Nurtury Early Education was proud to have over 25 staff members attend the State House for this year’s Early Education and Care Advocacy Day. This event is an incredible opportunity to visit legislators and advocate for policies that support educators and the children and families we serve.
We are proud to share that one of Nurtury’s Family Child Care Educators, Gloria Velasquez, earned third place at the English for New Bostonians Annual Immigrant Small Business Pitch. Gloria owns and runs Los Ponys Family Child Care in Winthrop, which is part of Nurtury’s Family Child Care (FCC) network through our Chelsea FCC office.
We were excited to welcome volunteer readers from the City of Boston to Nurtury Early Education as part Boston Reads Day, a citywide initiative to promote early literacy, and Jumpstart’s Read for the Record event.
Nurtury Early Education is pleased to announce the appointment of Tyra Montina as Nurtury’s Vice President of Program, bringing more than 15 years of leadership experience in youth development, program management, and equity-focused nonprofit work to one of Greater Boston’s oldest early education organization.
We are excited to announce that we are seeking an experienced leader to serve as Vice President of Programs at Nurtury Early Education. The VP of Programs will ensure the successful design and delivery of high-quality early education. They will bring strong skills in developing staff and making data-informed decisions.
Three of Nurtury’s Family Child Care programs had a unique opportunity to visit Revere City Hall for a Civic Education Day! Early learners asked councillors questions and presented their ideas on what they’d like to see in the city.
Nurtury’s Family Child Care (FCC) system will be highlighted in United Way’s Changemakers series. Luisa Muñoz from United Way Mass Bay visited one of our FCC programs last week.
On Friday, May 9th, Nurtury welcomed volunteers from Liberty Mutual to our Harvard Street Center in Cambridge to help clean up the garden beds and plant vegetables for our toddler and preschool classrooms to use and learn from.
On April 23rd, Simmons University’s London Center for Community Engagement and Social Justice honored our Nurtury Learning Lab with their Outstanding Community Partner Award. This award recognizes our partnership with Simmons through the Jumpstart program.
Today, Representative Aaron Michlewitz, House Chairman of the MA Ways and Means Committee, for touring our new Family Child Care (FCC) Incubator in Roxbury. Nurtury’s FCC Incubator opened in Roxbury last month, equipping early childhood educators with the start-up space