“Love begins at home, and it is not how much we do, but how much love we put into action.”
-Mother Teresa
WELCOME TO LITTLE LOTUS CONSULTING
Personal responsibility -> Empowerment
Respect for all Life -> Kindness
Dedication to Thriving -> Contribution
Pamela Malone
‘Miss Pamela’
Pamela’s Life Work
Following her passion, Miss Pamela lovingly created a Waldorf-inspired early childhood playgroup where, for over 25 years, she has devoted herself to offering young children a nurturing, joyful, and enriching environment. Rooted in rhythm, beauty, and imagination, her playgroup provides a gentle bridge between home and the wider world.
Miss Pamela places special care in ensuring that each child feels deeply loved, seen, and safe—especially as, for many, this marks their first significant time away from home. Her attentive presence and heartfelt dedication help children ease into this new chapter with confidence, curiosity, and a sense of belonging.
Summer Play Group with Miss Pamela
Miss Pamela warmly invites young children, ages 3 to 5, to join her for a joyful and enriching summer playgroup. Rooted in imagination, nature, and nurturing connection, this program offers children a wide array of wonder-filled experiences—from creative exploration and artistic expression to collaborative play and quiet moments of reverence for the natural world.
In this thoughtfully prepared environment, children are encouraged to follow their curiosity, engage their senses, and develop foundational social and creative capacities through improvisation, storytelling, and meaningful connection.
What makes this experience truly special is its lasting impact: many older children—even teens—who once attended Miss Pamela’s playgroup return to visit, often asking to spend a day or two with the younger children. They come full circle, joyfully giving back in the same spirit of warmth and care they remember receiving.
Pamela’s Training
and Core Focus
In addition to her training in early childhood education and as a Waldorf Preschool and Kindergarten teacher, Pamela is also a certified Advanced Nurtured Heart Trainer. She continues to deepen her understanding through years of study and practice, synthesizing her extensive knowledge and wide range of experiences to nurture each child’s self-esteem and support the unfolding of their full potential.
Pamela has deeply integrated the Nurtured Heart Approach®, which emphasizes: 1) Not energizing negative behavior, 2) Actively recognizing and naming positive choices and qualities in children, and 3) Being clear and consistent with rules and boundaries.
Her core focus is that every child comes to know their innate value and how much they have to contribute.
Through many years of dedicated work, Pamela has seen the transformative power of affirming a child’s unique strengths.
She has become a thoughtful and deeply attentive observer of the best in children – and in their parents – and has seen how this way of relating helps build lasting confidence, resilience, and a lifelong capacity for creativity and growth.
Offering Parenting
Guidance and Support
Pamela has been supporting parents for many years, offering guidance, encouragement, and practical tools rooted in her Waldorf training, the Nurtured Heart Approach®, and decades of lived experience. As a mother of four and now a grandmother, she brings a grounded, compassionate perspective that honors both the joys and the real challenges of parenting.
Drawing from deep insight and attentive listening, Pamela partners with parents to help them move beyond unhelpful patterns and establish rhythms that feel nourishing and sustainable.
She offers gentle, effective strategies for creating rhythms that support connection, cooperation, and a sense of ease in the home.
Her work is centered on helping families reconnect with what matters most – creating a home life shaped by clarity, connection, and heartfelt presence.
With great respect for each family’s unique path, Pamela supports parents in cultivating relationships built on trust, warmth, and lasting connection.
“Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier. Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.”
-Mother Teresa
“We moved to Sedona in 2003. Shortly after we arrived, we enrolled my youngest son, Kai, in Pamela’s first play group. She was so nurturing and knew exactly how to guide the children in a harmonizing way. Within a couple of months, I had the opportunity to be her assistant at the play group. What I learned from Miss Pamela was priceless. As a young mother, I applied what I learned at home with my children. Kai is now in his 20’s and is a well-balanced young man. I owe much of that to Pamela. She brings a beautiful gift to our community!”
My daughter, Nina, attended Pamela’s Playgroup for nearly three years. It was her very first time away from close family, so it meant everything that her first experience in the world was as positive and nurturing as it was. Each day, she came home glowing – happy, grounded, and eager to return.
With Pamela’s gentle guidance, Nina developed a deep reverence for simple things – meals, manners, animals, and kindness. Pamela has a way of making the ordinary feel extraordinary, and even as a young child, Nina began noticing and celebrating the beauty in everyday life.
Pamela’s thoughtful, graceful presence shaped Nina in ways that continue to shine through. Now 24, Nina still feels a heart connection with Pamela, and I believe many of her most beautiful qualities were first nurtured in that early space of loving care, and playful wonder.
