Itoro Ugorji

Hello! My name is Itoro. I am the current Chief Executive Officer at THE BABY LOUNGE, a team of knowledgeable and inspired Childcare professionals.

I am a seasoned Early Years Practitioner, with several years of experience in Child Care.

We have positioned THE BABY LOUNGE as a leading provider of innovative and practical childcare solutions, designed to support and address the pain points of mother of infants, toddlers and young children.

I worked for two of Nigeria’s leading banking institutions (GTBank and Access Bank) for over 6 years in positions of increasing responsibility, before leaving to pursue my passion in Child Care.

My hands-on experience as an Early Years Practitioner includes international exposures in Nursery Hill Elementary School and Smart Kidz Academy, both in Columbia, South Carolina.

I have under-taken several skills & competency-based trainings in the field of Childcare. I hold a Diploma in Children’s Studies, a Certificate in Project Leadership from the Cornell University and an MSc in Early Childhood Education, with a specialization in Administration, Management & Leadership. She is a member of the U.S. National Association for Educating the Young Child (N.A.E.Y.C) and the World Forum Foundation, both international networks of Early Year professionals that promote an on-going global exchange of ideas on the delivery of quality services for young children in diverse settings.

My core competencies are EMPLOYER-SPONSORED crèches (office crèches) and EVENT (mobile crèches) childcare solutions. She has consulted for designed, set-up and managed work-site crèches for TOTAL E & P (Nig), Unilever Nig., Access Bank Plc., GTBank Plc., MTN Nigeria, Chevron Employees Cooperative Society, HIS, NBC Hellenics and Nigerian Breweries Limited (Heineken)

I am an alumna of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, a Cherie-Blaire Foundation Mentee and a recipient of The Women X World Bank Scholarship for the EDC/LBS (Certificate in Entrepreneurial Management) programme.

I have been featured in a number of notable publications and platforms including This Day, Vanguard, Business Day, Guardian Life, Ebony Life TV.