Casa Nanna's Daycare Story

Casa Nanna was once known as Nana's House. Our Daycare provides the tools and support that your little ones need for their healthy development. All activities are carefully designed to nurture the emotional, intellectual and physical growth of the children in our care. Casa Nanna staff provide stimulating situations and hands-on learning opportunities for each child so they can develop to their full potential.

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Emily

Lorena or "nana" as most of the children call her is more than a daycare provider, she is part of our family. Both of my daughters (now 3 and 6) went to Nana's house. It has been about 6 months since my youngest stopped going and not a day goes by that they don't ask if they can go visit Nana. She is one of the most loving, patient, energetic people you will meet. She is such a wonderful resource for parents and I owe her the world for potty training my girls. I can't say enough wonderful things about her. Please contact me if you have any questions I can answer. Consider yourself lucky if you end up with Nana :)!

Review sourced from Berkeley Parent's Network website

Lorena Aranda, Executive Program Director

30 years ago, Lorena began working as a nanny in the Oakland and Berkeley hills and studied child development classes in Merritt College. Following those experiences, she decided to found Nana's House in 2008, (later, Casa Nanna) so she could apply her skills to very young children and help them get a great start in life. Her idea was to provide a Spanish language immersion environment where children could learn empathy for others as well as a second language, gaining the foundation for lifelong language fluency.

Lorena has been creating community at the Casa since 2008, serving an average of 10 children at a time so she can provide the nurturing and variety of experience that young minds requires.

Maria Ferreira, Assistant Program Director

Maria is Casa Nanna's organization specialist, designing scheduled activities to suit the population of the Casa at any given time. She co-leads various activities and field trips with Lorena and guide's Casa Nanna's safety initiatives.

Chely Ulloa, Classroom Aide

Chely is the energetic, entertainment, leads activities such as singing, dancing, rhythm games, and exercising. She's a great art coach, encouraging the children's creativity with her innovative approaches to art and design activities.