Expanding Access

Our goal is to expand access to nature-based early childhood education.  Natural Start Alliance reports:

“...despite their safety and effectiveness, nature preschools are not equally available to all children. White children are overrepresented in nature preschools, [while] dual language learners and children with disabilities are underrepresented. Disparities in access to high-quality education are widespread across the education system in the United States, and nature-based programs have not been the exception. In addition, children of color have less access to nature than white children, pointing to yet further injustice in bringing the benefits of nature to all children.”

We consider it a moral obligation to serve all children, regardless of families’ ability to pay tuition.  Currently, over 30% of BOPN families receive a full or partial scholarship. To further expand access to high-quality, nature-based early education, our first tuition-free preschool through Universal PreK will open in September 2024.