A sunlit reading corner at Princeton Daycare, with a low bookshelf full of picture books and a green floor cushion.

A short film moving through Princeton Daycare: the entrance hallway, into the main room, across tables and shelves, past sunlit windows with plants, ending in a quiet reading corner. No people are shown.

Princeton

A first room away from home, for children 12 months and up.

Walk in before you visit.

Every room, built for the size of the child in it.

Light. Warmth. Somewhere to sit and think.

Small rooms. Familiar faces.

Come and see it.

Book a visit

Visits run every weekday morning. No appointment fee.

The rooms

Three rooms, three ages, one building.

Wide view of the main playroom at Princeton Daycare, with low tables, chairs, shelving and tall windows. Close-up of a small wooden table with a potted plant, part of the play tables in the main room. A reading corner beneath a window, with a low bookshelf of picture books and a floor cushion.
12–24 months

The Nest

Our smallest room, and the quietest. Days are built around feeding, sleeping and being held — with a written daily note home covering every nap, bottle and change.

1:3Carer to child
9 childrenRoom size
7.00–17.30Hours
SeparateNap room
2–3 years

The Workshop

Where language arrives. Sand, water, paint and a great deal of talking. Toilet training happens here, at the child's pace, in step with what's happening at home.

1:5Carer to child
15 childrenRoom size
7.00–17.30Hours
DirectGarden access
3–5 years, playgroup

The Long Room

Getting ready for school without being drilled for it. Letters and numbers appear inside games, stories and projects that run for a week at a time.

1:8Carer to child
20 childrenRoom size
7.00–18.00Hours
IncludedSchool prep
1:0

Carer to child in the infant room — above the licensed minimum of 1:4.

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Staff hold current paediatric first aid certification, renewed annually.

Every

Adult on site is background-checked and reference-verified before their first day.

Daily

A written note home for every child: meals, naps, mood, what they made.

Open

Parents may visit unannounced during opening hours. No notice required.

ECDE/NRB/00417

Registered with the Nairobi County Department of Education. Certificate displayed on site.

One day —
The shape of a Tuesday.

7.00
Arrival

Bags into cubbies, hands washed, breakfast for anyone who needs it. Handover happens at the door with the carer who will have your child all day.

9.30
Focused play

The longest stretch of the day, and the least interrupted. Outdoors whenever the weather allows.

12.15
Lunch & rest

A cooked lunch at the table, then the room darkens. Non-sleepers read or draw quietly.

16.00
Pick-up

You get the day's note before you get your child, so you already know how it went.

Sunlight streaming through a window onto potted plants on a windowsill.
Somewhere they are known, not just watched.
Fees

Published, not gated.

The Nest

12–24 months

KES 28,000/mo
  • Cooked lunch and two snacks
  • Nappies and wipes
  • Written daily note
  • Separate nap room
The Workshop · most chosen

2–3 years

KES 26,000/mo
  • Cooked lunch and two snacks
  • All materials and messy play
  • Written daily note
  • Toilet training support
  • Direct garden access
The Long Room

3–5 years, playgroup

KES 24,000/mo
  • Cooked lunch and two snacks
  • School-readiness programme
  • Termly progress conversation
  • Late collection included

Half-day and weekend-care places available. Sibling discount 10%. No registration fee.

What parents say

"The daily note told us more some days than our son could — what he ate, who he sat with, that he'd finally slept through nap time. Small thing, but it mattered."

Wanjiru M. — parent, The Nest

"She calls it 'my workshop' at home now. Toilet training that felt impossible in July was done by September, no drama, just consistency from people who knew her."

David K. — parent, The Workshop

"I visited twice unannounced before enrolling and both times it looked exactly like the photos. That's rarer than it should be."

Amina O. — parent, The Long Room
A warm, sunlit reading corner with picture books and a floor cushion, at Princeton Daycare.

Come on a Tuesday morning, when it's busiest.

See the rooms in use, meet the carers who'll know your child by name, and ask anything you like — nothing is off limits.

No appointment fee. No obligation. We reply the same working day.

Thanks — we'll be in touch the same working day.