Personalised forest nursery starting book: your child's Morning at Forest Nursery

What happens in your child's Morning at Forest Nursery

1. Your child arrives at Forest Nursery with their grown-up beside the trees.
2. They hang up their bag, find their waterproofs and get ready for outdoor play.
3. Your child says goodbye at the door and watches their grown-up wave.
4. A morning of puddles, sticks and friendly play unfolds in the woodland garden.
5. After the nursery routine is finished, your child is collected and shares a favourite part of the day.

How the first page could read

At the edge of the trees, Forest Nursery was waking up. Your child could see boots by the door, a bright pile of waterproofs and a little path leading into the woods. Grown-up squeezed your child's hand. “We will say goodbye here, then I’ll come back after nursery.”

Your child’s name, look and little details replace these words, and the whole story is written for their age.

Why this story works

For children aged three to five, this story puts a recognisable nursery morning into a gentle woodland setting. Your child has a clear order to follow: arrive, put on waterproofs, say goodbye, play outdoors, then return home. That structure gives families useful moments to talk about before a nursery or childminder session, including what happens at the door and what comes next. The woods add puddles, leaves and a robin to notice without taking attention away from the everyday routine. Parents can add little details when creating the book, while your child appears throughout from one chosen photo. Across 15 illustrated story spreads, the language is suited to a three-to-five-year-old.

Reading it together

• Read the goodbye page together before a nursery morning and use the same simple words your family uses at the door.
• Pause at the waterproofs page to let your child point out their own coat, boots or bag.
• At the end, ask your child which outdoor activity they would like to try first at nursery.

Suggested art style: Storybook watercolour

Soft watercolour gives the trees, rain gear and outdoor routine a calm, tactile look. A sidekick idea: a robin who hops along the woodland path. You can pick any of the four styles and change the details in the form.