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‘We would like to thank you for inviting us to your nursery setting. We are particularly grateful for the time you took to answer the numerous questions we had concerning our practice. You were ever so patient and you allayed most of our worries and concerns. We wish you great success in all your future endeavours and will be celebrating with you when we get our 'Outstanding' report.’
Sherry Kolawole
Kiddies Kottage Day Nursery
‘Kim is an amazing manager and owner of two very successful pre-schools. She has grown these settings to an outstanding level, due largely to her passion for everything Early Years. Kim is a very dedicated educator and keeps herself updated by attending a range of continuous personal and professional development activities, both face-to-face and online. I will fully recommend Kim to work with you in achieving excellence.’
Laura Henry
Award winning international Early Years Consultant
‘From my very first encounter with this lady I was blown away by her commitment to deliver the very best standards to children and support to her staff. What I like about Kim is that she eats breathes and sleeps all things early education and is constantly striving to do better and improve in all areas. I would encourage other providers to learn a thing or two from Kim who offers support and advice without criticism or judgement’
Suasan Taylor
Specialist safeguarding consultant
‘Kim gave me excellent support and advice when I was registering the new Totstars Pre-School with Ofsted’
Melanie Creasey
Totstars Pre- School and Academy Manager
‘ After getting Requires Improvement from Ofsted, I searched online and found Kim who started to help straight away. She came to visit us and gave us loads of suggestions on how to improve our setting. Kim sent us templates, lesson ideas and links for resources which were really relevant and useful. When Ofsted returned they gave us GOOD in all areas! We can not thank Kim enough!’
Lyn
Manager of a South London Day Nursery

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I would be a lychee...

13 March 2018

Today is a day of the year I look forward to and enjoy so much. That is Careers day at my daughters old school. The careers teacher takes good care of us, showing us where we’re meant to be when. I give a short talk about my career and passion for all things early years. I take toys to show the learning that we facilitate. This is always popular! They found mark making in flour and coco powder particularly relaxing this year. Maybe teachers of these lovely stressed GCSE students should give some of these relaxing activities!

As part of our morning we had to give them some interview practice. We were given some questions to ask, but I threw in some of my own “scenario” questions. They all improved as we practised more. On of the questions we were given to ask (not one I use) is “if you were a fruit, what would you be. Brilliant answers:-

I would be an apple so I could chose whether I was red or green

I would be a strawberry-sweet

I would be an orange, thick skin and soft centre

Coconut, hard outside, soft inside

And my favourite answer....

I would be a lychee, rare and sweet

I’ve had a lovely day!

‘We would like to thank you for inviting us to your nursery setting. We are particularly grateful for the time you took to answer the numerous questions we had concerning our practice. You were ever so patient and you allayed most of our worries and concerns. We wish you great success in all your future endeavours and will be celebrating with you when we get our 'Outstanding' report.’
Sherry Kolawole
Kiddies Kottage Day Nursery
‘Kim is an amazing manager and owner of two very successful pre-schools. She has grown these settings to an outstanding level, due largely to her passion for everything Early Years. Kim is a very dedicated educator and keeps herself updated by attending a range of continuous personal and professional development activities, both face-to-face and online. I will fully recommend Kim to work with you in achieving excellence.’
Laura Henry
Award winning international Early Years Consultant
‘From my very first encounter with this lady I was blown away by her commitment to deliver the very best standards to children and support to her staff. What I like about Kim is that she eats breathes and sleeps all things early education and is constantly striving to do better and improve in all areas. I would encourage other providers to learn a thing or two from Kim who offers support and advice without criticism or judgement’
Suasan Taylor
Specialist safeguarding consultant

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