Rooted in Joy, Guided by Science
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A Sanctuary Built for Little Explorers
Nurtiva was born when Dr. Sarah Jenkins, an early child development researcher and mother of three, grew frustrated with conventional daycare centers that treated children as passive listeners confined to sterile, plastic rooms.
She envisioned a peaceful architectural sanctuary crafted from rounded natural birch wood, full of living plants, flooded with natural sunlight, and staffed by master educators who honor a child's natural impulse to touch, build, test, and question.
The Power of Reggio & Montessori
Children express themselves through 'The Hundred Languages'—sculpting, painting, dramatic roleplay, shadow projections, and music. Projects evolve organically based on what sparks their imagination.
Children choose their own work from prepared shelves and repeat it as long as it holds them. Practical life tasks — pouring, buttoning, sweeping — build the concentration that later carries academic work.
A Clear Purpose Behind Every Classroom Choice
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To create a deeply caring early-learning environment where children feel safe enough to explore, question, collaborate, make mistakes, and try again.
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To help raise capable, curious, compassionate learners who enter school with strong foundations in language, reasoning, self-regulation, and community care.
You Should Never Have to Guess How Your Child Is Doing
Strong early education works best when home and school share the same information. We keep communication specific, respectful, and practical—from daily routines to long-term developmental goals.
Meals, naps, toileting, photos, activity notes, and educator observations in the parent app.
A structured conversation about strengths, emerging skills, current interests, and goals for the next learning cycle.
Consistent approaches for separation, sleep, meals, toilet learning, emotional language, and new sibling transitions.
A Community Where Families Are Seen, Heard, and Welcomed
English-Spanish exposure, multilingual books, songs, family words, and culturally responsive storytelling.
Open studio mornings, shared cooking sessions, and family-led story hours where parents bring their own traditions into the room.
Halal, kosher, vegetarian and allergen-aware menus cooked in the same kitchen, so no child eats a separate meal at a separate table.
Individual plans built with families and, where helpful, with the specialists already working with your child outside the campus.
Frequently Asked Questions
Ratios start at 1:3 in the infant cradle and widen gradually to 1:8 in Kindergarten Prep. Every room keeps a consistent primary educator so your child is known by name, not just supervised.
Most children settle within two to three weeks. We plan a staggered start with you, keep goodbyes short and predictable, and send a photo once your child has re-engaged with the room.
All meals and snacks are cooked fresh on campus each morning. The kitchen is fully nut-free, and we cater for allergies, halal, kosher and vegetarian diets without serving a separate meal at a separate table.
Children go outdoors every day in all but severe weather, with a minimum of 90 minutes in the forest yard. Send waterproofs and boots; we keep spare kit on site for the days you forget.
You'll get daily updates in the parent app covering meals, naps, activities and educator observations, plus a quarterly development conference and a portfolio of your child's work.
Not at all. Children join us at every point in the year, and toilet learning is something we support alongside you rather than a requirement for a place.
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