Who We Are
GIGGLE NEST is a daycare facility started by a mother-daughter duo who both have extensive experience in education and childcare. We cater to children between 6 weeks and 5 years old in Henderson, Nevada, providing several programs designed according to each student’s unique needs and abilities. When you choose us, you choose a space that creates learning opportunities through fun and engaging activities.
Mission Statement
We strive to provide exceptional childcare services by helping parents raise happy and confident children who know the value of self-worth and independence.
Meet the Owners
Cherie Thompson
I am a mom to 6 grown kids and 15 grandkids. My family is very important to me and a very big part of my life. I have recently retired from teaching with Clark County School District for 30 years. I taught full-time for 22 years teaching first and third grade.
After getting my library endorsement, I switched to teaching in the school library. I also taught as a substitute teacher for CCSD for 8 years where I taught all grade levels, including early childhood and special needs classes.
I have a Master’s degree in education along with my library endorsement. I love teaching, and I am not ready to give up watching that inspiring growth in the little ones that comes with learning, so teaching preschool at GIGGLE NEST, LLC is exactly what I need.
I look forward to working with the parents to see to the academic and social needs of the children here at the center.
I believe children learn best when learning is geared to the individual needs of each student and learning is made fun, interesting, and challenging. I also believe in positive reinforcement and respect for all.
My goals for our preschoolers are varied according to the ages of the children and their abilities. I plan to teach literacy skills, such as letter knowledge, word recognition, and early basic reading skills.
In math, I want the students to learn number skills, such as counting, number recognition, and a basic understanding of problem solving.
The students will have fun with nursery rhymes, storytelling, and lots of interaction with books. I believe it is never too early to teach children to develop a love of reading and will see to it that each of your little ones gains that love.
Brianna Torres
I would like to share a little about myself. I come from a family of five brothers and sisters, so my experience with siblings, nieces, and nephews is quite extensive.
I started babysitting when I was 10 and have loved caring for children for as long as I can remember. When I was a little older, I worked for the city of Henderson at a recreation center with their after-school kids’ program called CAP Club.
I also ran the weekend preschool classes. This program included a cooking course, arts and crafts, and teaching letters, numbers, shapes etc.
Later, as a single mom with my two older children, I started a Nevada-licensed in-home daycare for six children. I was successful with this for over 4 years while my children were not yet in school.
When I remarried, I closed and went to work outside of the home. A few years later when I had another baby, I wanted to stay home and recertified to do in-home daycare for twelve children.
To this day, I keep in contact with most of my former daycare children. I still host parties for them all to get together and have fun and keep in touch with each other.
I also remain friends with most of the parents who used me as a daycare provider and stay in contact with them as well. I have also worked as a legal assistant for a few attorneys, and I held several office assistants’ positions.
I received an Associate degree in Medical Assisting and put in 2 years of nursing school before returning to my passion with children. My favorite part of caring for children is the inside jokes like a silly dance or phrase we say.
I take pride in my ability to connect with children and love to go to work to play! I am excited to expand into a licensed childcare facility with my mom and focus more on social and developmental skills with kids under 3, while still maintaining that at-home atmosphere where children thrive.