BHN’s foundations can be traced to the late 1950’s, when a group of Brown Memorial Church families acknowledged the need for a mother’s group in the area. Eventually their group grew into a cooperative nursery school that served the needs of both working and non-working parents. Bolton Hill Nursery was officially founded in 1969.
In the mid-1980s, Bolton Hill Nursery became an independent, non-religious, non-profit school utilizing a play-based philosophy of learning. In December 2012, the BHN board made the decision to purchase our current building, the former home of Family and Children's Services. Importantly, the building boasts a big yard perfect for children’s outdoor discovery and spacious, bright, “homey” rooms ideal for indoor investigation.
Our Staff
2023-2024
Office & Administration

Becky (She/Her) is a proud midwestern transplant who came to Baltimore to attend Goucher College. Through friends and a love of the city she knew she could make her home here. Though her focus in college was on art, working with children has always been a part of her life. She has been at BHN since 2015 and in 2020, she decided to take on the role as Assistant Director of Operations. Since then she is happy to have taken a larger leadership role for the school and is proud to be the Interim Director. She can often be found around the school wondering where she put something or asking if a child can help her get some coffee. She feels strongly about working with children two to five because they’re at such a formative age. She is always amazed at their growth and development and feels an immense joy she gets to be a part of it.


Leigh (She/Her) grew up in Richmond, Virginia where she studied marketing and English at Virginia Commonwealth University, and then earned her MBA at the University of Richmond. After college she worked in the coal industry, focusing on market research and commodities trading, where she claims to have “sold coal to Santa Claus.” Leigh’s acquaintance with BHN began well before her time as the financial administrator. Both her sons are alumni and she served on the board of directors when BHN purchased its current building. When she isn’t crunching the numbers in the front office or keeping up with her boys, Leigh enjoys baking, soccer, spending time outdoors, or just relaxing with a good book. Leigh describes the continued appeal of BHN as a “magnetic pull” that has kept her close to the community over the years.

Kateri (They/She) is a born and bred Baltimorean from Lauraville! Now a Bolton Hill resident officially, Kateri grew up by proxy in the neighborhood, performing in Memorial Players shows and frequenting family thanksgivings at Bolton Place! Kateri holds a Master's in Theatre Directing from the University of London Royal Holloway and loves all things logistics, planning, and artistic. When not assistant directing at school, Kateri spends lots of time working in the amazing Baltimore performing arts scene - keep a look out for show postings! Although this is only their second year working in early childhood, they feel right at home amongst the bustling energy, joy, and creativity of these young humans. They are an avid baker, audiobook enthusiast, and adventure seeker, as well as a doting human to a very stinky cat name Spinach. Kateri aspires to be the first American on the Great British Bake Off, but will settle for directing their own version from the comfort of her home kitchen!
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