OUR JOURNEY
Early Education is key to change the world
Since its establishment in 2017, the Babilou Family Foundation has worked to make childcare centers true educational environments for young children. It has significantly contributed to developing and disseminating the principles of Sustainable Education, inspired by neuroscience and implemented daily in the group’s nurseries, most notably through the publication of its book Sustainable Education and the organization of the International Neuroscience Congress on Early Childhood Education, held in partnership with UNESCO in 2024.
The launch of the Babilou Family Empowering Children Endowment Fund in february 2026, now makes it possible to expand this new way of thinking by giving projects broader operational capacity, focused on international research and educational innovation. This evolution marks the continuity and amplification of the missions carried out by the Babilou Family Foundation, with the ambition of accelerating research funding, equipping professionals, and supporting high impact projects.
By strengthening research, equipping professionals, and collaborating with internationally recognized scientists, we affirm our conviction: giving ourselves the means, through research, to offer every child the highest standards of education.
Morgane Weill, Chief Operating Officer, Babilou Family Group
We are mobilising our teams on the ground to support actions and initiatives in local communities and on the global stage. It is a natural extension of our education mission. Our profession is rooted in the healthy development of children and the environments in which they evolve. It unites teachers, parents, carers, governments, private institutions and non-for-profit organisations.
GOVERNANCE
International ambition, local roots
The Babilou Family Empowering Children Fund is entrusted to a new governance.
Its reflects the ambition of the Fund: promoting a shared educational vision while grounding it in the realities of each of the group's ten countries.
Morgane Weill
Chief Operating Officer, Babilou Family Group
Benjamin Busse
CEO, Babilou Family Singapore
Lee Galbraith
CEO, Babilou Family US
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
Three major programs led by our Scientific Education Committee
In 2026, the Endowment Fund will structure its initiatives around three major research programs, developed with international researchers recognized in their fields and deployed in several countries within the Babilou Family network as part of the new Scientific Education Committee announced in November 2025.
Parenting & Parenthood
This first program—already being rolled out—aims to analyze the impact of nursery experiences on parents, their educational practices, and family climate.
Its goal is to transform nurseries into true resource centers capable of sustainably strengthening parenting skills. After an initial prototype study conducted in 2025 between France and Belgium, most of the research will take place in 2026, with publication expected in 2028.
Inclusion & Observation
This second program will begin in March 2026 and run for three years.
Its objective is to develop educational practices that promote inclusion among children, based on systematic field observations. It also aims to strengthen teams’ observation skills—essential for adapting practices to each child’s needs and encouraging inclusive interactions.
Multilingualism & Language Development
This third program will begin in September 2026.
Its aim is to design a language development assessment tool specifically adapted to multilingual contexts. Its goal is to value children’s home languages and enable them to express themselves in the language spoken at home, subsequently supporting harmonious language development.