Nurture and Nature Playcare

Nuestros profesores

Nicole McClintock loves singing, being silly and exploring nature with children. She feels passionately about providing a play and nature rich environment for the children in her local community. Nicole has a bachelors degree in Early Childhood Education from NU. She has worked in the field of education for 12 years, in special education and teaching PreK.

Nicole’s most recent role has been as a stay-at-home mom to her one year old and five year old daughters Ellie and Lila. Some of her favorite hobbies are antique shopping, wandering farmer markets, watching movies and reading. She spends her evenings with Ellie and Lila, husband, Kiel, dog, Daisy, cats Sera Loma and Rainbow.

Filosofía

Nurture and Nature Playcare is a child-directed environment rich in play and exploration of nature. We allow the children the space to follow their interests in order to support a deeper understanding of the beautiful world around them.

Our approach is a play based, with a dash of elements from Waldorf, Montessori and Reggio Emilia philosophies. We blend all of these philosophies together with loose parts to create a dynamic program in a peaceful outdoor setting.

We know from research that children who play outdoors are happier and feel less anxious. They also develop connections with others and nature while developing a sense of curiosity about the world around them. We provide a natural environment with open ended objects for children to practice their creativity and imagination.

Ubicación

Nurture and Nature Playcare is located in a single family home on a quiet cul-de-sac steps away from Phoenix Park and the walking trails to the American River. We often have wild animals right in our front yard! We have a large indoor playroom that offers bright natural light for exploration.

We love fresh air and playing outside, rain or shine. In addition to our yard space, we are located next door to a beautiful park where we walk, play and explore daily. Organic food and healthy living is important to everyone at Nurture and Nature Playcare.

Admisiones

Join the Nurture and Nature Playcare community in four easy steps:

Explore our website

Explore our website. We’ve provided information about our philosophies and offerings to help you decide if our program may be the right fit for your family.

Tour our school

Come see what makes Nuture and Nature Playcare unique. Tour our program by requesting a tour on our website.

Submit an Enrollment Application

Submit an enrollment application. If you would like to enroll, please submit an application at www.wonderschool.com/nurtureandnatureplaycare/apply – Please note that we require tours for all prospective families. Please do not submit an application if you have not toured.

Enroll

After reviewing your application, we’ll send an enrollment invitation. Upon accepting your invitation, you’ll pay your deposit (usually equal to one month’s tuition), fill out enrollment documents and review our Parent Handbook.