Meet the Team

FOUNDER, PROGRAM DIRECTOR, TEACHER

With degrees in social work and early childhood education, Meg has worked for years with infants, toddlers & their families in classrooms, therapy settings, & birth work. When she took a job founding a RIE & Reggio inspired infant program back in 2017, she knew she had found her professional home. She realized that caring for infants and toddlers using this pedagogy plays a big part in how infants come to see and know themselves, as individuals and as members of a community, and can’t think of anything more important! Meg takes this work seriously without taking herself too seriously, the first to crack a joke, break into song, and befriend a parent. Nido is located in the little purple house that Meg shares with husband, Cheney & little cattle dog, Juno. It is a home filled with love, food, friends, & music.

CO-FOUNDER, DIRECTOR OF INFANT -TODDLER PEDAGOGY, TEACHER

Caitie has been teaching Infants & toddlers using a RIE & Reggio approach for several years, in New York City, Bangkok Thailand & Berkeley, CA before co-founding Nido with Meg in 2023. They infuse all interactions with authentic joy, respect, curiosity and in turn have a history of deep meaningful connections with children, colleagues, and families. They bring with them to Nido a quiet, calm warmth (and the slowest sweetest diaper changes you’ll ever see) as well as a love of plants, woodworking, & a seemingly unshakable positivity & generosity of spirit. In addition to being a founding partner, Caitie, their wife Natalie (our incredibte third teacher), & their baby Kiki (our unofficial Nido poster child), were Nido’s first enrolled family!

DIRECTOR OF PRESCHOOL PEDAGOGY, TEACHER

Natalie has been teaching for 10 years in Reggio-inspired schools in Brooklyn, NY, Oakland, CA, and internationally in Bangkok, Thailand. She discovered the power and joy that comes from building an emergent curriculum that follows the interests and needs of the children. In her previous roles Natalie functioned in a dual-role as both a classroom teacher and in part-time leadership roles where she collaborated on curriculum development, provided mentoring and facilitative support for teachers and led professional development workshops. Additionally Natalie is on a continuous learning journey to strengthen her practices as an Anti-Racist, Anti-Bias educator, striving to provide culturally responsive education that will support all children and respect diverse perspectives. Natalie joined the Nido team in our second year and is happy to spend her days with wife Caitie & child Kiki, giving our "family child care" license a whole new meaning!

TEACHER

Erna has spent the past 10 years teaching preschool and school-aged children in various learning environments, from Reggio-inspired classrooms to therapeutic settings and university lab schools. Her degrees in Early Childhood Education and Social Welfare give her a heart-centered approach, where curiosity, kindness, and connection are always at the core. Erna has worn many hats—educator, counselor, and mentor. She has guided college students on their paths to becoming teachers, supported families through big feelings and early milestones, and helped young children grow into confident, curious learners. Erna brings her Filipino cultural values of kapwa (shared identity), hospitality, joyful celebration, and community into everything she does. She creates a space where every child is seen, every story matters, and each day is filled with wonder (and probably a ukulele song). She joined the Nido team during our second year and teaches alongside her child Milo. Outside of Nido, you can find Erna exploring new places with her husband Christian and Milo, doodling and writing in cozy cafes, or trying new recipes in the kitchen.