Our daughter has been with Shaheda since she was 11 months old and up to 3 and a half years old when she went to nursery school. She spent 3 and later 4 full days at Shaheda’s until 6pm, so we know Shaheda very well. As a baby, our daughter settled and bonded with her very quickly, which was not happening at the nursery where we had tried before, so that was an important first positive sign for us. Over the following years, and through various ups and downs during Covid times, Shaheda looked after her with great attention, love and affection, and helped her learn new skills, language, songs, crafts, exercise, politeness, cleanliness and tidiness, independence and kindness in relating to others, often well above what we were teaching her. I love the physical affection and playfulness Shaheda has with young children. She takes the children out to various local parks and playgrounds every day unless the weather is extremely bad, so they experience a variety of outdoor activity, and learn quite early to walk relatively long distances in a group and to look after one another--while always being safe. Never any accidents other than the odd scraped knee. They also go to local playgroups and the local city farm. The children make friends and build good relationships with each other in this setting. Inside it is well organised. Always lovely to come in the morning and be greeted with heartfelt hugs from Shaheda and other little friends. In the evening Shaheda told us how the day went, but they do so many things in such a long day that we were frequently surprised by the new things that she had learnt. Our daughter greatly misses Shaheda and her friends now she is going to nursery school in a different neighbourhood. It really was like a little family away from family and, to be honest, I wish schools were like that, because close relationships count!

PS I cannot rate the food because we provided our own meals.

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