Hopes & Dreams and Simply Sleep announce new partnership
09 February 2024
In its 25th year, Hopes & Dreams are still as passionate about providing the best environment for children to learn and grow as they were when they formed in 1999. Committed to childhood wellbeing, they are partnering with Simply Sleep to lead the way in supporting sleep from within a childcare setting.
The partnership consists of staff training and parental support and will see several other incentives being rolled out across the Hopes & Dreams group.
Speaking on the partnership, Rebekah Dalrymple and Emma Riley, Directors of Simply-Sleep said:
“We support hundreds of families across the island to sleep well using our tailored sleep plans, however, a common concern that parents have is the willingness of their childcare providers to co-operate. Consistency is key for our plans to work and the last thing we want is to set our clients up for failure, so it made sense to us that we should be working more closely with this sector.
We reached out to Laura & Gary to start the conversation and were delighted at how open and aligned they were to our vision. Since then, we have been working with Hopes & Dreams, to deliver staff training on the sleep needs of each child in their care and have given them the tools needed to have positive conversations with parents in need of support. “
Laura & Gary Peirce, Directors of Hopes & Dreams commented:
“We pride ourselves on our unique play-based curriculum, founded on the latest brain development studies of children. But the reality is that without sleep, the curiosity and wonder that we try to evoke in every child, can be significantly hindered. Children who don’t get consistently good sleep struggle with their brain development and emotional regulation, the foundations to confident and happy learning.
It goes without saying that as childcare providers we provide a safe and comfortable sleep environment for the children in our care, but we always strive to go beyond the expected. By working in partnership with Simply Sleep, we have been able to provide our team of childcare experts with additional knowledge and skills that enable us to understand and support childhood wellbeing, like no other childcare setting on Island.”
With night and daytime sleep being inextricably linked, and with Laura and Gary keen to look after those in a caring role, the partnership extends beyond sleep in a nursery setting. Simply Sleep will also be providing parent support workshops, monthly blogs and free initial consultations to Hopes & Dreams parents and carers. The first workshop will be held on Wednesday 27th March and details on how to book in can be found on the Famly app.