The Nest Nursery School

04/23/2026

🪩🌿 The Nest Fest 2026 Silent Auction is LIVE! 🌿🪩
It’s time to bid, win something amazing, and support our teachers 💛

✅ Bid from anywhere (even if you can’t attend Nest Fest!)
✅ No account needed — just click and start bidding
✅ You’ll get an email if you’re outbid
✅ Winners are automatically processed at close + receive a receipt

🎟️ Start bidding here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/nest-fest-2026-silent-auction-2

Please share this link with friends, neighbors, family—anyone who loves supporting local schools and grabbing great items! 🙌✨
100% of proceeds support our educators—helping fund their healthcare costs and professional development.

Welcome to the Nest Fest 2026 Silent Auction! 🪩🌿Every bid supports The Nest—100% of proceeds go directly toward our amazing educators, helping fund their healthcare costs and professional development.Thank you for being part of this night and for showing up for our teachers. Now… bid big, ...

04/10/2026

Tickets are LIVE for Nest Fest 2026! 🪩🌿🐆✨
Join us Saturday, April 25 (6–10 PM) for an adults’ night out with delicious food & drinks, live music, a silent + live auction, and all the Neon Jungle Disco vibes. 💃🕺

🎟️ Grab tickets here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/nest-fest–2026

Can’t make it that night? You can still support our teachers by making a donation through the same link. 💛
100% of proceeds support our educators—helping fund their healthcare costs and professional development.

Tag your crew and come boogie with us! 🪩🌴🍹✨

03/13/2026

Nest Fest 2026 is coming… and it’s going to be a WILD night 🌿🪩🐆

📅 SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, April 25, 2026
🕕 6–10 PM
📍 The Nest Nursery School (Grant Park)
🚫 Adults Only (Ms. Chanel is offering childcare through Neighborhood Children’s Center)

Get ready for an unforgettable evening filled with delicious food & drinks, live music, and our silent + live auction—all in support of what matters most: our incredible educators. 💛

🎯 Our goal: $27,000
✅ 100% of proceeds support our educators—helping fund their healthcare costs and professional development.

Want to help make Nest Fest amazing? We’re asking current families to contribute at least two items for the auction and/or classroom themed baskets (gift cards, tickets, services, experiences, weekend getaways—anything helps!).

🔗 Donation & Sponsorship Survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeyidaYN1g0LbzHcc8pap6RkDAsS6ruKNMgkRHi0K2RC9j2ig/viewform

Tag a friend, grab a sitter, and get ready to boogie… Welcome to the Jungle! 🌴✨

12/02/2025

🌿 It’s Giving Tuesday — and your gift can go TWICE as far today! 💛

We’re raising funds for The Nest Healthcare & Wellness Fund, supporting the physical and emotional well-being of the educators who care for our children every day.

✨ MATCH ANNOUNCEMENT:
The first $3,500 donated will be MATCHED dollar-for-dollar by:
💛 Nectar, an Atlanta-based real estate financing company
💛 Salesforce
💛 A generous anonymous donor

That means your Giving Tuesday gift has double the impact.

Why this matters:
• 59% of The Nest’s educators rely on Marketplace insurance
• Several cannot afford coverage at all
• Many are skipping medical care due to cost
• One educator spends 49% of income on housing
• Others are experiencing food or household insecurity

Your donation helps provide:
🌱 Healthcare access
🧠 Mental health support
🍎 Groceries & essentials
🩺 Rising premiums
✨ Emergency wellness needs

💛 Donate today → https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/support-the-nest-nursery-school-this-giving-tuesday

🌟 Join us this Giving Tuesday! 🌟Our educators are the heart of The Nest. This Giving Tuesday, we’re launching the Healthcare & Wellness Fund to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being.As a small nonprofit school, 73% of tuition already goes directly to teacher compens...

12/01/2025

✨ ANNOUNCING: The Nest Healthcare & Wellness Fund — Giving Tuesday 2025 ✨

Our educators are the heart of The Nest. Every day, they nurture our children with patience, love, creativity, and care — and this year, we have a special opportunity to give back in a meaningful way. 💛

This Giving Tuesday, we’re launching The Nest Healthcare & Wellness Fund, dedicated to supporting the physical, emotional, and financial well-being of the educators who care for our children every day.

As a small nonprofit nursery school, 73% of tuition already goes directly toward teacher compensation, including salaries, a $2,000 healthcare stipend, retirement contributions, and paid personal time off. Despite our deepest desires, offering full healthcare benefits is not financially possible for a school of our size without significantly increasing tuition.

Meanwhile, our recent staff survey revealed urgent needs:
• 59% of educators rely on Marketplace insurance
• Several cannot afford insurance at all
• Many are skipping medical appointments due to cost
• One educator spends 49% of their income on housing and utilities
• Others are experiencing food insecurity and rising expenses

Your Giving Tuesday support will help us expand our ability to care for the caregivers — through healthcare access, mental wellness support, food and essentials, and emergency needs.

🌱 3 Ways You Can Help This Giving Tuesday:

1. Donate → https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/support-the-nest-nursery-school-this-giving-tuesday
2. Share this post with friends and family
3. Help us spread the word within our community

Let’s come together and support the incredible educators who make The Nest such a magical, nurturing place for our children. 💛🌿

🌟 Join us this Giving Tuesday! 🌟Our educators are the heart of The Nest. This Giving Tuesday, we’re launching the Healthcare & Wellness Fund to support their physical, emotional, and financial well-being.As a small nonprofit school, 73% of tuition already goes directly to teacher compens...

11/07/2025

🎁🎄It’s that time of year again!! We are partnering with Minted this holiday season to help us fundraise! Please consider supporting The Nest by ordering your holiday cards & gifts from Minted using our promo code "FUNDRAISENESTNURSERY". You’ll get 20% OFF your order and 10% of every purchase made using our code will be donated back to us at the end of the year when you use our promo code.

So go to minted.com/holiday right now and start your holiday shopping 🙂 Please spread the word with EVERYONE you know by sharing this post! Happy Holidays and happy shopping!

10/28/2025

☀️We Have Openings in Our Orange Room!

We’re excited to share that we currently have immediate openings in our Orange Room (ages 2–3) and would love to welcome new families into The Nest community!

Our days are filled with play, exploration, art, and connection—guided by teachers who honor children’s natural curiosity and sense of wonder. 💛

If you’re looking for a warm, play-based environment where your little one can grow, learn, and thrive, we’d love to meet you.

👉 Sign up for a tour here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdEMTasTZCD5Zg-GfaeIqvMgtYmIOBUuyHQhDtfBqtCTvoafg/viewform

Please share with friends and neighbors—your shares and tags help us reach families who’d love The Nest! 🌼

06/04/2025

Hi families ☀️We have a few openings for children with birth dates between 9/2/2020 and 9/1/2023.

These are in our multi-age, 3-5, room and in our 2 y.o. room. Please visit our website to fill out a waitlist application ~ we hope to hear from you soon!

thenestnurseryschool.org/enrollment/admissions/

04/16/2025

🌴✨ Nest Fest Week is HERE ✨🌴
Here’s how you can shop, bid, and celebrate with us:

🛍️ TODAY ONLY – Shop Maelu for a Cause!
🕛 12–6 PM at Maelu (332 Ormond SE)
🌿 Slow fashion, sustainably sourced, mom-owned
💚 Mention The Nest at checkout and 10% of your purchase goes back to our school!

🎉 The Nest Fest Silent Auction is LIVE!
Bid now on 🔥 items like:
⚽ Atlanta United tickets
🍷 Wine tasting class
📸 Photography session with Silly Goose
🩰 Ballet & 🏊 Swim lessons
🍦 Ice Cream with Garrett
…and so much more!

🎯 No login required – just bid + win!
🕘 Closes Sat, April 19 at 9:30 PM
💻 Start bidding now: https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/nest-fest-2025-silent-auction

🌺 Nest Fest is this Saturday, 6–10 PM!
🎟️ Grab your tickets: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/nest-fest--2025
💙 FREE tickets for current & former gov’t employees

🙌 We need volunteers (kids welcome for setup!)
Sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0848AAAA2CA1F49-56181850-2025 #/

👶 Need childcare during Nest Fest?
Ms. Chanel’s got you covered (snacks + dinner included!)
Reserve here: https://neighborhoodchildrenscenter.org/v2/ /count/1/

📅 See you under the tiki torches on Saturday, April 19

04/03/2025

To Our Nest Community,

In light of the recent and devastating layoffs at the CDC and several other government agencies, we want to extend our love and support to those in our community who have been impacted. So many of you have dedicated your careers to protecting public health, often behind the scenes and without recognition. The work you do matters deeply—to our children, to our city, and to the world.

As a small gesture of gratitude and solidarity, we’d like to offer complimentary tickets to Nest Fest 2025 for any Nest-affiliated government employees who have been affected by the recent terminations.

Nest Fest is a celebration of community, connection, and care. We hope it can also be a space of joy and healing for those going through an incredibly difficult time.

If you or your partner have been impacted, please claim your complimentary ticket(s) here:
👉 https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/nest-fest--2025

No questions asked. Just love and support.

We see you. We’re grateful for you. And we stand with you.

With Love,
The Nest Fundraising Committee