About us

The Owl Tree Children’s Café CIC is a not for profit community interest company, established in 2018 to support families with children up to the age of 5.Established as a support café, the Owl Tree Children’s Café CIC has grown over the years and now is part of a larger project, the Owl Tree Community Nest.Still with the café at its heart, the Community Nest is a safe, affordable, accessible space for children and their parents / carers to access. In addition to the café, we now offer classes, activities, drop in sessions, a sensory room, SEN sessions, parent well being groups and much more.

Who are we?

To the Owl Tree Children’s Café is a social enterprise and a parent network, rooted deep in local community, offering a safe play space and support over cake and a cuppa.

Inclusivity

Every family and every child will be welcome through our door with open arms. We are inclusive, open and welcoming.

Creative play

We love to give the children the opportunity to allow their imaginations to run wild in the themed creative play activities we provide.

Support

Supporting families in everything we do; providing affordable, accessible space to play and a friendly place to be.

Cafe and Pre-School Group

Suitable for ages 0-5 years

Monday -Saturday (Including school holidays)

Affordable pricing (Free places available)

Our story

The Owl Tree Community Nest: a safe space for families with the Owl Tree Children’s café at its heart.

Our menus

More than just a cafe

To the Owl Tree Children’s Café – a not for profit community café that seeks to bring together families

We aim to address the issues faced by parents and carers of pre-school aged children, when accessing age appropriate activities.

We have a particular focus on addressing the potential for social isolation in early-years and the impact that this can have on your mental health. We exist to support the parenting journey and understand the need for quality, flexibility and affordability in all early years activities.

Our mission

Our Mission at the Owl Tree Children’s Café is to provide a safe, fun, welcoming and affordable environment. We strive to create a non judgemental and peer supportive community, where children can grow and parents can socialise with other parents.

Our vision

Our vision is to build up a community of genuine connections and to develop a safe space where these connections can be established, nurtured and grow.

Our values

Affordability – we want our venue to be accessible to all regardless of incomeValue for money – we want to provide quality produce at reasonable pricesCommunity – we want to foster an environment where all members of our community feel their contribution is valued, where people feel part of something and at home in the nest.

Meet the team

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