Our team
About usLooked after the way you would do it
Small children need the same few things: somebody who notices them, a day with a shape to it, time outside, and grown-ups who are calm when they are not.
So the day has a rhythm — play, outside, lunch, rest, more play — with room in it for a child who is having a difficult morning. We would rather stop and sit with somebody than keep to a plan.
Photo: Mikhail Nilov / PexelsWhat matters to parents
- 01Come and look
Visit on a normal day and see what it is actually like, not a show put on for you.
- 02Told about the day
What they ate, what they did, how they slept, and whether anything was hard.
- 03Settling in slowly
Short visits first, at your child's pace, until being left is not frightening.
- 04The same faces
Children do better with people they know, so we work hard to keep ours.
Where the days happen
The rooms, the garden and the things there are to do — shown with every family's permission.
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Photo: Brunxs / PexelsChoosing where to leave your child
Visit more than one place, and go at a busy time rather than a quiet one. Watch the grown-ups more than the toys: are they down at child height, do they notice a child who has gone quiet in the corner, and does anybody seem rushed?
Ask how long the staff have been there, what happens when a child will not settle, and what you will be told at the end of the day. Then trust what the room feels like — parents are usually right about that.