So, who and what is Blossom?
I help families, schools and nurseries develop ways to boost children’s learning at home through play.
Why? Because research has shown time and time again, that the difference parents make is more powerful than all the years in school put together. Yes! Really.
You might think school and nursery are where young children gain most of their education, but learning through play with you transforms a child’s brain! Let me use my 15 years experience and expertise teaching in Reception to show you how.
Read the Blossom story
I remember my boy starting school like it was yesterday.
Suddenly I went from being the centre of his world to spending large parts of the day not knowing what he were doing. Nursery had key people working with him and they reported in detail at the end of the day. I’m not a helicopter mum at all, but I did find this sudden change really hard to handle, and all I got from the boy child when I asked what he’d done that day was ‘Nothing’. Does that sound familiar?
Then came the first parent’s meeting. The teacher was lovely, but I wasn’t a teacher then and she talked to me about continuous provision and the characteristics of effective learning… I had no clue WHAT she was going on about. I also couldn't understand why she said my boy couldn’t do things at school that I knew he could do at home…
I come from a family of teachers, and if I felt lost at sea, then what would parents without that background feel?
This stayed with me as I became an infant teacher. Parents I worked with appreciated the extra time I took to explain things, to provide information and to take the time to let them know that I loved their little guys and they would always be safe with me. Some of those parents are still in contact 15 years later!
I don’t ever want parents to feel like I felt at that first parents evening. I want them to feel involved, empowered, to have agency and input in what happens and to feel valued by schools. So I started writing. I wrote everything I wish I’d known as a parent, and everything that I wish the parents of the kids in my classes had known or helped develop. And before long I had a lever arch file bursting at the seams. Blossom was born.
Three years later and Blossom has a parent’s website and a teacher’s website. Our resources, guides and activities show you how to get the most benefit for your kid out of all the time you spend together, and I will always aim for Blossom to be a bridge between families, nurseries and schools. Explaining the confusing things and giving you simple information and inspiration to make your life easier! That’s my promise, because your little person’’s future depends on us getting it right.
At Blossom, we’re on a mission to change the way parents experience the early years. We believe every child deserves a strong start, and every parent deserves to feel confident, calm, and supported while giving it to them. Our resources, guides, and activities are all created by a mum-turned-teacher who knows what it’s like to feel frazzled, unsure, and like you’re constantly falling short. We’re here to help you turn that around. We want to create a culture where parents are celebrated as their child’s first teacher and where early childhood is understood as the powerhouse of development it truly is. Our vision is to create stronger families, happier children, and a generation that walks into school (and life) feeling emotionally secure, confident, and connected.
You’re not alone in this. You’re doing more than enough. And with Blossom by your side, you’ll always have the support you need to raise resilient, ready-for-anything kids.
