Community Day Care Lawrence, Massachusetts

As toddlers develop into preschoolers, they are ready for new challenges. Social and skill-based learning help preschoolers prepare for success in school. Students develop foundational skills, including literacy, math, and science, while advancing in important social learning, including emotions, cooperation, sharing, and interacting with others. Preschoolers learn about themselves and the world around them through independent, small group, and large group explorations. Classroom learning is extended through field trips and a summer camp experience.

Learning in our centers is guided by the Success for All Foundation’s Curiosity Corner^® curriculum, which engages children in literacy-focused, problem-solving activities. This research-based curriculum, aligned with Success for All^® curriculums used by Lawrence Public Schools, helps prepare students for the transition to school. Learning in our provider homes is guided by Creative Curriculum^®, a developmentally appropriate program that supports active learning and promotes children's progress in all developmental areas.

A typical day includes: a healthy breakfast, lunch, and snack; tooth brushing; using books and tabletop activities to explore the weekly curriculum theme; Rhyme Time with music, movement, songs, and finger plays; Learning Labs: art, blocks, dramatic play, library, sand/water, science, and writing; story tree literacy activities; gross motor play (outdoors if possible); reflection on the day’s learning.

A full or partial day program can be coordinated with parents’ schedules; evening care is available at Campus Learning Center. A summer program is available.

Preschool classrooms are led by certified, highly qualified teachers and have 2 teachers with up to 20 preschoolers; homes have 1 provider with up to 2 children under the age of 15 months and 1 child between 15 and 24 months who is able to walk independently, with a total of up to 6 children.