Play is the Blueprint

Windy Hill Play is more than childcare.

It’s care.
It’s connection.
It’s nature and play woven into daily life.
It’s the feeling of being part of an adaptive village where children and families grow together.

It’s also a memory—one many of us grew up in.
A time when children could wander, explore, and meet new faces.
When the line between birth family and chosen family faded until it almost disappeared.
When community wasn’t something you scheduled—
it was something you lived inside of.

At Windy Hill Play, we are not only remembering that kind of care—
we’re rebuilding it with intention.

What’s Growing Here Matters

Every week, we talk about care and connection. But behind the scenes, something just as meaningful has been growing:

a community preparing the foundation for what Windy Hill Play is becoming.

Families, supporters, and neighbors have been laying the early blocks with their presence, ideas, encouragement, and belief in a different kind of childcare—one rooted in belonging, not transactions.

This year, we will break ground on our new campus.
We are inviting you into the next phase with us.

We are asking you to pause and consider.

Not only are we building intentionally—
we are gathering support intentionally.

Because money isn’t just currency.
Money reflects what we value out loud.
And we’re inviting you to take the time to recognize the immense value of this living model we are building together.

Your support—when the moment feels right—is not just a donation.
It’s a wish for the future.
It’s a signal of what matters.
It’s a piece of your intention woven directly into our foundation.

To learn about ways to support now or in the future:

That’s why connection feels like care.
And why children thrive in environments filled with consistent relationships, presence, and community.

Care doesn’t just feel good.
It changes our biology.

Windy Hill Play is designed around that truth.

Why This Matters

Windy Hill Play is:

• the living model of care and connection,

• the reminder of the good we came from,

• the open-door house where every child feels welcome,

• the village we’ve been missing—
  and the one we are rebuilding together.

When you choose to give—it matters.
When it comes with intention—it becomes part of our foundation.
When it comes with hope—it shapes the future of childcare in Durham and beyond.