“A sustainable, collective, and inclusive initiative that epitomises the optimum partnership between school and home.”
– Collaborative Montessori Accreditation Report.
Read More“Playhood created a magical place for children to grow and explore… incomparable to any other nursery and as an experienced childcare professional I cannot recommend it enough.”
– Staff member.
Read More“The Playhood team is passionate about supporting parents and parents are closely involved in their children's learning”
– OFSTED Report.
Read More“Thanks to its unique set-up, staff at Playhood are able to extend their relationships with families over and beyond what is expected by an Early Years setting, establishing both strong professional and personal connections.”
— Collaborative Montessori Accreditation Report.
Read More“Playhood is extremely special. It has changed my son’s life so much, but also my life. Through Playhood I have found the support, help, resources, stimulation, and community that I needed to empower me as a parent”.
— A, parent member.
Read More“It’s been eye-opening to get to be so involved in [our daughter’s] education, the Montessori method and work with the team on our big life stage moments”.
- H, parent member.
“This community is so valuable to us and Playhood has been the best parenting and work decision we’ve made”.
— S, parent member.
Read More“The Playhood model is so exciting, I’ve been in awe of the team breaking new ground: creating a supportive community the parents actively participate in.”
- Marie Henry, Early Years Standards Consultant
Read More“Genuine parent partnership is crucial in Early Years because consulting them about children’s early experiences helps practitioners plan for effective learning at the setting, and in turn helps them support parents . Playhood provides responsive solutions, pushing the boundaries, and we are keen to engage in ongoing learning from the model, of which we think there is much potential.”
- Melanie Widnall Head of Early Years, Principal Advisor, Haringey Council
Read More“Playhood takes a sensitive, informed and caring approach to working with whole families. Our role will be to connect practitioners to disseminate the Playhood team's knowledge for the benefit of the sector as a whole.”
- Barbara Isaacs, President, Montessori Europe.
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