[New] New owners for Dawmouse!

Dawmouse Montessori Nursery, based in the heart of Fulham is pleased to announce a new owner.

Miss Claire has been working at Dawmouse for the past six years. In September 2021 she took over as head teacher and in November 2022 took over the school.

Dawmouse Montessori Nursery is a nursery school in Fulham with a large outdoor play area, that believes in the Montessori principle of structuring the learning of each child as an individual and structuring the child’s learning around their needs and interests to help the child holistically develop as an individual and as part of society.

07501 514734 https://dawmouse.co.uk/ them to read something else? A recent study suggests that reading the same book repeatedly can help with a child’s memory, in terms of building familiarity with particular words. The biggest challenge is your stamina - knowing it’s all in a good cause might help here!

When and where?

When it comes to shared reading, little and often is the way forward. You don’t have to sit down and rigidly read with your child for a set hour at a time. Five minutes here and there is just as useful, particularly when it comes to keeping them motivated.

Fit reading around what works for you and the structure of your own lives. You may well choose a time towards the end of the day when you’re settling them down for bed. But for a lot of people, that isn’t successful because, by that point, their child is too tired to engage properly. Remember it doesn’t have to be bedtime. Pick a di erent point in the day. Or grab five minutes when you’re travelling on the bus together, for example.

And finally…

Do it yourself! When your child sees you reading and clearly enjoying it, they will want to copy you. This will help them develop a habit that will open up a lifelong world of adventures and learning.

Dr Jamie Lingwood is a Lecturer in Psychology at Liverpool Hope University (www.hope.ac.uk/psychology) and belongs to the ChildLab research group, a group of psychologists and educators who are interested in researching how children develop and grow.