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HistoryCarter Center for Children is a non-profit preschool program licensed by the Massachusetts Department of Early Education. Carter was founded in 1982 by Barbara Carr and Sheila Connolly to meet the need in the community for full day childcare. Carter continues to be open year round Monday-Friday 7:30am-6:00pm. The school is located in the Carter Methodist Church at 800 Highland Ave. Needham, MA, where it has served the needs of young families for over 30 years.
PhilosophyEach day is special to a child and Carter Center for Children is sensitive to the individual needs of children. Children are active learners and need to explore their environment at their own pace and have control over their independent play. Carter strongly supports a child’s right to play in the preschool years and believes learning evolves from this play. As children grow, Carter provides more structured, teacher directed opportunities to promote pre-math and pre-literacy skills. Carter follows the curriculum frameworks established by the Massachusetts Department of Education. Carter has also collaborated with the Needham Public Schools to implement the Responsive Classroom approach into the preschool environment. This promotes social, emotional and pre-academic learning. We strive to support parents through all the developmental stages of the preschool years, working together to form a strong home/school partnership.
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Testimonials
"As an old and familiar Carter family, we have always appreciated the warm, nurturing, caring and experienced teachers that the Carter Center for Children has long attracted and retained. Throughout our happy years at Carter with David, Jake and now, Betsy, we have had many playful — thank goodness — occasions to be grateful to Carter and its exceptional staff." |
"Madeline absolutely LOVES Carter and her teachers and friends there, and she is excited to go on 'school days', and even asks me if she can go on 'home days'! On weekends she'll ask, 'do I go to school tomorrow?' As a parent I feel really good about that and as a part time working mom I am very grateful! We could not possibly have made a better choice for our family than to send Madeline to Carter." |
Licensed by the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (EEC), Carter Center for Children, Inc. (CCC), operates as a private, non profit children's center in a year round, full day program.