Boston, MA
Commonwealth Children's Center

OVERVIEW The Commonwealth Children's Center is a private, nonprofit, non-affiliated, early childhood educational program that is open to the general public and gives priority of enrollment slots to state employees. CCC serves children ages 3 months to 6 years and their families. A parent-governed Board of Directors runs CCC. CCC offers infant, toddler, and preschool/kindergarten readiness programs. We believe in emergent curriculum, where activities are based on the children's interests. Our curriculum is designed to foster the continued development of each individual child's cognitive, physical, social and emotional growth through hands-on, active exploration, experimentation, and creative expression. Statement of Inclusion At CCC, we are dedicated to improving the lives of young children and their families. We strive to meet the needs of each diverse learner, adapting curriculum to meet each child at his/her own individual developmental level. We are committed to building a strong home/school partnership, as we encourage parents to be involved in their child's school life. We take pride in welcoming diversity and respecting the uniqueness of each child, family, and staff member, as they become part of the CCC community. Mission: The Commonwealth Children's Center has become a model for early childhood education. CCC thrives on its unique ability to attract families from economically and geographically diverse neighborhoods to the rich history of downtown Boston. Our teachers embrace this diversity by fostering each child's individuality, creativity and learning style in a nurturing environment with strong home-school communications. We demonstrate our commitment to public service and diversity by providing tuition on a sliding scale to state employees and welcoming voucher families to our Center. We ensure that at the Commonwealth Children's Center, the children are the center.

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Each classroom has it's own schedule depending on the age of the children. Infants are on their own schedule.A typical three year old mexed age room would have morning freeplay snack, group time putdoor time, project small group time lunch, rest, quiet activites, snack, movement and goodbye circle.

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