The first instalment of The Green House Playgroup took place in the Tomato Studio – an alternative learning studio in North Finchley – every Sunday morning from 8am to 11am.

Running the playgroup early on a Sunday morning was an interesting time to be open. It was in fact attended by many families and in particular gave us the opportunity to work with a greater number of fathers than we normally see. Many fathers told us that they used the space to give their wives time alone or time with older children while they had some social time with the youngest members of their family. It was also a chance for fathers to meet other fathers. On the whole we worked with a variety of international families many of who worked in the city and who taught us much about parenting in a hypermodern society.

The team was made up of 3 Welcomers: Catherine Alexander, Chris Kyvernites and Francesca Bova who all learnt their trade at the Maison Verte UK in Finsbury Park.

We ran the project for 1 year and plan to reopen again in Bristol. You can contact us at www.thegreenhouseplaygroup.com or thegreenhouseplaygroup@gmail.com

For a review by one of the parents click here

Written by the team at The Green House Playgroup