MAD ACADEMY WOKINGHAM
wokingham , berkshire
(24)
wokingham , berkshire
(24)
MAD Academy provides weekly classes in movement, music and dance for toddlers, babies and pre-school children, in a free spirited and comfortable environment. Our approach to learning through music is funky, energetic and bouncing with fun, whilst providing an educational benefit.
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24 customer reviews
Rachel Beckley
We love our Wednesday afternoons with Amanda at Little Footprints Montessori Nursery. The children are always super excited when they see her walk past the window as she arrives and can’t wait to take part. They enjoy their time dancing, singing and playing instruments and have massive smiles on their faces. Thank you for all the fun and we will see you again next week. More...
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Nicola Kate
I booked Amanda for my daughter’s 2nd birthday party in June with no prior experience of MADAcademy. I found Amanda to be really responsive and accommodating over email which put my mind at ease in the run up to the party. She asked whether there was a particular theme and whether my daughter had any favourite songs, and then created a personalised party plan based on this. Amanda was engaging and energetic throughout, getting the kids moving around and fully immersed. I was impressed with how she worked with the group, some of who were particularly shy at first. Lots of happy faces by the end! I would recommend Amanda for sure! More...
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Paula Sherlock
Amanda hosted our NCT Christmas party for ages 1-3 year olds. Lots of interactive and lively games with music and props including decorating a Christmas tree! Plenty to do for our energetic bunch. More...
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Lisa Thomas
Amanda has helped with our nursery Christmas party for the past 3 years. She is brilliant with our young children and keeps them really engaged. They find her good fun but also warm and friendly. She also understands when we have children who might need a bit more support or space to do their own thing. Thank you! More...
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Sandra Foston
Second Christmas Party at the Pre-school that the children, and staff, thoroughly enjoyed. Planning on having them back next year if available.
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Jessica MacDonald
Amanda came to entertain 25 children for my daughters 4th birthday party. My daughter asked for princess and pirates and amanda made sure she had a fantastic time. We couldn't have asked for a better entertainer :) More...
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Bonnie Joyce
Emma at Sandhurst is brilliant. My 3 year old runs in and has so much confidence from her happy MAD classes. Emma keeps it varied with songs, dancing, instruments, games and obviously a Ralph cuddle.
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Amanda DeCossio
We hired Amanda @ Mad Academy for our sons 4th birthday. She did an amazing job keeping 20 little monsters entertained for 2 hours. I highly recommend Amanda.
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Peta Fenn
We had Amanda run a session at our son's christening party and all the children (aged 1-11) enjoyed themselves and I even think the parents including myself had fun too. Thanks again Amanda for helping make this a special day. More...
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Limara Thorne
I hired Amanda to run my sons birthday party last weekend. All 16 kids (between 2-8) had a great time and were fully engaged for the hour. I highly recommend MAD Academy Wokingham and Amanda :-) More...
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Charlotte Rundle
Amanda created a fantastic frozen party for my Molly 4th birthday. All the children had a fantastic time and Molly can't stop talking about it. She has even asked to start coming to mad academy sessions with Amanda. Thankyou again More...
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Jenny Grierson
My daughter absolutely LOVES mad academy! It's the highlight of her week and I'm constantly being asked if its on today. The activities change each week which keeps it exciting for the little ones. Amanda moves quickly from song/activity to the next so my daughters attention never waivers which is a miracle for a 2 year old! It's high energy and lots of fun- would definitely recommend it. More...
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Catherine Stott
MAD academy is lovely for all kids. Amanda came.to our preschool and managed to engage 30 kids between the ages of 18m and 7 years all in one go. Such a lovely lady and such h fun for the kids! More...
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Leanne Swanton
My daughter Ruby has really enjoyed her MAD Academy sessions. Having started them as a young baby, it has been great watching her learn and develop each week. She loves every aspect of the class from exploring new items in the sensory bags to having a jig along to the music. Although her absolute favourite part has to be kisses with Ralph! More...
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Claire Cohen
Amanda did my daughter's second birthday party. All the kids loved it and she did an excellent job keeping them entertained for a whole hour and even managed to drown out the constant chit chat by the c. 30 parents. No easy task! Fully recommend. More...
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Charlotte Winsor
Thank you for a great joint party. It kept all the children entertained and busy and was high energy. I would recommend for a 4 year or a 2 year old party. Thank you
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Sally Helliwell
I have been taking my 2 and a half year old to the Saturday morning class at Winnersh for over a term now. He is shy and quiet at times but doesn't stop talking about his music class all week and really looks forward to it! Amanda is warm, energetic, enthusiastic and very approachable. The classes are fun and relaxed (the tunes stick in your head!) and no competitiveness which I have experienced at other bigger classes. Well worth giving it a try, it's a great way to spend time with your child and they'll learn loads! More...
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Emma Smith
I am a Nanny in Wokingham and I take the little boy I look after to the Thursday session at 10.30am in Bracknell, and he just LOVES it!
!! He is always so excited when I say 'it's mad academy today'!!
He really enjoy the class with Amanda, she is so lovely and enthusiastic always makes everything so fun in class, she is very good at reading the children if they have particularly enjoyed something she can adapt the lesson so well. My little one learns something new every week, he listens and copies following Amanda's instructions so well which is so so lovely to see,
We think Amanda is great and we always look forward to coming!
I really can't rate Mad Academy high enough, I did previous classes with the elder sister of my little one now which was 6 yrs ago and I love it just as much now as i did then!!
If you're looking for a fun, energetic, music, and dance class with added learning skills to be learnt then this is the class!!!!
Emma
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Jo McIntyre
My 4 year old has been going for about 18 months and has had so much fun. Amanda is welcoming to everyone and makes so much time for all the children (and parents too). It's definitely worth popping along and it's one of the few lessons that runs on a Saturday as well as during the week. Thank you Amanda for everything x More...
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Tania Bogren
My daughter had a fantastic 4th birthday party yesterday. It’s the second year we have used Amanda and as always she did a fantastic job keeping the kids engaged and having fun. They loved it. Don’t hesitate to book her and MAD classes! Thanks again More...
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Sam Collins
Amanda was fantastic for my daughter's 4th birthday party. She kept the children totally engaged and I loved the little touches that made it more tailored to our party theme. Couldn't have asked for more. My daughter absolutely loved it. More...
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Vicky Collins
Amanda has been visiting our preschool for a good couple of years , the children love her coming and get really excited when we say it’s mad academy day , we are having a break from extra activities but we will definitely ask her to come back soon.
Thank you for all the fun , games and dancing.
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Katie Dogra
A fantastic party for my daughters 3rd birthday, all her favourite rhymes and games oh and lots of Frozen! She had a ball as did all her friends and i saw lots of parents really enjoying singing and dancing and waving their pom poms! !! Such fun couldn't reccomend a mad party enough Amanda is brilliant especially in the ways she gets the children and parents joining in - thank you so much i had a very happy birthday girl! More...
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Amanda Chivers
From Suzy Robertson Amanda hosted my daughters 3rd Birthday Party this weekend. She had her party with 3 of her NCT Friends which resulted in 31 children!
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Amanda checked in with me before the party to see if we had a theme so she could prepare her party to coincide with our theme and she asked if we had fav songs etc.
On the day she was amazing, she had all the kids joining in with her and had everything under control.
After her hour was up, we did pass the parcel and had forgotten our stereo - without hesitation she said don't worry I'll stay and do the music so she went above and beyond what she was paid to do.
We all had an amazing time and would definitely use her again.
Thank you Amanda xx
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What do you love most about your job?
Satisfaction of seeing a child achieve something in class and smiling happy faces at my parties.
What inspired you to start your own business?
I have always loved working with and entertaining children. MAD Academy is a tried, tested and successful brand and will only get better.
Why should our clients choose you?
The label says its good, I know its good and you will when you choose MAD Academy.
