School Readiness
Ensure your child gets the best possible start to their school career
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What We Do
We offer consultations to help support your whole family through the important transitional periods of starting nursery or school, and moving house in the UK or to the UK from abroad.
Christina draws on her clinical expertise, having worked in both education and the NHS for 15 years, and her broad range of contacts, including with schools and estate agents, to support your family through these transitions. Christina's approach covers emotional, developmental and logistical elements to support your family in a holistic way.
Who We Are
Christina Lydon
Christina Lydon is a Music Therapist and has worked in mainstream and special education settings for the past 15 years. She has worked in various Early Years settings, including as a senior Paediatric Music Therapist in the Child Development Service at Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London. Christina is also currently working in schools and nurseries in London, Hampshire and Surrey.
Previously, Christina worked for six years in London for an NHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health team, with her post embedded within a school. It was here that she developed her passion for supporting and engaging children, along with their parents, with the aim of enhancing positive mental wellbeing and emotional intelligence in daily life.
Christina offers online sessions focusing on the core emotional and developmental skills needed by children as they enter the learning environment. She also offers advice around logistical support for your child during the transition to school, providing useful information and ideas to try at home.
Christina can also support families with children who are finding the transition into nursery or school challenging. She can provide support around moving house, whether that is in the UK or from abroad, to navigate the many moving parts of choosing schools, finding a home, managing transitions, and how to keep the whole process manageable.
Christina works with brands and media engaging their family audiences. Recently she has worked with the BBC, EOne, Cbeebies, Hedrin, and JoJo Maman Bébé.
She has appeared on podcasts (including CBeebies Parenting Helpline), Instagram live feeds, and live events, as well as writing for national magazines and online platforms, including 'Made for Mums' and 'Mother & Baby Magazine'. Christina also works with schools and nurseries in person to offer consultations and workshops.
I'm a Parent...
We offer online consultations via Zoom. We are on hand to deliver bespoke consultations to make sure all your questions and concerns are answered. We offer advice around developmental, educational and emotional themes to ensure your child is prepared for the start of nursery or school, as well as providing tried-and-tested tips to support the transition for the whole family.
After the consultation we will email you useful resources, key products that we as paediatric professionals think make a significant difference, and activities to try at home.
Book in one of our 1:1 consultations or gather nursery/NCT friends to organize a group zoom workshop (up to 8 people). For specific troubleshooting or advice around moving house in relation to school places or waiting lists, please contact us for a specific consultation session.
I'm an Early Years Provider...
Contact us for more information about our Zoom consultations for parents of 2026 school starters. We frequently work to support schools and nurseries in person and online.