About Us

Hello everyone, I'm Ali.

From teaching Nursery and Reception aged children to teaching children of all ages abroad, I always knew that I was destined to be working in the Early Years.

During my time as an EYFS leader, myself and Michelle set up a Pre-School from an empty room and a blank piece of paper! We taught for many years together and we were the ‘dream team’! Ofsted agreed with us, resulting in an ‘Outstanding’ judgement for our team.

During my time as a Lead Practitioner, I was fortunate enough to train other EYFS professionals and showcase our EYFS setup to settings from around the country. I’ve also worked for Swindon Borough Council to run training for the EYFS Profile for many years.

Running Little Wonders to take my EYFS career journey to the next level feels like a dream come true, thank you for being here.

Hello everyone, I'm Michelle.

I have worked with children and loved it for as long as I have been an adult, which is rather a long time! My career, which began in London, has taken me to Nurseries, reception classes, Specialist SEN provision and year one classes. Then, most recently, in the last 10 years leading the ‘school based’ Pre-School Ali and I started from its conception.

Ali and I have always worked brilliantly together. Following our first outstanding judgement from Ofsted, we were lucky enough to spark an interest in like-minded Early Years professionals and leaders, who began visiting in ever increasing numbers. This culminated in us providing a selection of training days to ‘dive more deeply’ into why we had changed our environment, how we delivered our curriculum and to share the wonderfully positive impact this had on the most important people – our children.

Since opening Little Wonders in 2020, we have continued our passion for child-led and play based learning, alongside a wonder-filled environment.

I adore running Little Wonders and I'm so grateful to have you here with us.