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Peaceful Learning

How we came to be

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Our Story

This is me, Lara Ritson, pictured above. I first began the Peaceful Learning voyage about six years ago. I thought of the idea of a nanny agency that provides high quality, respectful, gentle candidates and a place for parents to receive help and guidance on their parenting journey, when I was  living in New Zealand. However, lack of knowledge about the need worldwide, small demand in New Zealand and careers in teaching and nannying taking me elsewhere meant that Peaceful Learning took a backseat. Four years on, after a career change and relocating to London, it  became very evident that what I have to offer was needed.  Being a nanny and teacher myself who uses the RIE® principles and Magda Gerber's Educaring® Approach that was introduced to me as a student teacher at The Learning Centre in New Zealand, I felt the frustration and longing to find the right family after joining countless nanny agencies. I had been approached by many families and nannies wanting and using respectful childcare looking to connect who understand what positive guidance means, who believe in child-led learning and that the best way to shape children is through role-modelling and so I thought, why not? How hard can it be to create an agency? (It was quite a rollercoaster!) So, here we are. Here to help families like you connect with the right nanny and get the helping hand to guide you on your parenting journey. No matter where you are in the world, we will do our very best to find the help you need that works for you. 

  

We feel it is really important to provide the best care for your child. This means nurturing every aspect of their development, the most important and under looked, especially in the early years, is the emotional regulation and development of a child. Only when a child feels safe and nurtured can they really begin a sustained level of play that can propel them forward. Being a nanny and teacher myself who used respectful care to connect, positive guidance and role-modelling to lead the child to success, and child-led learning to sustain intrinsic motivation to learn I can honestly say it really works! It gives me goose bumps to think about the success stories I have witnessed over the years.  


WHY DO WE DO WHAT WE DO?


My mission is to help 10,000 families over the next five years to grow authentic, loving relationships and a passion for living freely and curiously. I truly believe in what Peaceful Learning is about and so do all my team members. All the staff at Peaceful Learning have a background in respectful care, nurturing the whole child and have seen the positive effects, collectively resulting in over 50 years of experience and success. We all genuinely care about who will be looking after your little ones. I am super blessed to have such a wonderful group of people working alongside me, they inspire me and give me energy.


In this day and age, with our busy lives, it is super important to have someone looking after your child who can stay fully present and slow down to the childs pace, observing what they are really needing and interested in. Someone who can provide quality care moments and appropriate support through big emotions, as well as, guidance in a safe environment with clear boundaries. Every child deserves to be seen, heard and loved and my mission through Peaceful Learning is that every household has an environment that supports this. 


To find out more, please contact us by clicking on the button below or send us some love via WhatsApp. You can also find out about a few ways in which this care is implemented via our approaches page. 

Speak to you soon! Love and light. 

Lara 

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The Peaceful Learning Team

Kerryn

Kerryn

Kerryn

Meet Kerryn, our USA representative. Originally from New Zealand, Kerryn spent 10 years as a nanny. She also received her Bachelor’s in Teaching (Specializing in Montessori). Here is where she fell in love with the philosophy and knew she wanted to share it with others. Moving to Portland, OR in 2014, Kerryn gained her Montessori diploma 

Meet Kerryn, our USA representative. Originally from New Zealand, Kerryn spent 10 years as a nanny. She also received her Bachelor’s in Teaching (Specializing in Montessori). Here is where she fell in love with the philosophy and knew she wanted to share it with others. Moving to Portland, OR in 2014, Kerryn gained her Montessori diploma through AMI. Also, during this time, she met her husband and two step children. And now they have their third child together and reside in the gorge along the beautiful Columbia River. Kerryn loves to encourage independence within children, facilitating a child-led day full of love and nurture. She has been so happy to join the team at Peaceful Learning as a recruiter. She loves to help families and nannies find their perfect fit, and believes that Montessori, Steiner, RIE, Pikler and Reggio all begin in the children’s home. 

Necane

Kerryn

Kerryn

Meet Necane our London Ambassador. Originally from New Zealand, Necane has a Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood Education). Her passion for working with young children began 9 years ago when she visited an early childhood centre inspired by the works of Dr Emmi Pikler and Magda Gerber. She was completely blown away with the respectful 

Meet Necane our London Ambassador. Originally from New Zealand, Necane has a Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood Education). Her passion for working with young children began 9 years ago when she visited an early childhood centre inspired by the works of Dr Emmi Pikler and Magda Gerber. She was completely blown away with the respectful and reciprocal interactions she saw between the teachers and children. This visit changed everything, and she has been working with children ever since. Necane is especially interested and drawn to working with toddlers and enjoys nurturing an appreciation of the outdoors and the natural world. Necane is very humbled to be a part of the Peaceful Learning team as a recruiter, and so enjoys surrounding herself with families, nannies and professionals who share similar values for the youngest members of our community.

Sophie

Sophie

Sophie

Sophie is our UK recruiter extraordinaire! 

Since becoming a proud mum, she has delved deeper into  authentic learning styles that she used for 12 years as a professional nanny and enjoys using child-centred approaches with her daughter within their family home, based in Somerset. Sophie is amazed by how her daughter (18 months) is growing

Sophie is our UK recruiter extraordinaire! 

Since becoming a proud mum, she has delved deeper into  authentic learning styles that she used for 12 years as a professional nanny and enjoys using child-centred approaches with her daughter within their family home, based in Somerset. Sophie is amazed by how her daughter (18 months) is growing capable and strong. 

She has an honest passion for Montessori, Waldorf, RIE, Pikler, Reggio and Nature-Based Play. 

Sophie loves to encourage outdoor child-led play. She believes nature nurtures the development of the whole child and provides endless opportunities for rich sensory learning experiences. 

She is passionate about helping others to see the huge benefits these organic learning methods have on the development of the whole child. She is super excited to be part of this journey in supporting professionals and families across the UK.

Diane

Sophie

Sophie

Meet Diane our super, duper amazing PA that goes around and crosses the T’s and dots the I’s which is exactly what Peaceful Learning needed when she joined the team. She has dedicated her career to helping people work to their best ability and turbo boosting companies. Diane lives with her partner and 11 year old daughter. She loves spend

Meet Diane our super, duper amazing PA that goes around and crosses the T’s and dots the I’s which is exactly what Peaceful Learning needed when she joined the team. She has dedicated her career to helping people work to their best ability and turbo boosting companies. Diane lives with her partner and 11 year old daughter. She loves spending time with them and has a special relationship with her daughter, loves the outdoors and nature, walking with her dogs, baking and sharing with friends. If you hear a friendly voice answering the phone, that’ll be her. As a mother, the whole team ethos of nurturing the whole child resonates an emotion within her and working with Peaceful Learning gives her great purpose and satisfaction to give that feeling to other parents. She feels extremely fortunate to have this opportunity and excited to learn more and be part of the Peaceful Learning journey. She is excited to be part of such an amazing team, she feels inspired by our experiences and aspirations and has a feeling that we will be more like extended family. 

Pamela

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Pamela

Meet Pamela, our networking ninja!  She is based in New Zealand and is mother to two young children. She has a lifelong knowledge of Montessori - as a Montessori child, teacher and now parent. She has a Montessori diploma for 3-6 year olds from Apperfield and follows aspects of Pikler and Gentle Parenting at home. She also has an early ch

Meet Pamela, our networking ninja!  She is based in New Zealand and is mother to two young children. She has a lifelong knowledge of Montessori - as a Montessori child, teacher and now parent. She has a Montessori diploma for 3-6 year olds from Apperfield and follows aspects of Pikler and Gentle Parenting at home. She also has an early childhood degree and is a lifelong learner. She is currently working with passionate educators and advocates all over the world to spread knowledge and awareness about Peaceful Learning.  

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