Day care that mothers can actually trust.
Maisha Mothers Day Care Centers are gentle, dignified spaces for your child while you carry the rest of your life. Vetted caregivers, calm rooms, real ratios, and quiet daily updates so you never wonder how the morning is going.
What's inside every center.
Vetted caregivers
Every caregiver is background-checked, trained in early childhood care, and continually mentored by our chapter leads.
Calm, dignified rooms
Soft light, natural materials, low ratios. Spaces designed to soothe little nervous systems — and yours.
Real working hours
Open early, close late. Half-day, full-day, and emergency drop-in options for the days that don't go to plan.
Age groups we hold.
6 wks – 12 mo
Infants
Feeding on your schedule, naps tracked, skin-to-skin where wanted. Daily photo + note before pickup.
12 – 36 mo
Toddlers
Movement, music, mess, and the slow work of language. Outdoor time daily, weather permitting.
3 – 5 yrs
Preschool
Gentle preparation for school — letters, numbers, friendship, and the confidence to ask for help.
Centers near you.
We open centers chapter by chapter, alongside the mothers already in the room.
Nairobi — Lavington
Open · accepting members
Mombasa — Nyali
Opening Q1 · waitlist open
Kisumu
In planning · register interest
Kampala — Kololo
Open · accepting members
Lagos — Lekki
Opening Q2 · waitlist open
Kigali — Kacyiru
In planning · register interest
“The morning I dropped her off and didn't cry in the car — that was the morning I knew.”