We believe that building a generation of emotionally healthy and resilient families starts early.
Puja (CEO/Founder) started her career at the Obama White House, where she designed services for young families, and advised on national child and family policy. Then she moved to the World Bank, where she worked on making quality maternal and child healthcare and nutrition accessible to a every family globally.
All of this meant she spoke to hundreds of families with young children all over the UK, US, India, and Madagascar. In every conversation, she heard from parents who loved their children, and wanted to make sure they had the best start in life. But she saw that all over the world, parents didn't have the support they needed to give their children this start.
So Puja started Devie to make this early parenting support accessible to every family. Her vision is for every parent to feel they aren't alone, and for every child to have the strong foundation they need to thrive in school, work, relationships and beyond.
Core beliefs that guide how we work, design, and build
We know parents are doing their best. We approach every conversation without
judgment.
The support we provide is accessible to every parent regardless of income level,
language, and technological literacy.
All chats with Devie are based on standards from the Early Years Foundation Stage
and latest early childhood development research.
We’ve taken steps to safeguard the personal information of our users. Information
about who sees data on Devie and how it’s used can be found in our Privacy Policy.
Teachers, academics, technologists, and behavioral scientists who share our commitment to supporting families
30+ years experience leading technology and IT at big banks and telcos including JP Morgan, and Bank of America
Former Chairman of Ofsted, a serial entrepreneur and subject matter expert with 25+ years in early childhood education
CEO of Peeple, a charity which has pioneered evidence-based ways to support families in their children’s early years
UC Berkeley alum, experienced visual designer and UX writer
Student at Oxford, experienced with back-end dev and ML
Senior advisor on early years to the Behavioural Insights Team
Freelance content strategist previously at Bloomberg Philanthropies
Researcher at Oxford DoE with an MSc in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience and 10 years of experience in childcare settings
Researcher at Oxford DoE, with a particular interest in support for vulnerable families and their young children
Project Manager for Peeple. 30 years experience working with and for families with young children
PhD researcher at the Oxford DoE with a background in psychology, linguistics, and child development
