Our daughter started with Inayah and Artan when she was 10 months old. We spent a wonderful year with them. Every morning she was excited to see them, and the photos we received always showed her biggest smiles. She would happily sing and call their names, right up until the moment she fell asleep. Even her clothes coming home covered in dirt and paint always made us smile — it was proof that she had another wonderful, fun-filled day.
We can confidently say that our daughter had the very best start, thanks to Inayah and Artan.

We eventually had to leave the UK for work, but Inayah and Artan were actually the reason we tried so hard to extend our stay. Even though many things would have been easier for us back in Japan, it was incredibly hard to leave such an amazing childcare environment.

Inayah and Artan observe each child very carefully. They notice signs of new development early and gently encourage children to develop at the right time for them. Their approach is not simply based on textbooks — it’s their dedication, warmth, and deep understanding of children that allowed our daughter to grow at her own pace.

She learned baby signs very early on and began speaking English remarkably well for her age, despite coming from a Japanese-only home environment. Now about 90% of her vocabulary is English, and she adds new words almost every day.

Thqey also show great respect for different languages and cultures. They even learned a few Japanese words for our daughter. In fact, she never said “Arigato” at home — she learned it from Artan!

The activities Inayah plans are always thoughtful and creative. We still can’t believe how she makes it fun and different every single day. Everything is perfectly designed for the children’s developmental stage and often tailored to their current interests — whether it was bubbles, climbing, farm animals, or Elsa.

And their garden is truly a dreamland for children. Our daughter always had the best time playing there.

She eats extremely well there too, and is completely obsessed with anything Inayah cooks.

They truly value their partnership with parents too. The team communicates with us daily and offers thoughtful guidance on how we can support our daughter’s development at home as she reaches new milestones. They also kindly organise garden play sessions for parents, giving us the wonderful opportunity to watch our daughter happily playing and thriving.

Their daughters, Asiyah and Zainab, have been the most wonderful big-sister figures to our daughter. They are so kind, patient and caring with her, teaching her new words and songs along the way. Our daughter adores them and will miss them very much.

We feel incredibly lucky that our daughter had her first year of childcare with Inayah and Artan. We couldn’t have asked for a better start.

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