Nurture didn't just solve our childcare gap — it became our most-cited retention tool. Parental-leave attrition dropped 23% in the first year. We renewed before the contract expired.
Margaret Kohler
Chief People Officer
23%
Attrition reduction
4.9
Satisfaction score
11d
Avg. time-to-fill
Developmental Standard
Every caregiver holds Level III Early Childhood Education certification minimum
The first three years are not a waiting room — they are the architecture.
Neurological scaffolding for language, emotional regulation, and executive function is laid between birth and age five. The quality of caregiver interaction during this window has measurable, longitudinal consequences.
"When we screen Nurture caregivers, we're not checking credentials — we're assessing attachment theory fluency, responsive interaction patterns, and the ability to scaffold language in real time. These are graduate-level competencies."
Dr. Diana Mercer, Ph.D.
Pediatric Developmental Psychologist
Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine
Measurable returns your CFO can read in the same row as EBITDA.
Reduction in parental-leave attrition
Across 14 corporate partners, first contract year
Caregiver satisfaction score
From 890 parent surveys, 2024–2025
Average time-to-fill
From intake form to caregiver first day
Renewal rate among corporate accounts
Partners entering second year of engagement
Recognised Frameworks
We reject 92 of every 100 applicants. That number is the product.
Most childcare agencies verify credentials. We assess competency. The distinction between holding a certificate and being able to apply developmental science at eye level with a two-year-old is exactly where most screening processes stop short.
"Our onboarding curriculum isn't an orientation — it's a 40-hour immersion. Caregivers leave knowing how to document a language milestone, facilitate a sensory circuit, and hold a dysregulated child without words. That's the baseline."
Tomoko Sato, AMI
Montessori-Certified Training Director
Nurture Academy, Chicago
2,847 applicants reviewed in 2025 · 228 placed
Credential Verification
Every applicant undergoes independent third-party verification of all educational and professional credentials.
Developmental Competency Interview
A structured 90-minute assessment conducted by a board-certified developmental psychologist.
Curriculum Proficiency Practicum
Candidates complete a live 45-minute observed session with a child in our assessment environment.
Ongoing Calibration
Placed caregivers participate in quarterly professional development and bi-annual re-certification.
All four stages are completed before any caregiver is presented to a family. No exceptions. No waivers.
Explore a Corporate Partnership
We work with HR and People teams to design childcare benefit programs that reduce attrition, accelerate return-from-leave, and signal genuine investment in working parents.
Dedicated placement coordinator assigned to your account
Curated caregiver shortlist within 72 hours of intake
Quarterly HR outcome reports for internal stakeholders
Priority placement for relocation and international hires
Employer Benefits Brief
12-page overview with ROI modelling, case studies, and implementation timeline. For stakeholders building internal buy-in.
Tell us about your organisation
We'll match you with a partnership coordinator within one business day.
Cultural fluency is a screening criterion, not a nice-to-have.
International executive families don't need a caregiver who tolerates their culture — they need one who navigates it. We match on language, dietary practice, religious calendar awareness, and communication style before we match on credentials.
"Visa documentation, cultural orientation, and 90-day check-in protocols are built into every international placement. We've placed caregivers in 23 countries. The process is the same whether the family lands in Chicago or Zürich."
Amara Lindqvist
International Placement Coordinator
23 countries · 180+ international placements
23
Countries covered
180+
Intl. placements
100%
Visa success rate
"Our Tokyo-based VP relocated to New York in October. By November 3rd, his daughter had a Mandarin-English bilingual caregiver who understood both her developmental stage and his family's cultural expectations. That's not a staffing agency — that's a partner."
Rachel Kim
VP Global Mobility
"We've placed 40 families through Nurture over two years. The visa documentation support alone saved our coordinators roughly 200 hours. But the real value is zero placement failures — every caregiver has stayed."
James Okonkwo
Director, Executive Relocation
"The cultural-matching process is genuinely sophisticated. They asked about our family's communication style, our children's sensory needs, and our expectations around language before they presented a single candidate."
Priya Nair
Chief Legal Officer
Your employees deserve childcare that takes the job as seriously as they do.
Every partnership begins with a single conversation. No pitch decks, no demos — just a coordinator who has read your intake form and is ready to talk about your team.
Currently accepting partnerships in Chicago, New York, San Francisco, London, and Singapore.