Home-like, not school-like
Soft, calm and sensory-rich spaces help toddlers feel safe and settled, with no homework, no early testing and no academic pressure.
Early Years & Crèche Plot 171 Shargale Plaza, Old Kutunku Road, Gwagwalada Abuja
A home away from home for your little one
So you can chase your goals with peace of mind.
Welcome
Little ones grow best with room to explore.
Your child is only one to three years old once. These are the years when they learn to trust, explore, talk, move and wonder, and they learn best in a calm, loving space, not at a desk.
At Chazak Foundations School, we look after children aged 1 to 3 in a warm, secure, home-like setting at Plot 171 Shargale Plaza, Old Kutunku Road, Gwagwalada Abuja. Your child grows, plays and learns gently, and you can go to work, run your business, study or rest, knowing they are in safe, caring hands.
Why we started
We believe you should not have to choose.
We started Chazak because we saw a problem many parents know well. Mothers of babies and toddlers often have to choose between their careers and their children. Safe, child-friendly places are hard to find near workplaces and homes. So many families send one- and two-year-olds to formal classrooms too early, where homework, tests and rigid routines are too much for such young children.
“We give them a homely space that is like home yet provides the foundational blocks necessary to learn once formal schooling begins.”
Our approach
What makes Chazak different
Learning through play
Songs, stories, games and hands-on play help children build early language, number sense, curiosity and confidence—the way toddlers learn best.
Skilled, caring educators
Our approach comes from a founder with more than 15 years in education who has trained teachers across Nigeria. Caregivers are taught child-centred practice, gentle classroom management and empathy-led care.
A head start for formal school
Gentle foundations in early literacy and numeracy help your child step into primary school ready and eager.
Early technology and thinking skills
Age-appropriate puzzles, patterns and first steps in digital literacy build problem-solving and curiosity for a changing world.
Built around working parents
Flexible scheduling and developmental tracking help you stay informed about how your child is growing.
A day of discovery
What your child will experience
- Care and comfortAttentive, nurturing care in a secure, homely environment.
- Early literacySounds, stories, songs and first words through play.
- Early numeracyCounting, shapes and patterns discovered through games.
- Cognitive playLogic puzzles, pattern recognition and thinking games.
- Digital curiosityA gentle, age-appropriate introduction to technology.
- Social and emotional growthSharing, taking turns, expressing feelings and making friends.
For the whole family
Support for you, the parent
We welcome families at Plot 171 Shargale Plaza, Old Kutunku Road, Gwagwalada Abuja, and from surrounding Abuja districts.
- Flexible schedulingOptions that fit your work and family life.
- Developmental trackingSee how your child is progressing.
- Parent advisoryAsk questions about growth, readiness and the road to primary school.
Meet our founder
Patricia Uma-Israel
Chazak was founded by Patricia Uma-Israel, an educator with over 15 years of experience in classrooms, communities and teacher training. She has helped children learn to read and count in public schools, community centres and displaced communities, and has trained teachers in partnership with organisations such as USAID and the International Rescue Committee.
She started Chazak so that every young child can have a gentle, joyful beginning, and so that mothers can keep building their own futures.
Her belief shapes everything we do: Every child can learn. Not Dumb, Just Different.
More than a crèche
Growing a community of care
Chazak is also a training home for the people who care for children. We share low-cost, child-centred methods with early childhood educators and aspiring school owners, so more children across Nigeria are cared for well. When your child joins Chazak, you join a community that is raising standards for early childhood care.
Visit us
Come and see the space, meet the team and ask us anything.
We would love to meet you and your little one.
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