Nextide Academy is bringing the highly researched and proven method of the Finnish Preschool Model to Purcellville, VA. The Finnish Early Childhood Education and Care system has been globally ranked among the best in the world, providing children the opportunity to learn through play and exploration.

Our mission for early childhood education and care is to nurture curiosity and promote holistic growth and development through play-based learning. Through play, Nextide Academy will be taking methods from Finland and combining them with local curricula to provide the best experience and fun for your child. Our goal is to educate children for the future that are socially, emotionally and academically confident. This means more play-based learning and less competitive, performance and test based learning for your child. We believe age is just a number and your child’s ability to learn things can be above or below the “performance norms” for that number and still be able to succeed in everything they do from our learning environment.