Admissions
Carter Center for Children is a full day, full year preschool program enrolling children between the ages of 2 and 5 years of age. We offer families a schedule of 2 to 5 days per week. Registration for new families begins in the fall for the next school year.
We encourage families interested in Carter to make an appointment with a director and tour the center. After the visit, parents who are interested in registering their child, complete an application form and submit a nonrefundable fee. Admission depends on availability after enrolling siblings. If accepted into the program, a nonrefundable deposit is required to secure your child’s admission into the program.
Once a child is accepted, tuition is due the first of each month. Carter also offers families a 10% discount for siblings and 3:30 pick up. Children progress with their class to the next age grouping each September.
We encourage families interested in Carter to make an appointment with a director and tour the center. After the visit, parents who are interested in registering their child, complete an application form and submit a nonrefundable fee. Admission depends on availability after enrolling siblings. If accepted into the program, a nonrefundable deposit is required to secure your child’s admission into the program.
Once a child is accepted, tuition is due the first of each month. Carter also offers families a 10% discount for siblings and 3:30 pick up. Children progress with their class to the next age grouping each September.
Why Carter?
Carter Center for Children is a private, non-profit full day preschool (7:30 am-5:30pm) that has been in Needham since 1982
- Carter offers a community based program that is committed to children and families.
- Many staff members have been at Carter for 10-20 years.
- Teacher child ratios exceed state requirements, providing individual attention.
- Two well equipped outdoor playgrounds, and an indoor gross motor room.
- Children transition as a group each September, promoting a sense of community.
- Carter strongly supports the child’s right to play and believes learning evolves from this play along with structured small group activities. Carter follows the curriculum frameworks established by the Massachusetts Department of Education.