Infant learning activities in Welling

“Cuddly Bear Staff are brilliant and they have always shown our girls lots of love and care. Really fantastic nursery”

“Excellent children’s centre. Friendly and knowledgeable staff. My daughter and I love attending the play sessions. Plus it’s all free!”

“Wonderful nursery, staff are very patient caring and above all take feedback extremely well. They listen to any concerns you may have and are happy to do whatever they can to help your child and you have the best possible experience with them. They have an extremely flexible attitude and are beyond accommodating to ensure parents are happy with how their child is being cared for. Their primary focus is the child and honestly I cannot recommend them highly enough. Our daughter has just started and although she took a while to settle the process was fully child led and inturn our daughter has settled extremely well. Communication from the staff is fantastic always kept up to date on how our girl is doing. Very grateful for such an accommodating and supportive nursery. They put together lots of scheduled activities for the children regularly to enhance their learning in a safe and fun environment.”

“I would like to use this opportunity to say thankyou to all the staff at leyf especially staff at Barking Riverside nursery. My son has recently passed out from Leyf and now moved on up to big school. Over the past 4 years he was been given what I would consider great nursery care and contributed a lot to his toddler development. For anyone looking for childcare I would highly recommend a Leyf nursery. To Siobhan and her staff at Barking Riverside my profound thanks for everything.”

“I take my child there and the stuffs are very helpful and friendly, always smiling.”

“Amazing local nursery with great facilities and lovely teachers.”

“This is a fantastic nursery, my son and daughter both attended here and enjoyed every moment they were there. With different activities to do ie learn,play etc they do so much. Everyone that works there are so caring and kind and great at there job. I would highly recommend to anyone and everyone”

“Wonderful staff and hugely varied activities for the children. My children have been very, very happy here.”

“Fantastic nursery. Our son has thrived here.”

“To whom it may concern, I am one of the parents to my toddler son in your high standard nursery I am writing to express my sincere appreciation to Partou Merchant Square Day Nursery, for the wonderful care they provide for my son. My son started attending the nursery since he was two years old, in 2023. Since joining the nursery, he has thrived in a nurturing and engaging environment as a baby. This is foster by the good work of the learning, creativity and social development from the teaching team and management of Partou. The staff at the nursery have shown excellent, exceptional dedication and kindness towards my son. They always embrace him whenever he comes into the nursery, they make him feel safe and happy each day. He enjoys going to school every time. Their approach to early childhood education is very thoughtful and effective. They have help to build confidence in him, teaching and learning basic essential skills. I observe this at home with him. He likes practicing to share his play sessions with me, repeating his nursery rhymes he learnt at nursery. He uses words he learnt from his teacher like 'very good ' whenever he finishes his food eating and anytime he wore his socks by himself. I have seen remarkable growth in my sons communication, independence and enthusiasm for learning as he grows into toddler. I am so thankful to the staff, his key worker and managers of the nursery. I wholeheartedly recommend Partou Merchant Square Day Nursery to any parent seeking a warm and supportive space for their child's early education. Yours sincerely Francis Owherho”

“My son attended the Child Development Centre after we had exhausted all other avenues through the NHS and essentially got nowhere. I am not disparaging the NHS, I think they are marvellous but they do not have the time or resources to fully help our children the way they need help in these circumstances. We had the Centre recommended to us and it has really changed our lives. The relief that someone was finally making sense of our son's behaviour and difficulties that he was having was immense. He would jump and scream at unexpected noises, he would hate any labels in clothes, he would zoom around the house causing mayhem (not deliberately, quite the opposite he was very happy), but we did fear he had ADHD. He was like Tigger from Winnie the Poo, bouncing around everywhere! His concentration was very poor, he was very silly and immature for his age, he wasn't able to sit and watch a DVD, read a book or play with one toy or game for any period of time, he would get bored very easily and be off to play with another toy or game. From a very young age he would have obsessions - firstly the Fire Service and he would not anywhere unless in a full fireman's uniform with a utility belt, he was 4 yrs old at this stage and then it changed to the Police (5yrs old) and then the Army (8yrs old) with each obsession taking over all of our lives in one way or another. One fact we did find interesting was that Dyspraxia often gets misdiagnosed as ADHD. He was diagnosed as having Dyspraxia traits and audio dyslexia. We received a very detailed report which made so much sense in terms of why he was behaving the way he was, but more importantly we started the programme that would definitely change all of our lives for the better. The programme is not a quick fix solution. You need to be dedicated and understand there will be times when it is frustrating and it seems you are making no progress then other times when it accelerate and the changes are amazing. Most people comment that he is like a different boy now and he really is. Once we were able to get rid of the reflexes he had retained the changes became really noticeable. He is so much calmer now, he can concentrate - he reads so many books now which we are delighted at! The screaming when he's startled has stopped and he's even more tolerant to labels! In the beginning we did the on-line checklist on the website and ticked far too many! However, I would highly recommend doing this as it give you a really good idea on whether there is a problem there that needs solving. My husband and I had the conversation about the cost of the treatment and I remember him saying 'this could be the best money we've ever spent' and he was absolutely right, it was. I would highly recommend going for an initial assessment to find out all about it. We originally met David and then Alex continued all of the appointments and treatments with our son. He is excellent with children, very professional with a firm but easy-going manner. If you decide to do it, follow all of the instructions, they really do know what they are talking about and you will get better results by following them to the letter. The programmes are medication free which I loved, this is a totally natural way to help your child be the best they can be!”

“The Leyton Family Hub is a lovely facility for families who require advice and help from time to time. The people working there go above and beyond for anyone and everyone. To name a few people, Aysha, Mercy, Kiesha, Fayaz, the housing manager and so many others working there have been so helpful to me. I am beyond grateful for their hospitality, professionalism and the help they continue to show me.”

“Our son loves going to nursery here. He's made lots of friends and is well cared for by the staff. He is kept busy by various activities and has really learnt a lot since he started here.”

“Excellent place for children. Friendly and hard-working staff. Children seem happy and active! Highly recommended.”

“I really recommend this place my son likes to go there and the staff is so kind and supportive. this is the best place”

“Best decision was to enroll at this school. I have been previously troubled at my last school and this school has done so much for me and created so many good memories for me to reflect and look back on. My head of year and teachers did everything they could to help me excel at my GCSEs and I ended up having very good grades. The school has been so encouraging and has helped me to become a better version of myself.”

“Kind and thoughtful therapists and excellent support from the Emotional and Behavioural team, definitely worth the wait”