Testimonials

Dhiraj Shah:

We have sent both our children to Unity now; our youngest has just left. We looked at a number of nurseries in the area but Unity was the best one for us. From the first time we met Alex, we knew this was the best place for originally our son and we did not hesitate to send our daughter afterwards.

One of the big differences we found between Unity and the other Montessoris/nurseries is that as Alex owns Unity and runs it, you can see her passion for the development of the children come through. Her warmth and caring attitude to the children was reassuring for my wife and I. Alex and her team have an excellent knowledge of how to develop the children’s skills for learning, including the vertical learning aspect, from which both our children have benefited greatly.

The main hall has a variety of “stations” for the children to learn and explore, keeping the children challenged every day.

Alex and her staff are always responsive to our many questions. The settling-in period is well considered and benefits the children in the long term. Via the Montessori My Child platform, we are regularly informed about what skills our children has developed that week, what goals they have achieved and what we can do at home with them to reinforce what they have learnt at Unity.

Both our children left Unity ready to start Reception. The focus from Unity on learning how to learn is evident. We would recommend Unity to anyone that is looking to send their child to a kind, caring, safe and nurturing environment where their child will flourish.

Hümeyra IŞIK:

My son went this lovely boutique nursery for 2 and a half years and he graduated just today. We could not be more happy about our decision.

We chose Unity for our son because of our friend’s recommendations. We came from Turkey, and did not know much about education system or the neighbourhood. So, I asked my two Turkish friends who were living close by. Their daughters were going there and both families and kids were so happy. At that time, my son was able to speak only Turkish and I thought some Turkish friends might help too.

During the settling in period, which is the hardest time for parents, Alex and Alena helped a lot. Especially for language learning phase. They cared and supported not only my son, me too as a first time mum who lives in a foreign country. They shared their experiences and confronted me about “trusting the process”.

And what I like most, although it is a boutique nursery, they are multicultural. Children learnt about different cultures and traditions including Chinese new year, Indian light festival, St Nicholas date and Ramadan. I got to chance to celebrate Eid-al Fitr and Eid-al Adha with kids every year. I read some books for them, we decorated the class and baked. I personally want to thank Alex again for giving me these beautiful memories and chance to share our special days and joy with other kids.

In conclusion, it is hard to trust someone about your loved ones I know and you can trust them. Bonus, you yourself will have sincere friends too.

Thank you again.

Devlin Thornicroft:

Our daughter has been with Unity for over 2 years. The level of support, not just for our daughter but us as first time parents has been phenomenal. In particular one teacher Alena, whose unwavering support and dedication to our child has set us and our daughter on a path that quite simply would not have been possible without her. Our gratitude for this can’t really be expressed properly here. But it’s this level of quality which sets this place apart. We wholeheartedly recommend this nursery for your child. Thank you to everyone at Unity.

Ikumi Aoki:

We especially recommend it to those who are looking for a small nursery school or have children who are unfamiliar with English!

We came to the UK at the end of 2020 as expats from Japan. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, I had a hard time finding a kindergarten for my daughters, who were 2 and 3 years old at the time. I was interested in Montessori education and my kids had to start from scratch with their English skills, so I was looking for a small school. As we contacted them via email, they immediately set up a tour and trial session.

It was heartwarming to see 2- to 4-year-olds spending time in the same space helping each other without being separated by age. The teachers at Unity were very kind and looked after my two daughters and us parents, who didn’t know the area much, warmly. The Unity’s friends and families are all wonderful people, and I can’t believe how much they helped me!

Before my youngest child was born, they supported my daughter’s suggestion that she wanted to make a pillow for her, and they thought about how to make her idea come true and help her grow. Our girls spent two years surrounded by lots of love and moved on to primary school full of confidence. They really feel ““Play is the work of the child.”

Unfortunately, because we moved from England, our youngest daughter was unable to attend Unity, but we would have loved to have her attend Unity if possible.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, activities outside the Unity seemed to be restricted for a while, but from 2022, the children have been walking to nearby parks and exploring nature!

Parents also had the opportunity to participate in birthdays, graduation events, seasonal events, and various religious events, and it was great to see their children grow and see precious things we couldn’t see at home.

Cooking and water play were also my daughters’ favorite activities.

I pray for the continued success of my beloved Unity members! Let’s meet again!

Shohreh Dabestani:

When we started our search for a nursery, I visited most of the nurseries in and around the area. Unity stood out straight away. Honestly, we couldn’t have found a more perfect nursery for our daughter. So much so that we are so sad that our daughters time at Unity is coming to an end as she progresses to school, however, we are super excited, that our youngest will be joining Unity next year.

Here are just some of the reasons why we would recommend Unity:

– Safe and clean environment
– The team are all overqualified, experienced, warm, caring, kind and truly passionate
– Attention to detail and support they provide to all the children (and parents when needed) has been well beyond our expectations
– The free flowing nature of the class and the vast number of stimulating activities available to the children.
– Amazing communication, weekly updates and observations, and their newsletters.
– The staff will always make time to have a 1-1 meeting if you ever wish to speak to them
– The staff treat my daughter as if she was one of their own

Above all my daughter has the most wonderful time and looks forward to going to nursery. Unity really is the most wonderful nursery, and we couldn’t recommend it more.

Review of Unity Montessori Nursery School – By Noah Mondin

Positive: Professionalism, Quality, Reliability, Responsiveness, Value

After having relocated to the area we were looking for a nursery that would help our sons development and we’re really REALLY happy to have found Unity Montessori.

The staff is very professional, caring and attentive. They seem to notice any changes in our child’s behaviour which is then always relayed back to us. We find the teachers really encourage 2 way dialogue with us and try to be as involved as they can .

We were surprised how quickly our son settled in – having had some issues in the past- and is now excited to go in every morning. Its been an amazing journey to see the progress he’s made since he started in March.

Would strongly recommend this nursery!