With a small class size of only 10 children, Nest Preschool, located in Lafayette's Arts Hub, offers a nurturing environment where each child receives personalized attention and thrives through arts and nature-based curriculum. Inspired by the Reggio Emilia and Montessori philosophies, our program emphasizes the importance of play, exploration, discovery, and independence. Driven by the belief that children are to be respected as the unique individuals that they are, and we work in partnership with families.

Some of the benefits of being a part of the Nest family:

• Nurturing Family Atmosphere: Our small program a warm family-like setting where every child feels known, valued and supported.

• Play-Based Curriculum: Play is the foundation of our preschool program where our children learn through being given opportunities to explore, create, and build relationships. Our play-based philosophy, enriched with arts and nature, fosters holistic development and a joyful journey of discovery.

• Nature at Our Doorstep: At Nest, children will have plenty of opportunities to run, jump, climb, and explore the natural world. We are ideally situated near Coal Creek and the new Lafayette Nature Center, offering children endless opportunities to explore, play, and learn in a natural setting.

• Collaborative Learning: Children are collaborators in relationships with each other, teachers parents and their environment. Long-term projects, open-ended exploration and discussions provide rich learning opportunities that encourage investigation and discovery. Together we question, problem-solve and learn.

• We are a Universal Preschool provider: We welcome any families enrolled in the UPK program! Our staff is happy to assist you in getting your child enrolled.

We are a state licensed preschool program (#1730611)

Ages Served
The Nest Preschool is licensed for ages 3 - 5 years old. Our mixed-age groups offer children opportunities to develop and practice valuable social and problem solving skills. This also can be a wonderful environment for siblings, because they are not separated, and this can ease their transition into a new child care setting. Older children learn to adapt their language and social skills to relate with younger children, often learning patience, compassion and problem solving skills. In addition, younger children are challenged by older children and often engage in more complex activities than when they play with same age peers.

Location & Hours of Operation

420 Courtney Way, Lafayette CO
Monday - Friday 8:30am - 3:30pm

After school classes (subject to availability/Arts Hub scheduling) available through Arts Hub.