Ecocrèche L'enVol

Ecocrèche L’enVol is a semi-outdoor childcare center in Bouguenais, France, operating as an inter-company nursery. It offers a shared approach to childcare: parents can make a pre-registration request, while employers can reserve places for their employees’ children. The center’s model brings families and workplaces together to help make childcare places accessible through employer participation.

L’enVol presents its approach around attentive, respectful care and children’s development. Its stated commitments include supportive pedagogy, a natural and environmentally responsible setting, cooperation with parents, and openness to diversity. The center draws inspiration from educational ideas associated with Maria Montessori, Ovide Decroly, and Emmi Pikler, including the view that learning can happen in everyday surroundings and that children benefit from freedom of movement.

The website provides information for both parents and employers, including practical details, location, financial participation, the structure of the service, and the benefits of the shared arrangement. It also features photographs, testimonials, partners, and information about the founders.