps a First Aid kit with them at all events and if they are operating in a school/nursery, the details of the school First Aider is obtained.
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As parents/carers do I need to complete a parental consent and emergency details form?Yes. As part of your booking, parents/carers complete consent and emergency details on the registration form
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How do you securely store data about us and our children?All Franchisees should have up-to-date ICO (Data Protection) membership. All our customer information is held securely (via password) in our booking system and on email. No other person has access to the password or customer information outside of Little City. We regularly delete emails older than 6 months from our systems, unless needed for future hires. Customer data is inputted via the customer, and can be removed from their Customer Account at any time. Only individuals who subscribe to our mailing list via the Little City UK website will receive marketing emails, and the customer can remove their name from the mailing list at any time using the unsubscribe button. We do not and have not, share any information with any other business or individuals outside of Little City.
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Who else has access to this information?Branch Franchisee owner, Vicki Fletcher (Little City UK Owner and Director) and Erika Fletcher (Admin)
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Will you share this information with anyone?No other than the people named above
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How do you recruit staff and volunteers?Through interviews, 2 x references and enhanced DBS checks
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What checks they undertake to make sure staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children?DBS Enhanced police checks – this must be completed before operating and these are checked by Little City admin team members
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What training have staff had?The Little City team are made up of individuals from various backgrounds and qualifications. The minimum training we expect our team members to have is: Safeguarding, First Aid, Data Protection. Many of our franchisees come from Early Years backgrounds, and have professional qualifications in teaching, and child development/child supervision.
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Will any other adults will be present while my child is there, and if so, how regularly?Parents or Teachers (on school site) are always present.
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How do you help children with special educational needs or disabilities?We pride ourselves on being a totally inclusive play space for all children. Specific sessions can be organised just for children with SEND and their families if required. All children can attend any session – Little City aims to be a totally inclusive event. Our online registration forms asks for parents to share with us any relevant information that may help us provide an inclusive service to all. Adaptations to our events will and can be made if appropriate should a parent indicate that a child may need extra provision at out event.