It all Started . . .
Moms & Tots Group
The Moms and Tots Group was founded in 1992 by Petra Lombard after she became aware of the keen interest of mothers to learn more about how to stimulate their young child in a healthy and balanced way. Since then, the Moms and Tots Group has not only grown to become one of South Africa’s most popular Educational Franchises providing child-parent classes and toddler playgroups, but has also expanded internationally.
Meet Petra Lombard
Petra has since left the bright lights of Johannesburg behind and currently lives with her husband, Esly Lombard, on a farm near Hanover. This mom of two grown daughters never stops giving back to her local community. Once a week she teaches a Jungle Tots class to 80 disadvantaged children from the Hanover community in the local library, before serving them a meal. Petra also teaches a weekly Moms and Tots Workshop class to mothers and toddlers from the surrounding farming community in the Hanover Hotel.
Petra started Moms and Tots in 1992, she franchised in 1993.
Meet Dr Jessica Wood
Dr Jessica Wood is a Chiropractor with a special interest for Paediatric and Pregnancy care. She completed her studies with Cum Laude, and was honoured to be appointed Assistant Clinician at the University of Johannesburg campus clinic. Jessica received cum laude for her Master’s Dissertation, titled “Blood flow through the vertebral arteries in different head positions and post spinal manipulation,” after which she went on to publish in the JMPT (Journal of Manipulative and Physical Therapeutics).
For the past 10 years, Jessica has been in private practice, working primarily with paeds and expectant mothers, which is her true passion. Jessica is also a member of the Paediatric Chiropractic Association of Africa.
In addition to her professional journey, she has been married for 8 years and is a mother to two wonderful boys, aged 3 years and 10 months.
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How to own your own M&T franchise or simply join a group near your, an age appropriate stimulation programme developed for babes and toddlers to enhance co-ordination and perceptual skills, encourage the love of learning and to enrich the relationship between mother and toddler.
