Our Story

Birch Tree Academy was built for a simple reason: I could not find a child care center with openings that I wanted my own children to attend. Instead of continuing to look or just compromising, I decided to build my own. In hindsight, this was a little nuts—I had no direct experience with early childhood education, starting a business or renovating commercial buildings to build the physical school. What I did have was a crystal clear picture of what I knew a preschool should be: caring, engaging staff in a beautiful clean location with amenities to support working families. Also, I had friends. Great friends! Friends who were amazing educators, who worked in construction and who supported us through the journey. Did we make mistakes? Tons! But we learned from each mistake and improved and the resolute focus on the end goal—the best possible preschool experience for busy families—kept us going the whole time. Now, with three Birch Tree Academy locations, I couldn’t be prouder of the schools, the staff and each of our amazing little scholars!

-Natalie