Daycare newton ma: Newton, MA Daycare & Preschool

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Little Munchkins Day Care

Enrolling children ages 0 – 5 now.

Full-time and part-time spots are available.

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Enrolling children ages 0 – 5 now.

Full-time and part-time spots are available.

For over 10 years, we’ve given children a happy home away from home.

We go outside to play when the weather is nice. And when it isn’t, we read books, listen to music, do arts and crafts, and play in our bright sunny playroom. We have house full of educational toys.

Location

404 Homer Street
Newton, MA 02459

Near the Newton Free Library and Newton City Hall

Phone

617.558.1727

Hours

Mon-Fri:

8AM – 5:30PM

We are a certified day care with over a decade of experience.

For over ten years, we’ve been providing day care services to the greater Newton community. We’re honored to have been such an important part of so many families’ lives. We hope we can be a part of yours, too.

We create daily schedules to bring out every child’s best.

Free Play Activities

Cooperation and social play builds social skills with others
Imaginative play helps children form thoughts and express their opinions
Drawing and arts and crafts strengthen fine motor skills
Math and reading-focused games build math and reading preparation

Planned Activities

Story time provides listening skills and moral reasoning
Exercise strengthens overall health and muscle development
Music with instruments and singing develops vocabulary and listening skills
Arts and crafts builds imagination and creativity
Backyard science experiments the world around them

Sample Schedule

Breakfast: 8:30 – 9:00
Welcome Activities: 9:00 – 9:15
Free Play: 9:15 – 10:00
Morning Snack: 10:00 – 10:15
Scheduled Activities: 10:15 – 11:00
Outdoor Play: 11:00 – 12:00
Lunch: 12:00 – 1:00
Nap Time: 1:00 – 2:00 / 3:00
Afternoon Snack: 3:00 – 3:30
Outdoor Play: 3:30 – 4:40
Story Time: 4:30 – 5:00
Free Play / Clean Up: 5:00 – 5:30

“Little Munchkins Daycare is definitely a home away from home for my daughter. “

“Little Munchkins Daycare is definitely a home away from home for my daughter.”

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“Leaving your child with someone is difficult, but I never worried for my daughter when she was with Barbara.”

“My two-year-old daughter looks forward to going to Barbara’s each day with a smile on her face!”

“My husband and I felt at the time and ever since that Little Munchkins Day Care was the perfect choice of all the daycare alternatives.”

“Barbara brings years of experience, common sense, humor, warmth, and love to her work.”

-“My daughter attended Little Munchkins daycare for almost three years and we were so happy with her care. Barbara is professional, caring, responsible and excellent with the children. She is always timely and is clear in her communication. Her house is always clean and she provides the children with a wonderful variety of toys to play with. I appreciate her consistency in bringing kids outside to play in a shady area when it is warm and having the indoor options for play in the cooler months. I appreciate the home-cooked meals Barbara served! I could always tell that my daughter was happy and had a good day when I picked her up. She is always happy to go to “Barbara House.””

-“I cannot say enough fabulous things about Barbara and her family daycare. I was so nervous leaving my five-month-old in child care when I went back to work, but she cuddled and loved him all day long. As he grew older, she helped him to play with the other kids. When I took him to her house in the morning, he would break into a smile and start to wave before I even opened the door. It was a warm, friendly, homey and safe daycare for our son. Barbara also always gives a detailed run-down at the end of the day, with information on when the baby slept, ate, and what he did during the day. I was so impressed by her memory and organization!”

-“Barbara took care of my daughter for a year while my daughter was 2 years old. Barbara is a professional through and through. Leaving your child with someone is difficult, but I never worried for my daughter when she was with Barbara. Each morning Barbara greeted us with a smile and was a master at the hand-off process. Her home is full of educational toys and activities. The children would spend time inside and outside depending on the weather. At pick up, I found a happy and healthy little girl who seemed to have enjoyed her day. Barbara always described the day in full, including the content of the nutritious meals that she would provide.”

-“My son attended Barbara’s Daycare till he was three years old. He loved going to Barbara’s everyday and I liked knowing he was safe and well cared-for. The daycare was in a warm home environment with a bright and sunny playroom, and the kids went outside whenever possible. He loved Miss Barbara! He also learned a great deal and socialized with other children, which was important when he transitioned to a more formal pre-school program.”

-” Cannot say enough wonderful things about Barbara. My two year old daughter looks forward to going to Barbara’s each day with a smile on her face! I trust her completely and would recommend her highly!”

-“Barbara has been the daycare provider for both of my children-my eldest for the first three years of her life-and has my utmost regard and respect. She has provided the highest quality care we could hope for, fostering a nurturing environment through developmentally appropriate activities and a loving affect that permeates the entire home center. Barbara has made an indelible mark on my life and the lives of my children.”

-“Our son went to Barbara’s daycare 3 days/week from age 3 mos. to 3 ½+ years. We chose Barbara’s daycare because of the family atmosphere, Barbara’s loving nature with the kids, and her childcare philosophy (including little or no TV). Barbara’s daycare contributed significantly to our son’s early development—in terms of socialization and the exposure she gave him to music, books, pre-reading skills (e.g. learning to identify and write the letters of the alphabet), arts & crafts (we were so impressed by the things she prepared in advance using recyclables that the kids then assembled and decorated), etc. Our son loved being able to play freely and creatively, with lots of time outdoors weather-permitting. He was always sad when it wasn’t a “Barbara day.” My husband and I felt at the time and ever since that Barbara’s daycare was the perfect choice of all the daycare alternatives. And one more thing, Barbara somehow managed to stay healthy throughout, so that she never took a sick day; as working parents, we were grateful for her reliability.”

-“As a psychologist, it was very important to me that my daughter have the chance to form a secure attachment to a daycare provider while also developing relationships with other children. Two colleagues from my graduate program recommended Barbara as they had placed their children with her. When I visited I knew right away that Barbara was the right person to care for my child. She brings years of experience, common sense, humor, warmth, and love to her work. The children were obviously attached to her and she clearly understood each child’s temperament and individual needs. Her home is clean and safe. There are several designated play areas filled with toys, books, and activities, but there is a family atmosphere as children have the run of most of the living areas, with supervision. It is definitely a home away from home for my daughter. She is now 2 and has been there since she was six months old, 3 days/week. Her time there has contributed vastly to her social skills, motor skills, creativity, and language skills. I have never had a moment’s worry about her safety or well-being when she was with Barbara. As another parent said to me, “She truly loves them like her own children.”

-“Barbara is a very warm and loving daycare provided. I left her home knowing that my daughter was in good hands and that she would have lots of stimulation and consistency in a homey environment. Barbara genuinely cares about all the children and is just a natural at what she does. I always really appreciated the detailed rundown at the end of the day of everything that happened with my little one.”

-“Our son went to Barbara’s daycare 3 days/week from age 3 mos. to 3 ½+ years. We chose Barbara’s daycare because of the family atmosphere, Barbara’s loving nature with the kids, and her childcare philosophy (including little or no TV). Barbara’s daycare contributed significantly to our son’s early development—in terms of socialization and the exposure she gave him to music, books, pre-reading skills (e. g. learning to identify and write the letters of the alphabet), arts & crafts (we were so impressed by the things she prepared in advance using recyclables that the kids then assembled and decorated), etc. Our son loved being able to play freely and creatively, with lots of time outdoors weather-permitting. He was always sad when it wasn’t a “Barbara day.” My husband and I felt at the time and ever since that Barbara’s daycare was the perfect choice of all the daycare alternatives. And one more thing, Barbara somehow managed to stay healthy throughout, so that she never took a sick day; as working parents, we were grateful for her reliability.”

We’d love to hear from you and meet your little munchkin.

Let us know how we can help you and your family in the form below.

Or, give us a call at 617.558.1727.

We’d love to hear from you and meet your little munchkin.

Let us know how we can help you and your family in the form below.

Or, give us a call at 617.558.1727.

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(617) 244-5157

Address

13 Prospect St
Newton
Massachusetts
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Tiny Tots of Newton

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Years & Years

Over 40 Years of experiance

Drop & Go

Drop and go to allow you to get on with your day

With over 40 years experience and qualifications your children are in good hands

Katherine Jordan

Founder of Tiny Tots of Newton

I’m the 3rd Generation of my family and my mum has taught me how important it is to educate your children while they have fun learning.

Shannon Jordan-Quern

Founder of The Kiddie Cottage

The Kiddie Cottage

When I was a baby my parents sent me to Kathy Jordan’s daycare and she has remained a close family friend ever since. Now I am thrilled that I can send my own son there part time! From first hand experience, Kathy provides a warm and supportive environment that newborns and toddlers thrive in

Sabrina S.

Parent

Tiny Tots is incredibly warm and experienced with children. I felt comfortable from the start dropping off my one year old and he reaches out his arms to Kathy when I drop him off. I love that the children spend so much time outside in the spacious backyard with lots of toys and activities. I’ve been impressed with the staff to child ratio and feel comforted knowing that my son gets a good amount of individual attention.

Sarah Kupper

Parent

It is very clear they truly love all of the kids. They are the most devoted teachers I have ever met. My son was just four months old when he started when I went back to work from maternity leave. It is such a comfortable and loving environment. I feel grateful for finding The Kiddie Cottage Inc and Tiny Tots Daycare, it really is a home away from home with loving, skillful and talented teachers.

Julia Horvitz

Parent

Tiny Tots was the perfect place for our daughter, Rose. Kathy and her stellar crew of loving, kind, and warm staff cared for Rose from 10 to 31 months. Our daughter thrived: At Tiny Tots she had the freedom to explore and grow, to socialize and learn, and to gain confidence. Rose especially loved the weekly music activities. Tiny Tots has a flexible space arrangement so the kids can be active in all seasons. We highly recommend Kathy’s wonderful daycare.

Jonathan C. Ellowitz

Parent

“I was so thankful that I got in touch with Kathy and was very happy with her care for my 20-month old daughter. I live out of state, and was helping my family in the area. I needed a couple week of childcare, and Kathy was kind enough to take my daughter for the 2 weeks I needed help. Kathy and her staff helped my daughter adjust to their daily routine, and would update me regularly on how my daughter was doing. My daughter was safe, well cared for, and she really enjoyed the books, outdoor play, music, singing, and dancing too.”

Jessica Freedman

Parent

What we have and do

Our Qualifications

CDA
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EEC
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EEC Infant-Toddler Teacher
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EEC Infant-Toddler Lead Teacher
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CACFP
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CPR Trained

First Aid Trained

Newton Library Book Club
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How we look after them

Our staff

Kathy
Founder

The founder with many years experiance.

Shannon
Manager

Shannon helps out with Tiny Tots of Newton while running her very own Nursery “The Kiddies Cottage”.

Trained Staff
Years of experiance

We invest in training our staff for their and your peace of mind. Our employee’s have been with us for years, must be all the fun we have day to day!

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Field 9000 Isaac Newton, an English physicist, mathematician and astronomer, one of the founders of classical physics, died.

Isaac Newton

Speaking about the successes of science, one often recalls the saying that science owes its achievements to the fact that it “stood on the shoulders of giants”. But only a few people know that the words that someone could “do so much and see so far because he stood on the shoulders of giants” belong to the outstanding scientist and encyclopedist Isaac Newton. Newton himself can rightly be called one of the giants who laid the foundation for the edifice of classical science. Indeed, Newton’s contribution to science is so great that his name, along with the names of Aristotle, Plato, Lomonosov, Lavoisier, Mendeleev, Maxwell, Einstein and other scientists, will forever remain in the history of mankind.

Consider what modern civilization owes to this greatest scientist and thinker of the 17th-18th centuries.

Newton’s name is known to everyone from the school physics course. But if you look closely, it turns out that the average person knows very little about him: he lived in England in the 17th-18th centuries, was the founder of modern mechanics, formulated the laws of motion named after him. In addition, Newton, like Archimedes with his famous bath and cry: “Eureka!”, is associated with a fallen apple, the observation of which allegedly prompted him to discover the law of universal gravitation. Someone, perhaps, will remember the differential and integral calculus developed by him.

Newton’s biography occupies only a few lines in the “Physics” reference book:

Isaac Newton (01.04. ), president (since 1703). Born in Woolston. Graduated from Cambridge University (1665). In 1669-1701 he headed the department in it. From 1695 he was a caretaker, from 1699 he was the director of the Mint [1, p. 199].

The famous book of the English scientist and philosopher J. Bernal contains more detailed information about Newton’s life: “Newton … came from a new class of the middle rural bourgeoisie, which had already given Cromwell and parliamentary officials. He was born shortly after the death of his father, a small farmer from Lincolnshire, well connected enough that his son could go to Cambridge, where he did not excel during his studies. In 1663, Newton met Isaac Barrow (1630–1677), an enlightened and well-traveled new professor of mathematics at St. Luke’s College, who appreciated his abilities in 1669In the same year, he secured the appointment of Newton, who was then 26 years old, to his department, although until that time he had not yet published anything and did not attract much attention to himself. Newton remained at Cambridge until, in 1696, at the height of his fame, he was appointed Warden and later Director of the Royal Mint, with a salary of £400. Art. a year – a post that, according to many, he was very lucky to receive and duties for which he performed conscientiously.

In Cambridge, Newton worked on optics, many other branches of physics, biblical chronology and theology… Apparently, he did not have any serious influence on the university and never created his own school”[1, p.264, 265 ].

But even from this information it is difficult to understand why Newton became one of the founders of classical physics. And with a more detailed acquaintance with his biography, even more questions arise. V.S. Kirsanov, one of the well-known Russian Newtonists, writes: “Even a simple enumeration of some biographical facts is striking in the abundance of questions that arise in this case: as a young man who had almost no definite inclinations towards the exact sciences, moreover, he entered the university almost completely ignorant in mathematics, and by the end of the university, who had not bothered to read Euclid, was able to make a landmark discovery a few years later – to invent a new analysis? Why was Newton, the son of extremely wealthy parents, forced to put up with the position of “subsizer” (“poor student”), a social pariah in Cambridge society? How could Barrow (who, by the way, was never Newton’s teacher), meeting him for the first time at the grading examination (where Newton, in his own words, performed in the worst possible way), could recommend that this young man be kept at Trinity College? Why, after arriving at the inverse square law in 1666, did Newton delay the publication of the law of universal gravitation for twenty years? Why are the proofs in the “Principles” presented by the synthetic-geometric method, and not with the help of a new analysis, which would greatly facilitate both the understanding of the book and its practical use in the future? All these questions, which are only a small fraction of the problems facing Newtonian science, are not easy to answer”[3, p. 17].

But these are only those questions that concern Newton personally. If we consider the personality of Newton, taking into account his era, even more “blank spots” appear in our knowledge about him.

How is Newton’s activity related to the political, economic and scientific situation in England at that time?

It is generally believed that in order for a scientist to be realized, he needs to be born “at the right time in the right place”, that is, favorable circumstances are needed. What did Europe and England look like in the second half of the 17th – first third of the 18th centuries? A brief description of this period is given in the textbook “Russia and the World”: “Changes in socio-economic relations that occurred in the 17th century allowed Europe to leap ahead sharply and eventually subjugate almost the entire world to its influence. This was made possible by the transition to capitalism. It developed most rapidly in countries where the Protestant ethic was established. Among them is the “exemplary capitalist country” of the 17th century. Holland, England, partly France. These countries, which had convenient access to the Atlantic, actively participated in world trade, establishing themselves more and more firmly on new sea routes.

The prerequisites for the development of capitalism were also the strengthening of the marketability of agriculture, the accumulation of capital, the weakening of guild ties and traditions, the existence of common national markets, free labor, the political centralization of countries” [4, p. 186-188].

However, before going over to capitalism, England, like other European countries, had to go through a difficult path. In the XVI-XVII centuries, absolutism was established in a number of European countries – the unlimited power of the king, based on bureaucracy, the army and the courts. For a certain period, this form of government played a positive role, since the introduction of a single hard currency, the abolition of arbitrary requisitions, the establishment of a common system of weights and measures for the whole country contributed to the flourishing of trade and the development of industry.

The heyday of English absolutism falls on the reign of the representative of the Tudor dynasty – Elizabeth I (1558-1603). During this period, the position of England as the largest maritime power, the “mistress of the seas”, which launched a wide trade and colonial expansion in many parts of the world, strengthened. Even more, this position of England was strengthened by the victory over the Spanish fleet – the “Invincible Armada” in 1588.

and the new, whose representatives, in terms of their economic interests and entrepreneurial abilities, were getting closer and closer to the new emerging class – the bourgeoisie. This split manifested itself already under the next royal dynasty – the Stuarts, when during the reign of James I (1603-1625) relations between the monarchy and the new strata of society sharply escalated.

“King James I… hoped to rule England by the old absolutist methods. However, the lower house of the English Parliament – the elected House of Commons – became the center of resistance to the king’s policies. Among its members were many entrepreneurs, merchants, representatives of the new nobility. James I, dissatisfied with the activities of parliament, especially its refusal to give money for the maintenance of the court, convened it less and less. In 1629, James’s son Charles I (1625–1649) dissolved parliament altogether and began to collect taxes without his permission.

During the Stuart era, Puritans were persecuted. Supporters of the radical Reformation became the main opposition force, and Puritanism itself became the banner of the English Revolution that had begun.

… The revolution in England began in 1640, when Charles I had to convene Parliament, as the treasury needed money to suppress an uprising in Scotland caused by the king’s attempt to ban Presbyterian worship. Parliament took advantage of the king’s predicament and demanded that he restore his rights. The king was forced to yield. In 1642, Charles I decided to seize the initiative and entered into an armed struggle with Parliament.

During the civil wars that began, the parliamentary troops succeeded in defeating the royal army. Oliver Cromwell, a supporter of independence, distinguished himself in the battles, who managed to create a disciplined and combat-ready army. In 1646 King Charles I was captured. All power in the country was in the hands of Parliament. He passed laws whereby the lands of the bishops, the king, and his noble supporters were sold or used to pay debts related to the costs of the war. The duties of the nobles to the king were abolished. The lands they received for their service became their private property. The commercial and industrial strata achieved the abolition of monopolies and complete freedom of trade and enterprise. The Anglican Church was replaced by the Presbyterian.

Fearing collusion between the Presbyterians and the king, Cromwell succeeded in removing the most active of them from Parliament. After that, by the verdict of Parliament, King Charles I was executed. In 1649 England became a republic headed by the Independents. A new stage of the English Revolution began. The unrest of the lower classes, who did not gain anything from the victory of Parliament, the revolts of the king’s supporters, the war with England’s trading rival – Holland, the conquest of Ireland were the historical background against which Cromwell’s personal power grew. In 1653 he became Lord Protector (“Protector”) of England, Scotland and Ireland with virtually unlimited powers. So England through the revolution from royal tyranny came to the dictatorship of Cromwell.

After the death of the Lord Protector, riots broke out, and in 1660, with the support of the army, royal authority was restored. The beginning of the feudal reaction, the threat of the restoration of Catholicism caused great concern among the bourgeoisie and the new nobility (mainly Protestants) that had strengthened during the revolution. In 1688, Parliament turned to the Protestant ruler of the Netherlands, William of Orange (1689–1702), with a proposal to take the English throne. At the head of a strong army, William landed in England. James II Stuart fled the country. These events are known as the Glorious Revolution.

Passed in 1689 by Parliament and signed by William of Orange, the Bill of Rights marked the transition to a parliamentary monarchy. According to the new ideas, the king received power not by the grace of God, but by the will of Parliament. Parliament was assigned the right to decide financial issues, including the maintenance of the army and the determination of the king’s expenses. All Englishmen could now count on the inviolability of their private property; had to pay only taxes approved by Parliament; received the right to inviolability of the home and a fair trial in a public court before a jury.

The result of the English Revolution was the transformation of the country by the end of the 17th century. into a bourgeois republic. This contributed to the rapid economic recovery of England.

How did all the events described affect Isaac Newton, their contemporary? Here is what V. S. writes about this. Kirsanov: “Newton was born in the year of Galileo’s death. His work is the culmination of the scientific revolution of the 17th century, and his life spans a whole era containing many events and, first of all, the English bourgeois revolution of the 1640s-1660s. The era was extremely turbulent: old monarchies collapsed, new states arose, but Newton’s life, on the contrary, remained outwardly extremely measured and serene – he survived six kings, a civil war, the Cromwell protectorate, the restoration of the Stuarts and the change of dynasties, but all this had little effect on his fate” [3, p.16].

However, it is difficult to agree that the political and economic events, especially the main ones: the bourgeois revolution of 1640-1660, the industrial revolution of the late 16th-early 17th century (first), the industrial revolution of the middle of the 17th century (second) and, finally, The scientific revolution of the second half of the 17th century (one of the creators and participants of which was Newton) did not have a visible impact on the life and work of the scientist. This could not be even due to the fact that, as J. Bernal notes, although science continued to develop in accordance with its internal logic, the situation in the period before and during the industrial revolution of the middle of the 17th century. significantly changed her attitude.

Let’s consider how the needs of industry and trade contributed to the understanding of the usefulness of science, led to the acceleration of its development.

The English Revolution of 1640-1660 led to the formation of a relatively stable government in the country, in which the big bourgeoisie played an important role, and to the appearance for the first time in history on the political scene of a new class of industrialists, partly from the ranks of the merchant class, partly from skilled artisans. This class was interested in the growth of industry and commerce. His particular attention was drawn to the development of navigation.

As noted above, the century at the end of which Newton was born – 1540-1650 – significantly changed the position of England in the world: along with Holland, it began to turn into one of the leading industrial countries, the largest maritime colonial power. In the process of wars with Spain for naval dominance, England significantly increased the number of its colonies in Asia and Africa. In 1600, the East India Company was created to exploit the wealth of India, and in 1649 the British Commonwealth of Nations was formed. England became one of the two countries where most of the world trade and manufacturing industry was concentrated.

“Economically, this century was dominated by the accumulated results of sea voyages, which affected the development of trade. … The wealth of those merchants and industrialists who were on the new oceanic trade routes, and therefore could use new resources and provide new markets, increased unprecedentedly …

The new economic center of Europe, and by that time, in fact, the whole world, had moved to located on the shores of the North Sea – first to Holland, and then to England and Northern France” [2, p.224, 225] .

Under these conditions, the economy of England underwent rapid changes. Although agriculture still dominated it, and the manufacture of woolen fabrics prevailed in industry, revolutionary changes took place, for example, in iron metallurgy. So, by the end of the XVI century. there was a transition from bloomery furnaces to blast furnaces, as a result of which “iron began to be poured in tons, instead of giving it out by centner” [2, p.226].

The acute shortage of wood necessary for smelting iron first led to an acute crisis in England, but then it also contributed to the further technical progress of English industry. “Part of the wood could be imported, but there was another possibility at hand, namely, the use of coal, which since ancient Roman times was mined in an open way in Northumberland and Scotland, and in the Middle Ages had already found an insignificant market for itself in London …

Coal could actually solve the problem of periodic fuel crises… From that moment on, the center of industry, and with it the center of civilization, had to move to the coal deposits, where it was to remain for at least another 400 years.