VILLAGE NURSERY SCHOOL

What VILLAGE NURSERY SCHOOL does

Village Nursery School (VNS) is a non-profit, non-denominational private preschool located at 40 Poor Farm Road, Harvard, Massachusetts. Founded in 1953 and described as the oldest continually operating preschool in Harvard, it serves families from Harvard, Bolton, Littleton, Acton, Boxborough, and surrounding Massachusetts towns with programs for children ages 2 through Pre-K. The school operates on a 36-week academic year (September through June) and is staffed by approximately 21 employees, including Director Maureen Bajko and Assistant Director Emilie Staiger (each with 25 years in education) and 11 additional teachers with 3 to 30 years of experience.

The school's curriculum is a developmentally appropriate, play-based model with no instructional technology, offering four age-tiered programs (Twos, Threes, Young Fours, Pre-K) with maintained class ratios of 1:4, 1:6, and 1:7. Unique on-site assets include four outdoor play spaces, a Nature Nook, and access to the Harvard Conservation Trail System. Extended-day add-ons — Early Morning Room, Lunch Bunch, and Extended Day running until 3pm or 4pm — address working-parent childcare needs. Effective Fall 2026, the school will operate until 4:00 PM, the most recent expansion of service hours.

VNS generates revenue primarily through annual tuition subscriptions, with 2026–2027 tuition ranging from $4,286 (Two Year Old, 2-day) to $10,728 (Pre-K, 5-day). Enrollment is secured with two 10% deposits; partial financial-aid grants are offered to qualifying families. The school supplements tuition with tax-deductible donations via PayPal and accepts applications through the Brightwheel self-service portal. A volunteer Board of Trustees governs the organization, and governance and operations are entirely local — no parent company, subsidiaries, or external investors.

Name

VILLAGE NURSERY SCHOOL

Legal name

The Village Nursery School

Website

https://villagenurseryschool.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1953

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Early Childhood Education

NAICS

Child Care Services (624410), Child Care Services (6244)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Nursery School Programs (2–4 Years) (EDACACAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Nursery School Wraparound Care (Extended Hours) (EDACACAG)

Keywords

• Early childhood education
• Preschool programs
• Child care services
• Kindergarten readiness
• Play-based learning

Headquarters

HQ city

YARMOUTH, Maine

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition Payments: Annual tuition fees charged per program based on days attended and session length. Programs include Two Year Old (2-day: $4,286; 3-day: $6,429), Three Year Old (2-day: $5,573; 3-day: $7,967), Young Fours (4-day: $8,876), and Pre-K (4-day: $8,533; 5-day: $10,728). Additional fees for Extended Day options, Early Morning Room, and Lunch Bunch programs. Two 10% tuition deposits required to secure enrollment.
2. Financial Aid Grants: Partial tuition grants provided to qualifying families who cannot afford full tuition. Awards are discretionary based on need.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

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Core offering

Village Nursery School is a non-profit, non-denominational private preschool in Harvard, Massachusetts that provides developmentally appropriate, play-based early childhood education programs for children ages 2 through Pre-K. The school offers four age-differentiated tracks (Two Year Old, Three Year Old, Young Fours, and Pre-K) with small class sizes, qualified long-tenured teachers, and optional extended-day and add-on programs. The academic year runs September through June for 36 weeks.

Product overview

Village Nursery School is a non-profit, non-denominational preschool that offers a single, unified early childhood education program with four age-differentiated tracks: the Two Year Old Program, Three Year Old Program, Young Fours Program, and Pre-K Program. Each program provides developmentally appropriate, child-centered learning experiences focused on learning through play, with small class sizes and qualified teachers. The school operates from September to June for 36 weeks each academic year.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Class ratios of 1:4 for Twos, 1:6 for Threes and Young Fours, and 1:7 for Pre-K ensure individualized attention

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Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/TheVillageNurserySchool
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/village-nursery-school

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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