Currently we have 2 of our 3 children attending The Little preschool.

We can say hand over heart that Steph and her husband are providing our 2 youngest with a varied and rich experience each week. They are able to do things that our eldest did not benefit from in a larger nursery. They are able to go on nature walks, feeding the ducks, plane spotting, and go to playgrounds. They meet up with other local childminders a couple of times a week either as a group at a hall or informally for further socialisation with children their age. They also have some days where they stay and play and create at their house. What I particularly like is my children are with each other; whereas when we were at a nursery with my eldest and middle son they might have only crossed paths in the garden.

In our experience, Steph and Peter work with parents where possible regarding particular children’s development or needs (obviously in balance with meeting the whole groups needs), and are practical. They have a wealth of experience between their own children and the many years they have been childminding.

We are grateful that other parents in our eldest’s class referred us to them when we were looking for childcare options earlier this year. In fact, we wish we found them sooner for our middle son who will be going to reception next academic year.