Emma has fantastic facilities, her house itself has a great garden and the main playing area for the children is huge, plus, it is situated right on a big park/playground so the kids are never indoors for long! Emma takes the children to parks, playgroups and libraries and also does regular crafts and other interactive sessions at home. She is keenly aware of developmental milestones, and really helpful at guiding you as a parent through any concerns. She is excellent and boundaries and rule setting, the kids know that ‘no means no,’ which means that they’re better behaved at home as a result of her warm but assertive discipline.
What Emma offers is a very warm family environment (her kids are lovely and all tend to get involved with the playtime with little ones when they come home from school) that adds a really special element of friendship and support for babies and toddlers.
My favourite thing as a parent has always been Emma’s personal handwritten diary that charts the day’s activities as well as the personal interactions and funny anecdotes from the day. It must be yet another job to do, but has been enormously precious to us over the months and years. We’re very sad to be leaving, and only doing so because of a house move, but feel very lucky that our son has had the chance to spend these early years in such a loving, fun-filled environment.

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