Our Story

A better model for early education.

Whole Child® Academy was founded on a simple belief: children deserve more than day care and less than daycare-shaped preschool. They deserve a curriculum that grows every part of who they're becoming — inside a place that feels like home.

Part of the Whole Child® ecosystem.

The Academy is the earliest chapter of the Whole Child® story — a human development platform supporting people from birth to 100. From infancy through adulthood, our shared framework, technology, and science travel with you.

Leadership

The people behind the Academy.

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Dr. Maya Ellis

Founder & Chief Educator

20+ years in early childhood policy and classroom leadership.

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Jordan Park

Chief Operating Officer

Built and scaled two national childcare brands.

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Sam Rivera

Head of Curriculum

Author of the Whole Child® six-area framework.