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.