Lisa Ireland's Reviews

Superb setting - highly recommend

Our eldest son started with Lisa & Nigel in January 2021. As a new mum contending with returning to work, Lisa made the transition easy for everyone, providing reassurance for everyone at every step. My youngest son then started with them in August 2023. Both of my boys have thrived in their setting. The experiences and opportunities that Lisa and Nigel have given them is second to none, and I was always excited to hear what adventures they had gotten up to in their day. From woodland walks and local parks, to Willows Farm and The Natural History Museum in Tring, it was hard to compete at the weekends. Their ability to get my boys to eat such a varied diet as well was quite remarkable. The boys have made friends for life and so have we as parents. Their home and their family became a familiar comfort for all of us and I couldn't imagine having taken this journey with anyone else. We ended our journey this year as our youngest starts nursery, but it wasn’t an easy decision to make. It has left a little hole in us as a family and we hope to keep in touch with Lisa and Nigel for many years to come.

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by Jendunn on 12/08/2025

Outstanding

Our eldest son started attending Lisa and Nigel's setting in April 2021, with our youngest joining in January 2023. Both have absolutely thrived in Lisa and Nigel's care. Their setting is exceptional and provides the familiarity and comfort of a home environment. There is also a big emphasis on getting the children outside and exploring interesting local places - from the woods, to local parks, to RAF Hendon and Willows Farm, allowing the children to flourish in these environments too. Our eldest son is now going into Year 1 at school, but goes back to Lisa and Nigel's during school holidays and the excitement and joy that he has on returning to their setting reflects how amazing they are. Our children have made friends for life through Lisa and Nigel and so have we. We can't recommend them highly enough.

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by FH1 on 11/08/2025

Absolutely Excellent

Lisa and Nigel have looked after our two sons since 2012. Now 7 and 4 respectively both children hugely enjoy their time in the Smiles More Fun setting. Both boys are with Lisa and Nigel from before school until after dinner 5 days a week.

Lisa and Nigel have created a safe and happy environment for the children and go the extra mile to provide them with a constantly varying array of entertainment from arts and crafts to cooking, soft play and day trips to museums and national trust properties.

As a consequence our children are developing into confident, sociable and adventurous individuals with a wide range of interests.

In relation to the more formal areas of learning, the children are given the opportunity to develop at their own pace and both Lisa and Nigel are brilliant at getting them to practice areas of development in a fun and subtle way. They also actively engage with our youngest son's nursery to ensure that they are aligned on his early years learning.

It is very hard to get across succinctly just how highly we rate Lisa and Nigel and how delighted we are that our children are able to go to Smiles More Fun. If we cannot be at home with them ourselves, we can not think of a better place for them to be.

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by Lara Tow on 14/09/2016