ENROLLING NOW!

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Caring for young explorers, ensuring a safe journey.

Caring for young explorers, ensuring a safe journey.

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The Nest Learning Center, situated centrally in Newport News, Virginia, is a piloting daycare facility dedicated to significantly enhancing children’s educational experiences while fostering a warm and nurturing environment. By thoughtfully integrating tactile creative arts, STEM, and reading activities into the curriculum, we provide an engaging, enriching, and hands-on learning environment that encourages exploration and creativity. Our strong commitment to early childhood development is complemented by active parent involvement, creating a supportive and collaborative network for the families we serve. We offer a unique proposition by combining educational excellence with meaningful community engagement to encourage children’s intellectual growth, natural curiosity, and lifelong love of learning.

Our Mission

Our mission at The Nest Learning Center is firmly committed to transforming the traditional daycare model into a more engaging and enriching educational experience. We emphasize cultivating a lifelong passion for learning in young children by providing a safe, nurturing, and stimulating environment. By placing a strong focus on STEM and literacy, we intentionally address the crucial developmental needs of children, supporting their growth and helping them thrive during these important formative years.

Our Values

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Learning @

The Nest

Active learning serves as the fundamental and essential core of The Nests curriculum, driving student engagement and deeper understanding.

Language Rich Books & Center-based Play

Emphasis on Sensory Based Play & Growth, Engaging Environments, and Healthy Teacher-Student Relationships

Supporting Social, Emoitional, Cognitive, Motor and Language Development

Music and Arts & Crafts

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Family Focused

The Nest takes great pride in being reliable, dependable, and consistently available to meet all of your child care needs whenever you require assistance.

Mobile-Friendly Communications with ProCare App

All Day Meals / Snacks

Opening @ 0600 and closing @ 1800

Ratio Supervision

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Inclusive Environment

Offering effective strategies and practical approaches to address the diverse needs of children who have a wide range of learning styles, abilities, and cultural backgrounds.

ADA Compliant

Proficient in Learning Adversities

Autism Services Friendly

Hands-On Learning

Learning happens most naturally and effectively when it is carried out in a manner that is practical, directly relevant to real-life situations, and actively engaging for the learner.

Family & Community

Serving families and the community with unwavering honor, consistent excellence, and steadfast integrity in all our actions.