Tuesday & Thursday mornings

Fifteen years of kindergarten. Now on my living room rug.

I'm Arian. I taught kindergarten for fifteen years, and this year I'm home with my own babies. BettsNest is a small Mother's Day Out program in our home — three children, two mornings a week, and a real teacher's morning rather than an afternoon of babysitting.

Ask about a spotSee the morning
Photo of the play space

Three spots

That's the whole program

Ages 2–3

24 to 36 months

$150 / week

Billed monthly

8:15 – 12:00

Tuesdays & Thursdays

A morning here

Small children do best when they know what comes next. Ours looks about the same every time — and that predictability is most of why it works.

  1. 8:15ArrivalHugs at the door, shoes off, find your name.
  2. 8:30Free playBlocks, kitchen, cars, dress-up. They choose.
  3. 9:15CircleSongs, calendar, weather, a story on the rug.
  4. 9:45SnackSitting down together — a small lesson in itself.
  5. 10:15ActivityPaint, playdough, sensory bins, letters and counting through play.
  6. 11:00OutsideThe backyard, weather permitting. Bikes and bubbles.
  7. 11:45Wind downBooks and quiet hands while we wait for grown-ups.
  8. 12:00PickupA word about the morning, every single day.

We follow the local school district calendar. You'll get the whole year's dates before your first morning.

Questions I usually get

How many children are there?
Three, plus my own two little ones. That's the whole point — your child is one of three, not one of twenty.
What ages?
Two to three years old (24–36 months). Keeping the group close in age means the morning actually fits everyone in it.
What does it cost?
$150 per week, billed monthly. The rate holds all school year, holiday weeks included — the calendar is published up front so there are no surprises.
What if my child is sick?
Please keep them home, and fever-free for 24 hours before coming back. With a group this small, one bug goes through all of us.
Do I send a snack?
We'll talk about it at our meet-and-greet — I'll ask about allergies then, and we'll settle the details together.
Is this a daycare?
No. It's two mornings a week, under four hours each, in my home — closer to a small preschool class than to childcare. That's a deliberate choice, not a technicality.

Ask about a spot

Tell me a little about your family. There's no form-letter on the other end of this — I read them myself and I'll write back.