Daycares in cambridge ma: Cambridge KinderCare | Daycare, Preschool & Early Education in Cambridge, MA

Cambridge KinderCare | Daycare, Preschool & Early Education in Cambridge, MA

Our classrooms are places to thrive! 
In our safe and healthy classrooms, your child will be engaged in learning experiences that meet them where they are, both socially and academically. With fun daily activities, passionate teachers, and great friends, a lifetime of confidence starts here. Contact the center director to learn more about our child care options and schedule a tour! 

• Cambridge KinderCare Programs
• Our Teachers
• Family Stories
• FAQs

AMERICA’S MOST ACCREDITED

We’re so proud!

Nationally only 10% of daycares are accredited – nearly 100% of our learning centers are. That’s a big difference,
and that means KinderCare kids are getting the very best. Here’s why.

SCHOOL-READY

What Learning Looks Like

Our talented early-childhood teachers set kids down the path toward becoming lifelong learners in a positive, safe, and nurturing environment.

Cambridge KinderCare Programs

Infant Programs (6 weeks-1 year)

Leaving your baby in someone else’s care is a big step. Everyone at our
centers—most importantly, our naturally gifted infant teachers—will work with
you to make sure the transition goes smoothly. When you step into our infant
classroom, you’ll see how much we want your infant to feel safe, loved, and
ready to explore their world.

Toddler Programs (1-2 Years)

Everything in our toddler classroom is designed for little explorers. That’s
because a lot is going on at this age. When your child is wandering all over the
place, that means they’re learning and discovering new things every day. We’ll
help them explore their interests (and find new ones!) as they play and learn.

Discovery Preschool Programs (2-3 Years)

This age is filled with so much wonder and curiosity. That’s why we offer a ton
of books and toys and bring artwork down to kids eye level. Children in
discovery preschool also begin to learn how we all work together in a
classroom. Simple math and science, pretend play, and group play help them
get used to a more structured school setting.

Preschool Programs (3-4 Years)

This age is all about expression, when kids really start to form their own ideas
about what they want to play and how they want to create. Every day in our
preschool classroom, your child will explore science experiments, create
artwork, and play pretend—all the skills needed for their big next step:
kindergarten!

Prekindergarten Programs (4-5 Years)

When you walk into one of our pre-K classrooms, you’ll see artwork and
writing displayed around the room. Labels are everywhere to help kids connect
letters with words. You’ll also see pictures on the walls that reflect the families
in our community. Your child will also deepen their knowledge in language,
math, science, Spanish, and social skills.

Participating Child Care Aware Center

KinderCare partners with Child Care Aware® of America to offer fee assistance for
Active Duty military families and flexible support to fit their needs when care at a Child
Development Center on the installation is not available.

Learning Adventures – Enrichment Program

Music Explorers™ (2-4 Years)

KinderCare families are already giving a standing ovation to our newest Learning
Adventures program: Music Explorers! Kids will learn to sing, move, listen, play
instruments, and even create their own tunes. Our original curriculum blends math,
science, social studies, literacy, and mindfulness (think yoga!) for a uniquely KinderCare
way of learning the foundations of music.

Phonics Adventures® (2-4 Years)

Learning how to read is a whole lot of fun at KinderCare! We help kids grow to love
books and words (and get ready for kindergarten) in our Phonics Adventures program.
From discovering the basics of vowels to practicing poetry, kids learn all about letters
and sounds in small-group lessons made just for their age group. (Bonus: Kids who
attend our phonics program are more prepared than their peers for school—and we
have the data to prove it.)

STEM Innovators (3-8 Years)

You’ve probably heard a lot about how important STEM education is for your child, but
what does that really mean? Our STEM Innovators program takes kids’ natural ability to
make sense of the world and applies it to robotics, chemistry, coding, geology, and
more. While your child experiments, they’ll discover how to use technology to do
amazing things!

Our Teachers

We’re the only company in early childhood education to select teachers based on natural talent. Being a great educator isn’t enough though.
KinderCare teachers are also amazing listeners, nurturers, boo-boo fixers, and smile-makers. Put more simply,
we love our teachers and your child will, too.

Meet just a few of our amazing KinderCare teachers!

A KINDERCARE TEACHER WITH

An Artist’s Heart

“My classroom is full of art!” says Mary Annthipie-Bane, an award-winning early childhood educator at KinderCare. Art and creative expression, she says, help children discover who they really are.

We put our best-in-class teachers in a best-in-class workplace. We’re so proud to have been named one of Gallup’s 37 winners of the Great Workplace Award.
When you put great teachers in an engaging center, your children will experience
an amazing place to learn and grow.

Family Stories

Don’t take our word for it. Hear what our families have to say about our amazing center!

• Jenna, Thank you for being such an amazing teacher! The kids in Pre-K are so lucky to have someone as kind, sweet, and, patient as you! We feel safe everyday knowing that our daughter is in your care.

  Raquel – KinderCare Parent

• Erika, Thank you for making KinderCare a wonderful place for our son to learn and grow!

  Kate – KinderCare Parent

• We’ve been a KinderCare family since our oldest daughter, who is now in Kindergarten, was three months old, and we continued the tradition with our second daughter, who is now a toddler.
  KinderCare means a lot to our family. It is the place where our oldest daughter met her first best friend, found compatriots to play princesses, Star Wars and Angry Birds (sometimes all at the same time) and learned how to read! It is the place where our youngest daughter is embraced for her daring, encouraged to share and be patient and has the opportunity to feed her love of music.
  As parents, we love that our children love going to the center every morning. Our oldest daughter never dragged her feet getting ready in the morning… she looked forward to seeing her friends and, even more so, seeing her teachers! Her teachers encouraged her at every turn, enjoyed her silliness and went above and beyond in supporting her interests in learning and helping others.
  It is hard having your children spend so much time with people who are not family, but it is much easier knowing that my children are at such a fun and loving environment at their KinderCare center.

  Gloria – KinderCare Parent

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Who Are KinderCare Families?

They hail from hundreds of cities across the country from countless backgrounds, and proudly represent every walk in life. What our families have in common,
though, is the want to give their children the best start in life. We are so proud to be their partner in parenting.

Hear from just a few of our amazing KinderCare families.

A Globe-Trotting Family Finds A

Home in Houston

Four young children, four different passports, two languages, two full-time jobs…oh, and a few triathlons thrown in for good measure.
Meet the globe-trotting Colettas—a family on the go.

Frequently Asked Questions

What accreditations does KinderCare have?

We are your trusted caregiver. Our centers are state-licensed and regularly inspected to make sure everything meets or exceeds standards, including child-to-teacher ratios and safe facilities. Our centers aren’t just licensed—most are accredited, too! Find out more.

Do you offer part-time schedules at Cambridge KinderCare?

Everybody’s schedule is different. We’re happy to offer quality, affordable part-time and full-time childcare. Drop-in care may also be available. Reach out to your Center Director to learn more.

How does naptime work at Cambridge KinderCare?

Our teachers meet every child’s needs during naptime. Our teachers know how to get babies to nap. In fact, they are pros at getting children of any age to nap. Visit our article on “10 Ways We Help Kids Get a Great Daycare Nap” to learn more.

Do you support alternative diets?

We strive to be as inclusive as possible. To that point, we provide a vegetarian option at mealtime, take care to not serve common allergens and can adapt menus based on your child’s food sensitivities. If your child has additional needs, we’ll work with you to figure out a plan.

Are meals included in tuition? Can I choose to send my child with lunch?

We provide nutritious meals and snacks developed by a registered dietician to meet the needs of rapidly growing bodies and minds. If your child has special dietary requirements and you would prefer to bring in their lunch, please make arrangements with the center director.

Does my child need to be potty-trained?

Every child begins toilet learning at a different age. Until your child shows an interest in toilet learning, we’ll provide diaper changes on an as-needed basis. When your child shows an interest, we’ll discuss how to work together to encourage toilet learning.

For Families – Early Childhood Education | Cambridge Office of Early Childhood

Paying for Child Care

Program-Based Financial Assistance

Some programs provide their own financial assistance to families. Ask each program what they have available and if you qualify. Scholarships, sibling discounts, sliding scale and part-time rates are available in some programs.

Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care offers financial assistance to families with low incomes. The Department does not operate child care programs for children.

• There are two types of state assistance programs:
  • Vouchers that can be used at different programs – many programs don’t accept vouchers. Vouchers follow the child as the child gets older.
  • Contracted slots at specific programs. Many programs don’t have contracted slots. Slots stay at the program and don’t follow the child.

When you apply, you will be placed on a waitlist. The waitlist is very long. Many families apply. There are not enough vouchers and slots for every family who needs one. Financial assistance is available for infants, toddlers and preschoolers.

You can apply for state financial assistance at any time.

To apply for financial assistance from the state, call Mass 211 or contact our local Child Care Resource and Referral agency: Child Care Choices of Boston 617-542-5437.

Financial Planning Tips

For more information: Child Care Aware of America has great resources for paying for childcare and budgeting tips.

Preschool

The Office of Early Childhood partners with a wide range of FREE and subsidized preschool programs available in our city. See below for more information and how to find out if your child qualifies and how to apply.

The Office of Early Childhood Scholarship Program

Our office offers scholarships to children who are 2 years and 9 months by the 25th of August of each year. Scholarships are awarded to attend one of our partner preschool programs. Depending on income, families may have a small co-payment. There are a limited number of scholarships available. Scholarship applications for the 2023-24 school year will be accepted February 15 to March 15, 2023. (Scholarships are not awarded on a first come, first serve basis.) For more information click here.

Click here to apply online. Paper applications can be requested from the Scholarship Specialist [email protected].

Preschool Program Partners include:

• Al Bustan Preschool
• Aster Montessori School
• Botanic Gardens Children’s Center
• Cambridge-Ellis School
• Capucine Montessori School
• Children’s Village
• East End House
• Evergreen Day School
• Harvard Yard Child Care Center
• Newtowne School
• Nurtury at Harvard Street
• Oxford St. Daycare Cooperative
• Peabody Terrace Children’s Center
• Violeta Montessori School
• Wildflower Montessori School
• Wild Rose Montessori School

The Department of Human Services Preschool Program (DHSP)

The DHSP operates preschool programs across the city. They accept State Vouchers and have some contracted slots. DHSP also has financial assistance from the City of Cambridge. DHSP preschool classrooms are full day and full year.

Cambridge Public Schools Programs

1. Junior Kindergarten

Junior Kindergarten (JK) is a year of school before Kindergarten.
Junior Kindergarten is part-day and 10 months a year.
There is tuition for after school care if you need it.

Children must be four years old by March 31, 2023 to register for next September.

Apply in January for The Junior Kindergarten Lottery for next September.
Go to www.cpsd.us for more information.

2. 3-Year Old Program

The program is free and only part day and 10 months a year. There are a very limited number of seats in the program. Not all schools have classrooms for 3-year-old children.

Apply in October for the Three Year Old Lottery for next September.
Go to www.cpsd.us for more information or visit the Student Registration Center, 459 Broadway.

3. Special Start

The Office of Student Services’s Special Start Program provides services and programming for young students 3-5 years of age. To be eligible, students must be three years old and be determined to have a disability and in need of an Individualized Education Program (IEP). Typically developing peers may participate in an integrated special start classroom by completing an application process. For more information click HERE.

CAAS Head Start

Head Start is a free Federal program for children 3 to 5 years old. Families with low-incomes may qualify. There are a limited number of spaces. Head Start in Cambridge is a full-day, full-year program.

Children must be three years old to start in the program. Apply anytime for Head Start.
Go to www.caasomerville.org/head-start or call (617) 623-7370.

NASA space observatory discovered exactly 2 thousand comets

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NASA’s Space Observatory sets a record. The discovery of exactly 2,000 comets was credited to the station. The first thousand comets were discovered in ten years, the second thousand in five years.

The record in the history of space exploration was set by the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO), which has been studying our star for the past 15 years. The discovery of exactly 2,000 comets was credited to the station. Thus, the American apparatus has become a “record holder-catcher of comets,” announced the NASA Space Flight Center. Goddard, located in Greenbelt, Maryland.

“SOHO was launched on December 2, 1995 to observe the Sun. The station has doubled the number of comets whose orbits have been calculated over the past 300 years,” said Joe Gurman of the Greenbelt Solar Physics Laboratory.

As Gurman clarified, in fact, the laurels of the discoverers of comets belong to enthusiastic astronomers who, on a non-commercial basis, study images taken by SOHO’s onboard cameras. The astronomers send their conclusions to the Space Flight Center. Goddard, who, if the results are confirmed, are assigned an unofficial number to new celestial bodies. The data is then sent to the Minor Planet Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where the parameters and orbits of the new comets are cataloged.

SOHO images were processed by over 70 astronomers from 18 countries. The 1999 and 2000 comets were discovered by the Pole Michal Kuziak from the University of Krakow. He has a total of exactly 100 new celestial bodies, the first of which was cataloged in November 2007.

The first thousand comets recorded by SOHO cameras were discovered in ten years, the second thousand in five years. NASA explains the acceleration of the pace by an increase in the number of enthusiastic astronomers and a systematic increase in the number of comets circling the Sun, ITAR-TASS reports.

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TOP 10 best private schools in Cambridge

• Top 10 Best Private Schools in Cambridge

Here is an overview of the top 10 private schools in Cambridge for foreign children and teenagers that accept students of high school age (some of them also have primary schools and kindergartens). Prestigious independent schools in Cambridge offer day programs, full board.

Cambridge’s leading private schools are located within 1 mile of Cambridge station and St Andrew’s College Cambridge is just 6 minutes’ walk from the station. Perse School, Abbey College Cambridge and CATS College Cambridge are located outside the city centre.

Almost all private schools in Cambridge are coeducational schools, there is only one school for girls: St Mary’s School (Cambridge).

Cambridge private schools conduct a rigorous selection process, the results of graduates in the exams are very high – children easily enter Oxbridge, other top universities in the UK and the world.

CATS College Cambridge

CATS offers quality high school programs on four campuses located in Cambridge, Canterbury, London and Boston, Massachusetts, USA, four of the most prestigious university cities in the world.

Education at CATS offers students:

• Modern campuses, full boarding program focused on the needs of international students
• Individual support from teachers at every stage of university entrance
• Experienced teachers using innovative methods who organize supportive English lessons for foreigners.

Cost – from £ 6,890 / trimester.

Abbey College Cambridge

Abbey College Cambridge is a prestigious private school that specializes in helping international students achieve the personal, social and academic growth they need to get into top UK universities.

Graduate exam scores:

• A Level A*, A passing rate in 2020 was 83% compared to the UK average of 34%
• About a third of A Level graduates join the top 5 best universities in the UK every year: Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial College London, LSE, UCL.

The institution provides high quality education adapted to the needs of international students, an excellent basis for realizing educational ambitions.

Price – from £ 8,745 / trimester.

MPW College Cambridge

A leading independent school, MPW College Cambridge offers a wide range of A Level and GCSE courses in a friendly, successful, thriving environment in the heart of Cambridge.

The goal of MPW is to equip students with the academic, personal skills they need to successfully progress to the next stage of learning.

Cost – from 8050 £ / g.

Culford School

Culford provides the high quality education, dynamic support needed for international students. All this comes together in a personalized learning program that helps each child achieve their goals and abilities.

Culford School is one of the top boarding schools in the country with over 420 students in high school, 260 in prep, 110 in prep/kindergarten.

Price – from £ 11,000 / trimester.

St. Edmund’s College

St. Edmund’s College is one of the leading educational institutions. From 1924 to the present, St. Edmund’s College has maintained its excellence by regularly introducing new courses, updating infrastructure, achieving top academic performance and maintaining student discipline.

Cost – from £ 10,820 / trimester.

St Andrews College Cambridge Private School

St Andrews College Cambridge Private School aims to provide fair quality education based on the core values ​​of excellence, competition and ideals. The college adheres to the principles shaped by Edmund Ignatius Rice, the founder of the institute.

The institution creates a stimulating environment on campus through various academic programs, extracurricular activities to develop character, shape personality, strengthen the sense of social responsibility among international students. The college prioritizes learning, teaching, knowledge sharing, education.

Price – from £ 8,250 / trimester.

St. Mary’s School for Girls

St. Originally a convent run by the Loretto sisters, Mary’s School for Girls remains one of the leading Roman Catholic schools for girls. It offers full board, is both strictly traditional and at the same time innovative school with excellent campuses located on 55 acres of land.

St. Mary’s School constantly leads the ranking tables of schools with outstanding GCSE and A Level results, contributes to the intellectual, spiritual, personal development of students – girls use everything that this top educational institution has to offer.

Cost – from £ 10,607 / trimester.

Riddlesworth Hall School

Riddlesworth Hall School is an independent day and boarding school for boys and girls aged 3 to 13, located in the beautiful countryside of Norfolk.

Four-story Georgian mansion proudly set on 35 acres of beautiful grounds, woods, gardens. Riddlesworth is only an hour and a half away by train from London.

It accepts boys, girls aged 3 to 13. Boarding students learn to be confident, self-sufficient, outgoing people who bring as much to school as they get from it.

Price – from £ 7000 / trimester.

The Perse School

The Perse is a very special private school that is traditional, innovative and academic at the same time. Leading educational institution known for quality care, educates boys and girls together – children benefit from a mixed environment, learn interpersonal skills.

A concentration of talented young minds creates an amazingly vibrant school environment that allows for the recruitment and retention of the best teachers.