In a bid to revolutionize early childhood education, multimillion-dollar company Lovevery, co-founded by Jessica Rolph and Roderick Morris, specializes in handcrafted baby toys and educational material designed to foster natural curiosity and intellectual growth in children from birth to five years old.
Focused on cognitive, physical, and social development, Lovevery designs its developmental playkits based on rigorous research. Notably, its commitment to sustainability is mirrored by eco-friendly packaging efforts and initiatives that reduce the company’s carbon footprint.
Motivated by the lack of understanding about the effects of baby toy’s lights and sounds on early neural development, Rolph initiated Lovevery in 2010. The Boise, Idaho-based company launched officially in 2015 and remarkably generated $226 million in revenue last year.
Every Lovevery toy is personally designed to stimulate specific developmental milestones, inspired primarily by homemade toys Rolph created for her own child. The sustainability commitment is evident, substituting plastic toys with wooden ones, and using organic cotton.
Organized by age, Lovevery’s toy collections or “Play kits” let parents easily select toys that correlate with their child’s developmental stage.
Lovevery’s sustainable approach to early education
Engaging in play and education, the kits assist in the learning process via fun, interactive toys that also stimulate mental development.
Before Lovevery, Rolph co-founded Happy Family, an organic baby food company, in 2005. Teaming up with Roderick Morris, they launched a $140 developmental play gym as Lovevery’s first product in 2017 which, despite its high price tag, gained rapid popularity.
In 2018, Lovevery introduced bi-monthly play kits for infants up to 12 months. Now catering to children up to five, these kits priced at $40 per month, are curated to encourage a strong bond between child and family, while nurturing intellectual growth, setting them apart in a crowded market.
The subscription model has been immensely successful with over 350,000 subscribers in 34 countries, generating 86% of Lovevery’s revenue. The company plans to continue refining its products based on subscriber feedback, and aims to extend its global reach, maintaining its focus on positively impacting early childhood development through playtime.
