The third location of The Nest Academy is NOW OPEN AND ENROLLING on Cameron Street in Old Town, Alexandria VA

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Colorful preschool classroom with educational posters, a rainbow alphabet rug, and toys along the walls.
White building with a sign that reads "The Nest Academy, A Learning Preschool". There is an American flag hanging on the front wall. The building has large windows and a glass door, with a small ramp and bicycle rack outside.
Empty colorful playground with slides and climbing structures, surrounded by a black metal fence, under a blue sky with some clouds, and trees with autumn leaves.

Proven Approach

We help your child master learning materials through the unique combination of our spiral approach and cross-subject integration, all built on a time-tested traditional approach to education.

Reading Comprehension 

We teach reading in six simple phonics steps, then develop our students’ reading and comprehension skills, year after year. After students learn to read, we open the doors to reading to learn.

Colorful preschool classroom with toys, small furniture, and educational posters.

Problem-solving skills

We Challenge our students to use their abstract thinking skills as our program presents them with solvable problems at their appropriate level of development.

High-level thinking

We develop higher-level thinking abilities, starting with the foundation of teaching facts. We Then continue past that viral first step as we teach students to go beyond memorization and basic understanding. Thought-provoking questions will assist them to apply what they know and develop critical analysis and problem-solving skills based on their age-appropriate level.