ABOUT

I'm Natalie, founder of Little Nurture Academy. I help UK businesses get return to work right — supporting employees returning from maternity, paternity, adoption or parental leave so they come back confident, supported, and ready to stay.

For the past 16 years I've worked directly with new and expectant parents through pregnancy, birth and the first year after having a baby — as a doula, baby sleep consultant and perinatal specialist, supporting thousands of families UK-wide. That hands-on experience is exactly what shapes my return-to-work support: I know what makes that transition back to work succeed or fail for a new parent, and I bring that directly into how businesses plan for it.

I now bring that experience into the workplace, working with HR teams, managers and business owners — particularly smaller businesses without an in-house HR function — to build the practical, structured return-to-work support that turns parental leave from a risk point into a smooth transition.