Programs for
Children & Families
Nest Programs
What is a Nest?
Nests, our early childhood programs, are safe and engaging classrooms where young children and their families can learn and heal through play. For children who have been separated from their home or who experience daily hardship, the opportunity to be autonomous, make decisions, and play freely within a safe and supportive social environment is a significant, restorative experience.
Nests are created through close collaborations with local partners, ensuring that each program is responsive to the unique needs and strengths of its community.
Our Role
- Space design and renovation
- Staff recruitment
- Initial and ongoing pedagogical training and mentorship
- Operational support
- Ongoing funding through our institutional partners
Nests are community-based and child-centered. Each Nest is designed to encourage children to think critically, explore creatively, and work collaboratively.
Our Global Footprint
A growing network of early childhood and parent education programs, spanning communities around the world
Collaborative Teacher Project
A partnership to address the inequity in early education in Los Angeles
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our work
Crianza con Amor Parenting Program
Co-created with migrant families. Now expanding worldwide.
Crianza con Amor — developed with migrant families and Dr. Xinshu She, Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Stanford University — is Nest Global’s evidence-based parenting program. For families navigating displacement and hardship, parenting support can be just as vital as preschool. Now research-validated and expanding to new communities.
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