Flexi-schooling has helped relieve the pressure of a five-day school week for E: Dandelion provides her with self-confidence and resilience that is sometimes knocked in the wider world. It gives her space to run and create, and a freedom she cherishes.
After deferring, when F entered school they were quite surprised by how much he already knew! He did not have to catch up academically. He misses using his body for learning, but I wouldn’t ask you to help him practice sitting still! F found that the rules of the playground were different and that other children didn’t have the same skill set. But, he was able to continue to apply what he had learnt. At Dandelion and the teachers have noted that.
The skills that J developed at Dandelion help him to be confident and resilient to deal with such a bug change. J is ready to tackle anything!
Thank you so much for giving J such a wonderful time at Dandelion. It’s been noticeable how he has grown in independence and developed his own ideas. He is certainly very aware of health and safety!
You have provided J with the best start anyone could hope for. You have nurtured, loved, engaged, laughed, cuddled, danced, shared, celebrated which will enable J to soar high and free.
I knew J was going to benefit incredibly from joining Dandelion, but both John and I have too. As a family we try and live as much the ‘dandelion way’ as we can with J. You aren’t just teaching children, you are also helping, teaching, encouraging families too.
We are delighted with R’s education at Dandelion, as is he! We are continuously amazed at what he has learned and relays to us, his confidence and development is growing and improving with each session.
We think you provide an amazing environment and experience for the children. We love that they can use their imagination and be active for a lot of time during the session but that there are also routines to follow and times where they can need to focus more. Incorporating learning numbers into play is great as we feel that J is preparing for school but in a fun way which will encourage his love of learning. All his teachers are so welcoming and encouraging, he loves interacting with all adults. We can’t thank them enough for what amazing job they do.
A truly superb start to I’s education journey. He is so happy here, and his socialisation skills have come on leaps and bounds since starting here. Everything is so engaging and fun. The perfect environment to encourage a real love of learning. A well rounded, comprehensive education is being provided, while allowing the kids to just ‘be kids’. Ticks all the boxes of conventional education as well as all those that conventional methods consistently fail to! We love it! Thank you Dandelion!
We are very pleased that G is able to be part of what we feel is fantastic nursery. She settled straightaway and comes home from her session with lots of enthusiasm for learning and having had her imagination fired up for creative play. Thank you!
A loves his time in Dandelion. He has made some good friends that enjoys talking about. The outdoor setting is wonderful and allows so many different learning opportunities. A always some out filthy which is a sure sign he’s had a wonderful time.
Dandelion is a warm and friendly place where children can thrive. J has loved climbing, playing, digging + everything. His vocabulary and ability to express him self has really grown thanks to the stories, philosophy etc.
We are delighted with Dandelion and positive benefit it has had on T. She has grown so much in confidence and independence. I can see that she feels very safe and happy. She is making lots of new friends, learning to play and work together. She likes responsibilities and challenges the environment and teachers provide.
I don’t think I can ever put into words how incredible Dandelion is. R has flourished and is almost unrecognisable from the shy, anxious child he was when he started. I can’t ever thank you enough for what you all do. You are just so wonderful.
R has come along amazingly at Dandelion. I am so pleased with wonderful things he is learning. I feel very happy knowing he comes home after nursery with fantastic new skills and always has a big smile on his face.
We are 100% satisfied with the education our child receives. Emma, Hayley & all the staff are professional, compassionate, sensitive, approachable and friendly. We feel our child’s personal needs, likes and dislikes, are constantly considered by everyone. Dandelion has helped our child
grow into a strong-minded and confident person. Your ethos inspires us and we strive to be better parents. There is constant feedback about hoe I is developing and we are given lots of advice about how to extend that development at home. Whenever I has experienced any difficulties it has been taken seriously, acted upon quickly and we have been offered one-to-one consultation time. We will be incredibly sad when I has to finish the school year.
G has had a wonderful time over the last year at the Eaton site. The staff have been dedicated, kind, helpful, fun and it is constantly reassuring to know he is in the care of such a loving and nurturing community. We’re extremely grateful to everyone at Dandelion for making our experience of nursery such a positive one. The outdoor children centred, play-led education offered is everything we wanted for G.
Overall we are thrilled with Dandelion. My daughter has acquired a wide range of new skills which a more traditional nursery simply couldn’t offer her. She looks forward to attending Dandelion with great excitement each week and has grown in confidence significantly. She loves the outdoor setting and the wide range of activities on offer
He has really excelled there and his behaviour was so different, and he got a lovely night‘s sleep and this morning wasn’t his usual jumping–off-the–walls self but all reflective.
I’ve just got the home and wanted to let you know that my two boys (D 7 and R 3) had a fantastic time today! (First day of holiday club). They are ready to come back again! I wasn’t sure what they would think or if they would like Dandelion. They are both very boisterous boys and D can lack confidence too but they throughly enjoyed themselves today. It’s a brilliant environment and I can’t believe I’ve only just recently heard about you through a friend. I will definitely be recommending you to all my friends!