Welcome

Welcome to a family life where every voice is heard. From infancy to teenage years, I am here to help you navigate the ups and downs of parenting, with professional advice. Creating a calm, communicative, connected household. No matter what stage you are at in your parenting journey, I can help with measurable and achievable goals to help you build the family life you want.

Let me help you create a home where everyone can thrive.

Choose your service

It all starts with a connection. What does your family need at the moment?

NANNY

This service I come to your house on a regular bases once or twice a week for up to a year. This allows me to support you with long term issues, such as health, assessments, issues at school, supporting you through bereavement, Support to understand the childcare world as you go back to work.

Stay and Play

Gathering in small, age appropriate groups, these introductory sessions are designed to enable you and your child to explore the Montessori experience. With continued professional support throughout and an ongoing opportunity to share stories with those on a similar journey, you will find that in the right environment that you and your child can both grow and learn together.

Consultancy

This service addresses a specific need and is bespoke. I come to your house for the day meet your family and then i advise you. We follow up via video calls.

Positive discipline trainer & support

Positive discipline is a non punitive discipline system with tools to help support your family. At It's hart it is about respect, just learning a few of the tools can change how you respond to your children's behaviour. Creating a house hold that talks more than fights!

Workshops

WHO I AM

My name is Jo. I have been working with children since I attended Norland Collage in the early 90s. I have been working with children all my life, even before I knew what I would do with my career I helped in the school nursery, church crèches and volunteered with the younger girls in the boarding house. My career has been a vocation rather than a choice and all my experience knowledge and qualifications have been chosen because of my love of children and my ability to be their advocate.

I have been working professionally with children since I began Norland at the age of 17. There isn’t much I have not come across in my career. I have dealt with children who are extremely ill, who have severe behavioural problems, who have special educational needs, I have helped parents understand their children with Bespoke Family Support when they feel their lives are out of control, I have looked after families and their new babies as a maternity nurse and large groups of children as a Montessori teacher and even very intimate one to one in play therapy sessions.

Throughout all my experience I believe that Montessori is the best type of child care for children as it offers the one to one holistic care a child needs, supporting the child to be independent and develop a intrinsic love of learning that is so important in the early years as the brain develops. Parenting can be overwhelming and my Norland training and the Montessori Pedagogy offer parents and carers a down to earth easy to understand way to have the most fun with your children.

I support parents in their homes with Bespoke Family Support using gentle supportive techniques that allow you to set firm boundaries were commination is key.