The Nurture Nest

The Nurture Nest Welcome to The Nurture Nest of Southwest Lansing! A premium home-based childcare for babies & toddlers.

Small group sizes allow for personalized care, play-based learning, and enriching outings in a warm, nurturing environment at family-friendly rates.

03/11/2026

curation impresses strangers. attentiveness shapes hearts.

๐ŸŒฟ ๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—–๐—˜๐—ก๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—— ๐—›๐—ข๐— ๐—˜-๐—•๐—”๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—— ๐—ง๐—ข๐——๐——๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—–๐—›๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐——๐—–๐—”๐—ฅ๐—˜ โ€” ๐Ÿฎ ๐—ข๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ก๐—œ๐—ก๐—š๐—ฆ (๐Ÿญ๐Ÿด+ ๐— ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ง๐—›๐—ฆ) ๐ŸŒฟLooking for a warm, nurturing home-based childcare en...
03/09/2026

๐ŸŒฟ ๐—Ÿ๐—œ๐—–๐—˜๐—ก๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—— ๐—›๐—ข๐— ๐—˜-๐—•๐—”๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—— ๐—ง๐—ข๐——๐——๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—–๐—›๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐——๐—–๐—”๐—ฅ๐—˜ โ€” ๐Ÿฎ ๐—ข๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—ก๐—œ๐—ก๐—š๐—ฆ (๐Ÿญ๐Ÿด+ ๐— ๐—ข๐—ก๐—ง๐—›๐—ฆ) ๐ŸŒฟ

Looking for a warm, nurturing home-based childcare environment where your toddler receives lots of individual attention and meaningful learning experiences?

I currently have 2 openings available for children 18 months and older.

โœจ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—™๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ข๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ

๐Ÿ‘ถ ๐—ฉ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ
Typically only 2โ€“3 children at a time, allowing for stronger relationships, individualized support, and flexibility in activities.

๐Ÿฅ— ๐—ก๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—›๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ-๐—–๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€
Meals prepared in-home that always include fruit, vegetables, and/or protein to support growing bodies and healthy habits.

๐Ÿง  ๐——๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜-๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜†
Daily age-appropriate activities designed to support language development, motor skills, independence, creativity, and social growth.

๐Ÿ“š ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ-๐—ž ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—™๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€
Early learning experiences that build communication, early literacy, problem-solving skills, and independence.

๐Ÿ“… ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ
Toddlers thrive with predictable rhythms for play, meals, rest, and learning.

๐Ÿ“ต ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—˜๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜
Our focus is on books, hands-on learning, imaginative play, and real interaction.

๐Ÿšถ ๐—ข๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜† & ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ๐˜€
Fresh air, movement, and exploration are part of the day whenever weather permits.

๐ŸŽ’ ๐—™๐˜‚๐—ป & ๐—˜๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐˜€
Because of our very small group size, we can take occasional outings to fun places like parks, indoor play spaces, Chuck E. Cheese, and Impression 5 Science Center.

โœจ We even have a daycare membership to Impression 5, so parents donโ€™t have to pay for that field trip.

๐Ÿค ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ
We collaborate with families to support the skills youโ€™d like your child to build โ€” including potty training, communication, independence, and emotional regulation.

๐Ÿ’› ๐—ก๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—š๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ
Children are guided through positive reinforcement, emotional coaching, and redirection rather than punishment.

๐Ÿ“ ๐——๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† ๐—จ๐—ฝ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€
Parents receive midday updates about their childโ€™s day including activities, meals, and special learning moments.

โญ ๐—–๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป & ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—˜๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜
Toys and high-touch areas are cleaned regularly to help keep children healthy.

A place where children feel safe, supported, and excited to learn.

๐Ÿ“ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด

๐Ÿ“ฉ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜.

โœจ ๐—ฆ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—น๐˜†!

02/16/2026
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02/16/2026

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02/15/2026
02/07/2026

It's understandable that parents who arrive worn out when dropping off and picking up their children, would strain to find the energy to give to their kids, and I genuinely empathize with these parents. Itโ€™s not easy trying to make ends meet and meet the demands of family life.

02/05/2026
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02/05/2026

We might be able to relate to this ๐Ÿ˜’ โ€ฆ๐Ÿ˜‚

02/02/2026
Need before care and transportation? Enroll your child today and know that they will be safely transported to school!
09/24/2025

Need before care and transportation? Enroll your child today and know that they will be safely transported to school!

A version of the certificate will also be in your PLP dashboard within 6 hours of completion.

09/22/2025

๐ŸŒฑ **Understanding the Stages of Child Development!** ๐ŸŒฑ

At Nurture Nest, we believe that understanding the various stages of child development is crucial for parents, caregivers, and educators. Each stage brings its own set of milestones and challenges, and being informed can help you support your child's growth more effectively.

๐Ÿ‘ถ **Infancy (0-1 year)**: This is a time of rapid physical growth and sensory development. Babies learn to trust their caregivers and form attachments.

๐Ÿ‘ถ **Toddler (1-3 years)**: During this stage, children become more mobile and start to explore their environment. Language skills begin to develop, and they begin to assert their independence.

๐Ÿ‘ฆ **Preschool (3-5 years)**: Creativity flourishes! Children engage in imaginative play, learn to interact socially, and begin to understand the concept of time.

Letโ€™s nurture our little ones together! ๐Ÿ’–

Address

Hampden Drive
Lansing, MI
48911

Opening Hours

Monday 7:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 7:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 7:30am - 5pm
Thursday 7:30am - 5pm
Friday 7:30am - 5pm

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(614)3526354

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