The Village operates a SaaS-enabled marketplace and app that helps parents find nearby micro-schools (Villages) and supports educators and owners with administrative tools, courses, and mentoring. Its pedagogical approach links proximity parenting, nonviolent communication (NVC), and the Reggio Emilia philosophy into locally created curricula grounded in shared educational pillars and neuroscientific research. The platform also offers edtech tools for professional development and automates interactions between parents and daycare/kindergarten owners. The organisation is women-led and positions itself to increase access to high-quality early education while supporting mothers in entrepreneurship and return to work. With recent funding, The Village plans to expand beyond Poland, opening preschools, piloting a school, and testing corporate-run villages in markets including the Czech Republic, Germany, France, Spain, and the UK. The company says it will use the new capital to add product features, develop services, and accelerate international expansion. The Village operates Wioski.co, a SaaS-enabled marketplace and platform that helps prospective owners open and run small, home-based daycares using the Reggio Emilia pedagogy. The company vets and trains village owners via a course licensed by the Ministry of Family and Social Labor and provides administrative, communicative, and pedagogical support. The founding team of three women focuses on creating quality local childcare while enabling new jobs for early-stage educators. The Village currently has 26 active villages and plans to grow to over 100 locations across Poland by the end of the year, prioritizing interregional expansion and smaller cities. It is conducting research on childcare markets in other EU countries and beyond with the aim of international expansion next year. The startup recently raised capital to further develop its IT platform and to prepare for market and target-group expansion.

Total raised

$4M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Jul 2022