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nurtury

Situated in the heart of the Mildred C. Hailey Apartment community, in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood, Nurtury is an innovative hub for community services with a model child development center at its core. As the second oldest early childhood education program in Massachusetts, Nurtury Learning Lab is also credited as the first early care and education center to be in a public housing development.

A LEED Gold certified building and natural playground were designed by our firm to support neighborhood residents and serves infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, as well as an extensive STEM-influenced after school program.

The 5,000 SF outdoor play spaces provide nature-based play opportunities for 193 children living in a density urban area, with vine-covered tunnels, apple trees, gardening areas, sand and water play elements and age-appropriate climbing and gross motor play elements.

*Project completed as studioMLA Architects prior to acquisition by Ashley McGraw Architects

Landscape Design + Play

CHILD CARE CENTER<strong>Ragon Institue</strong

CHILD CARE CENTER<strong>Ragon Institue</strong

EDGERLEY FAMILY HORIZONS CENTER<strong>Horizons for Homeless Children</strong

EDGERLEY FAMILY HORIZONS CENTER<strong>Horizons for Homeless Children</strong

CHILD CARE CENTER AT HORT WOODS<strong>Penn State</strong

CHILD CARE CENTER AT HORT WOODS<strong>Penn State</strong

LEARNING LAB<strong>Nurtury, MA</strong

LEARNING LAB<strong>Nurtury, MA</strong

THE NATURE NOOK<strong>Boston Nature Center</strong

THE NATURE NOOK<strong>Boston Nature Center</strong

DISCOVERY MEADOWS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER<strong>AstraZeneca</strong

DISCOVERY MEADOWS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER<strong>AstraZeneca</strong

BOTANIC GARDENS CHILDREN’S CENTER<strong>Harvard University</strong

BOTANIC GARDENS CHILDREN’S CENTER<strong>Harvard University</strong

CHILDREN'S CENTER<strong>Boston University</strong

CHILDREN'S CENTER<strong>Boston University</strong

NEW FAMILY CENTER<strong>Stone House</strong

NEW FAMILY CENTER<strong>Stone House</strong

LITTLE SCHOOL<strong>Lincoln School</strong

LITTLE SCHOOL<strong>Lincoln School</strong

EARLY LEARNING & COMMUNITY CENTER<strong>Epiphany School</strong

EARLY LEARNING & COMMUNITY CENTER<strong>Epiphany School</strong

ANNE COGHLAN PLAY GARDEN<strong>Cunningham Park</strong

ANNE COGHLAN PLAY GARDEN<strong>Cunningham Park</strong

PLAYGROUND<strong>For Kids Only Afterschool</strong

PLAYGROUND<strong>For Kids Only Afterschool</strong

PLAYGROUND RENOVATION<strong>Fayerweather Street School</strong

PLAYGROUND RENOVATION<strong>Fayerweather Street School</strong

HARRY AND JEANETTE WEINBERG EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER<strong>Johns Hopkins University</strong

HARRY AND JEANETTE WEINBERG EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER<strong>Johns Hopkins University</strong

LINCOLN LABORATORY CHILDCARE CENTER<strong>Massachusetts Institute of Technology</strong

LINCOLN LABORATORY CHILDCARE CENTER<strong>Massachusetts Institute of Technology</strong

THE BROOKLINE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH<strong>Brookline, MA</strong>

THE BROOKLINE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH<strong>Brookline, MA</strong>

CHILD CARE PLAYGROUND<strong>Knoxville, TN</strong

CHILD CARE PLAYGROUND<strong>Knoxville, TN</strong

CHILDCARE CENTER OUTDOOR PLAYSCAPE<strong>New England Biolabs</strong

CHILDCARE CENTER OUTDOOR PLAYSCAPE<strong>New England Biolabs</strong

ELLIS EARLY CHILDREN'S PARK<strong>Boston, MA</strong

ELLIS EARLY CHILDREN'S PARK<strong>Boston, MA</strong

ELLIS EARLY EDUCATION CENTER<strong>Jamaica Plain, MA</strong (Copy)

ELLIS EARLY EDUCATION CENTER<strong>Jamaica Plain, MA</strong (Copy)

THE CHILDREN'S COOPERATIVE NURSEY SCHOOL<strong>Newton, MA</strong>

THE CHILDREN'S COOPERATIVE NURSEY SCHOOL<strong>Newton, MA</strong>

CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER<strong>Keene State College</strong

CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER<strong>Keene State College</strong

NEW CHILD CARE CENTER<strong>U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters</strong

NEW CHILD CARE CENTER<strong>U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters</strong

MULTI-CAMPUS MASTER PLAN<strong>Lycée Français de San Francisco</strong

MULTI-CAMPUS MASTER PLAN<strong>Lycée Français de San Francisco</strong

CHILD DEVELOPMENT & PARENT SUPPORT CENTER<strong>Confidential Client</strong

CHILD DEVELOPMENT & PARENT SUPPORT CENTER<strong>Confidential Client</strong

PEABODY TERRACE CHILDREN’S CENTER<strong>Harvard University</strong

PEABODY TERRACE CHILDREN’S CENTER<strong>Harvard University</strong

BOSTON COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL<strong>Dorchester, MA</strong

BOSTON COLLEGIATE CHARTER SCHOOL<strong>Dorchester, MA</strong