Hi! I’m Andreas Alkiviades

Being a new parent is a wonderful experience but can also be daunting. Some could feel keen to make new friends in the same position, others could be struggling to think how can I guide my child through their development stages. The other concern could be financial costs whilst on maternity leave income.

When I started at Jo Jingles I knew I had hit the jackpot, all of the above is supported when you join the Jo Jingles community.

Andreas welcomes your CHILD and you with a warm, caring smile. This is pure joy after being up most the night and he’s smile is infectious too!

Greeting EVERY child by name, even when they are just a few weeks old was priceless. This connection grew to a beautiful relationship over a 2 year period. Andreas has helped my boy to be confident, appreciate music, words, connecting words to actions. Andreas gets to understand your childs individual personality and supports you. This could be helping to encourage your child’s confidence or letting your child express themselves without the fear you’re disrupting the class.

Each term the sessions are well organised and have a theme. There is a gentle structure that your children will learn over time without you realising.

Most importantly of all you have so much FUN!! The sessions become the best part of the week. It’s a magical 45mins singing, dancing with your child with no interruptions. Seeing your child so happy makes it worth the effort to get out of the house every week.

I have never met such an inspiring early years educator. Thank you Andreas for helping to build my child’s life foundations.

Andreas hosted my son's 3rd birthday party.
It was absolutely fantastic, the kids really got involved and were all made to feel important and special. Loved the variety of songs and activities included. Definitely would recommend to any parent to book for their children!

I saw the classes online through social media at the start of lockdown. We did one of the free Facebook live sessions and Hugo was really engaged so I thought I’d sign up.
Hugo really enjoys the songs and the repetition every week, plus he loves playing with his instruments so songs with those are great too and really keep him engaged.
He’s always so focussed on Andreas and what he's doing he usually crashes out and falls asleep straight after class when he’d normally sleep later, so I know it has an impact on him. I also really like that the classes are on 'Zoom' and that Andreas says all the babies names in the hello and goodbye songs!

We chose Jo Jingles for Theodore as it seemed a really informal, friendly and enthusiastic class. We found Jo Jingles online after looking for baby classes in Grantham - even though we live nearby to the Grantham tennis club, we had clearly never walked past before or after class times as we had no idea it was there! We feel lucky we found it now.
When we started, I knew another mum and baby who would give it a go too so we joined together in February. We had such a good laugh even from the first session as Andreas is lively and entertaining, and very engaging with the children. We were singing and laughing along from the beginning which is a great icebreaker for chatting with other parents and carers.
Even now we are doing a few baby classes entirely online, Andreas is one of the few faces and voices Theo recognises through the phone or tv. He smiles and laughs along with Andreas and Jo and therefore I would describe Jo Jingles as fast becoming our favourite class to do as a family. Be warned however, the songs are catchy and my husband and I sometimes find ourselves singing bits of them long after Theo has gone to bed (oh dear, how embarassing!)

I’ve been going to Jo Jingles with Vikki since my baby George was 13 weeks old. He’s now 8.5 months and loves it more than ever. I can’t recommend her and Jo Jingles highly enough.

I’m a first time mum and knew I wanted to start a routine and get out of the house with my baby. Vikki is so warm and welcoming and makes you feel at ease straight away. All the other mums and dads were so friendly. George loves the classes and we have learnt so many songs which I sing to him at home. As a first time parent I didn’t know many songs/nursery rhymes and going to the class gives you so many ideas to take away with you.

To me it’s about precious quality time with my baby, away from any distractions. I love watching him in class, looking at the other babies and Vikki and getting so much pleasure out of his environment. I look forward to Jo Jingles every week.

The other parents and Vikki are so supportive and you can have a quick chat about other things, it’s great to get you and baby back in the 'wide world' after their birth. It’s been a highlight of my maternity leave and I plan on carrying on taking my baby in the week even when I go back to work.

I second that! My girls love going to Andreas’ classes, so much so we do a 150 mile round trip to go there. Although there are local classes to me I couldn’t imagine going to Jo Jingles & “Dreas” as my girls call him not running the class. There’s a real good atmosphere & the kids have a morning of pure happiness. Good job

I've never seen my baby enjoy a class as much as she does a Jo Jingles session hosted by Andreas! Andreas is fantastic - the babies are captivated by his enthusiasm and animated expressions! And I love watching all the babies have so much fun, they just can't control their excitement!

Our experience with Andreas has been fantastic! My daughter has loved his class above any other music class we’ve been too, always happy to be there and enjoying herself the whole time. Andreas is fantastic with the children and makes it a very personable experience, taking time to build bonds with the children as well as creating such a happy and fun environment. I couldn’t recommend enough!

My daughter Esmé and I really enjoyed Jo Jingles. From being shy and unsure at first, Esmé quickly grew in confidence as she learned the format of the classes.
The classes are engaging and fun and the children have the chance to dance, sing, move to the music and try out different instruments. They hug and kiss the Jo Jingles cuddly toy and through identifying with Jo, settle in and enjoy the session.
Esmé liked the calming section of the session where Andreas blew the children little slow popping bubbles. This was mesmerising for the little ones and helped them wind down for some quiet time.

Having had Jo Jingles at Albion House Nursery for almost a year, the children absolutely love it! They really look forward to the Friday morning sessions with Andreas and Jo, and we can often cheer up a sad child by reminding them the Jo Jingles is coming!
Andreas is great with the children and they respond to him really well. From a nursery manager's point of view it is great to have a man in the setting because for us this is very rare. Even the shy children want to sit next to him and are happy to join in.
When I asked the children what their favourite bit of Jo Jingles was, they quickly listed so many different things; the singing, the dancing, the playing instruments, the getting a sticker at the end!!
All in all the children love the sessions Andreas does, they have so much fun and learn new songs which is great for the staff too as they get new ideas.
The staff also join in with the sessions and enjoy them too. I feel this is important as they are learning the songs and the actions with the children, and setting a role model for the children and helping those who need it.

My son Harrison has just finished his first half term with Andreas and Jo. Harrison's confidence and ability to socialise with other children has grown so much since joining Jo Jingles which is all thanks to Andreas` hard work.
Harrison was very shy and hid behind me at our first session over the summer but Andreas had him singing and dancing before the end of the session. Andreas has a wonderful ability to get to know each child individually and how to get the best out of them.
Harrison and I had tried many different toddler classes and none come close to being as good as Jo Jingles.
I highly recommend Andreas and Jo.