The same people, the whole time.
Family owned and operated since 2005 — long enough that some of the parents dropping off today were dropped off here themselves.
Nana’s has been run by the same family since 2005, across two licensed buildings in the north-west Valley. The executive director holds a master’s degree in special education, the staff are certified, and both sites run round-the-clock monitoring and video security. The family has put it plainly for twenty years: a child-centred environment, low teacher-to-child ratios, personal attention, and a promise to keep childcare affordable for the average parent — couple or single parent alike.
What can be said today without asking anyone: the centre has operated continuously since 2005, under the same family, at two licensed locations. The director holds a master’s degree in special education. Both buildings carry current Arizona Department of Health Services child care centre licences.
The same front door since 2005
Family owned and operated, both locations in Glendale. The signs on the front say what the centre does: 24/7, overnight child care, Saturday and Sunday drop-in.
A few lines from Mrs. Tice
“We promise to make a difference in each and every single family’s life that passes through Nana’s.”
— Mrs. Tice, principal
Our philosophy & statement of services
The early years of our children are like sponges. It is our job at Nana’s Place Preschool Academy to maximize on their learning potential. Nana’s Place has a highly academic program, which approaches learning through exploration of art, music, dance and theatre. We equip children with school readiness and self-expression, creativity, self-confidence, and the ability to work in a group setting toward a common goal. Nana’s Place is dedicated to providing all students with an academic program which will facilitate them to maximize their highest potential by providing an enriching and innovative curriculum designed to meet the individual needs of each child. The emphasis of our program is on experimentation and hands-on involvement.
At Nana’s Place Preschool Academy, children benefit from a child-centered environment with low teacher-child ratios and personalized attention. Children also benefit from professional standards supreme among childcare providers. Nana’s Place has many different learning opportunities for children. We use developmentally appropriate activities for children of various ages, and incorporate activities for childhood education. Our facility is designed to foster learning as well as emotional and social development. Teachers and assistants facilitate learning while encouraging self-expression. We provide a safe, secure and stimulating environment — with 24-hour-a-day monitoring and surveillance at all academies and security video monitoring on site. D.E.S. approved. High Reach learning curriculum. Certified staff.
Our staff: our facility is staffed with a certified teacher as our executive director. All of our directors have many years’ experience working with children of diverse backgrounds. Our directors are CPR certified, background checked, and obtain a CDA credential. Our teachers and assistants are also highly qualified, with CPR and background clearance along with a background working with children. Executive director holds Masters degree in special education.
Parent participation: parents of actively enrolled students have immediate access to the center at all times during hours of care. We encourage parents to be active participants in their child’s learning.
Nana’s Place offers quality preschool services, at an affordable price. Nana’s Van Fleet offers free shuttle service for the Phoenix valley community. Active in 2 valley locations, Nana’s provides a culturally diverse environment for your child. At Nana’s Place we offer intellectuality stimulating lessons that exercise infant cognitive, physiological, and nurturing growth. Our children experience challenging, loving, compassionate, interesting, and unforgettable milestones while attending Nana’s Place.
We promise to provide some of the most competitive pricing terms and conditions and promise to keep childcare affordable for the average parent, whether it is a couple or a single parent family. We thrive to change our community through our strong felt presence, bringing forth the children of our future generation, and giving back to our community.
Twenty years of it
Nana’s Place in the news, providing affordable childcare to the community — and thank you to the Glendale Police Department for the stuffed animals for Nana’s Place kids. Art, music, dance, theater and fitness, plus the events the centres run through the year.
It is our job at Nana’s Place to maximize your child’s learning potential. We offer an academic program that approaches learning through exploration of art, music, dance, and theater — an academic program which will facilitate every student to their highest potential.
At Nana’s Place, children benefit from a child-centred environment with low teacher-child ratios and personalized attention, and from professional standards supreme among other childcare providers.
“Nana’s is an added value Academy established in 2005. Our two locations in Glendale are family owned and operated. We are proud to provide late night and weekend childcare at affordable rates.”
— Mrs. Tice