Didi is a pleasure to work with. She has such genuine enthusiasm for what she does and she is really committed to providing meaningful experiences to children. Didi is also very respectful of not adding extra weight to the workload of the teaching team, so she takes care of as many administrative details as possible and provides us with lots of communication so we are always informed and empowered. Our teachers are also really inspired by Didi’s ideas and we can see that her influence is starting to spread to the activities that we plan too!
The parents have been incredibly excited about it. The fact that it occurs within the preschool day seems to make a huge impact, as it gives their child access to tennis coaching without adding another extra commitment to their busy schedules.
The best endorsement comes directly from the children – they absolutely love the lessons and are always so proud to share stories with their parents about the new games they’ve played and skills that they’ve learned. They come back from their tennis sessions with such big smiles on their faces, and that really says it all!

Over the past 5 months I have been involved in taking the children outside for tennis lessons. The experiences which the children are involved compliment the Early Years Learning Framework beautifully.

1. Children develop a strong sense of identity through feeling safe, secure and supported. Didi is amazing with the children and encourages them to do their best.
2. Children are connected with and contribute to their world. Through the tennis experiences, the children develop a sense of belonging to a group of learners, as well as being aware of fairness.
3. Children have a strong sense of wellbeing. The health and wellbeing of all children is so important in this age of technology. The dynamic activities which Didi organizes, allows the children to be outside in the fresh air, using a wide variety of muscles, all whilst having fun.
4. Children are confident and involved learners. Didi has a wonderful rapport with the children; she encourages them to have a go, and always has a smile to share.
5. Children are effective communicators. During tennis lessons, the children are exposed to a wide variety of ‘tennis’ vocabulary, which the children are encouraged to use when interacting with one another.

I thoroughly recommend the Little Tennis Star Program to all Centres. The children don’t need to travel anywhere, and Didi adapts her program to suit weather conditions.

Our daughters have started little tennis stars this year.

Didi and her team run a fantastic organised business. I have seen my girls have learnt and improved their skills set in tennis, teamwork and fitness.

My daughters tend to struggle with persistence and ‘pushing through’ – they have been fantastic this year with continuous reassurance and encouragement from Didi!”