What is the KinderNest All-Year Multilingual Program?
Overview: KinderNest is our new year-round, full-day program for ages 1 to 5. It expands our language-rich environment with a multilingual approach that reflects the diversity of our children, families, and global community.
Languages: Led in English, with immersive exposure to German, French and Spanish through storytelling, songs, play, and community celebration. This shift allows us to honor and integrate the many languages spoken in our classrooms while continuing to support deep language development, cultural awareness, and cognitive growth.
Hours:
- Full Day: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Includes all afternoon and summer enrichment
With this new structure, your child will experience the same trusted teachers, familiar routines, and engaging programming all year long—with no separate registrations, gaps, or transitions for afterschool or the summer.
Tuition & Enrollment
The full annual tuition is divided into 4 payments.
Tuition:
- 5 Days/Week: $3,550/month
- 3 Days/Week: $2,600/month
- 2 Days/Week: $1,800/month
Discounts:
- 5% sibling discount
- 2% pay-in-full discount
What makes KinderNest special?
- Language Learning That Lasts Our programs support cognitive development and empathy through early exposure to multiple languages. Whether your child is new to language learning or continuing a path, Multilingual exposure supports brain development, literacy, and cultural curiosity.
- Play-Based, Inquiry-Led Learning Every day, children explore through music, movement, nature, storytelling, art, and discovery.
- Expert, Caring Educators Our teachers hold pedagogical degrees and bring years of experience in early childhood education.
- Nature-Inspired Classrooms & Outdoor Spaces From our toy-free classroom event to our natural play yards and forest-style outdoor programs, children connect with the world through hands-on experience.
- Year-round and All-day programming means no fragmented schedules or hidden fees
- Consistent teachers and routines all year
What Makes KinderHaus Special?
- Language Learning That Lasts Our programs support cognitive development and empathy through early exposure to multiple languages. Whether your child is new to language learning or continuing a path, KinderHaus helps them thrive.
- Play-Based, Inquiry-Led Learning Every day, children explore through music, movement, nature, storytelling, art, and discovery.
- Expert, Caring Educators Our teachers hold pedagogical degrees and bring years of experience in early childhood education.
- Nature-Inspired Classrooms & Outdoor Spaces From our toy-free classrooms to our natural play yards and forest-style outdoor programs, children connect with the world through hands-on experience.
Do I need to speak the target language at home?
No. Many KinderHaus families are not speakers of the target language. Our full immersion model allows children to acquire the language naturally through consistent exposure.
How does immersion work for children new to the target language?
Teachers use modeling, repetition, songs, and play-based routines. New learners hear the language throughout the day and quickly begin to respond and participate.
Will my child learn to read and write in English?
Yes. Our literacy curriculum builds phonemic awareness, decoding skills, and comprehension in ways that transfer across languages. Children gain foundational literacy in both English and the target language.
Since the majority of children know the language, how does KinderHaus handle children who enter KinderHaus with no prior language exposure?
KinderNest is a multilingual program where teachers consistently speak their target language in the classroom; either English, German, Spanish or French. While students with no prior language exposure will speak to their peers and teachers in English, their teachers make a concerted effort to repeat back to them their question or response in the target language and then proceed to pose or answer their question in the target language. Our experience has shown us that after a few months, most children will begin to address their teachers in the target language.
How will my child learn to read and write in English if my child attends KinderHaus?
To gain phonological and phonemic awareness, KinderHaus teachers teach a synthetic and analytic reading and writing approach (synthetischer & analytischer Schriftspracherwerb) to ensure children understand how to decode words. This approach to literacy skills gives children the tools becoming a successful reader and writer, no matter the language. They will have the underlying understanding that letters represent sounds and that you synthesize them to words.
Contact us to schedule a tour or ask questions about how the KinderHaus curriculum can support your child’s development. We’re always happy to share more about our approach and philosophy. Chat online with us at 917 406 8869.
