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Communication
with our parents and prospective parents is very important to us. Because each child and
family setting is unique, we encourage you to call the school office with any additional
questions you may have about our programs.
First Parish offers a variety of high-quality early childhood programs in a private
preschool setting. First Parish Preschool is accredited by the National Association for
the Education of Young Children and licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Office
for Child Care Services.
Our classes include programs for 2-year-olds (Playgroup), 3-year-olds (Preschool), and 4-year-olds (Pre-Kindergarten--these children are eligible for Kindergarten the following
year), and mixed ages (Discovery). We offer a lunch bunch program from 11:30 to 12:20 for
children registered in our Discovery, Preschool, and Pre-Kindergarten Programs.
Morning sessions run from 9:00 to 11:30. The afternoon sessions run from 12:30 to 3:00. We are
open at 8:30 AM for early drop off for our 9:00 programs, and until 3:30 PM for late pick-up from our afternoon sessions ending at 3:00. More detailed information on lunch bunch,
early drop off, and late pick-up is available by calling the Director at the School Office.
In all programs, our curriculum is based on developmentally appropriate practice, which
means that our teachers create experiences for children that are in tune with children's
characteristic learning styles. Early childhood is quite different from later school
years, as well as adulthood. In each of our programs, children learn through hands-on,
direct, interactive experiences and through play and exploration. We also gear all our
programs to share in a child's family cultural background, past experience and current
circumstances.
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