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EARLY EDUCATION AND CARE

For a listing of all child care providers
licensed by the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
Department of Early
Education and Care, please visit their
website.
www.eec.state.ma.us
 
 
FAMILY CHILD CARE PROVIDERS

Milton Area Family Child Care Association
Referrals:     617-698-3222
General Info.:  
Barbara Avitabile-Mullen 617-696-7210 or
Kay Mullen 617-282-8596  

Association of licensed family child care
providers serving children from infancy
through school age. Call for informa-
tion about services available and current
openings.
http://miltonareafamilychildcare.com
 
 
NURSERY SCHOOLS/PRESCHOOLS/KINDERGARTENS  

Watch for Milton Early Childhood
Alliance
s Early Care and Education
Information Night held each Fall for
a convenient opportunity to visit
with most programs under one roof.
 
Adams Street Early Learning Center
453 Adams Street     617-696-2006
Hours: Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays 8:00-3:00
Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:30-3:15
Ages: 2.9 years to 5 years
Open: Follows Milton Public Schools
calendar
Cultivates the young child’s emerging
self-concept with a diverse preschool
program. Focuses on developing
physical, social and cognitive skills
through structured play.
www.adamsstreetelc.com

 Campbell School     617-696-4222
180 Blue Hill Avenue
Preschool Hours: 8:45-11:45
Kindergarten Hours: 8:45-2:45
Early arrival and extended day to 2:45.
Child centered, developmentally
appropriate program with experienced
teachers and small classes.
 
www.thecampbellschool.com

Carriage House School     617-696-2468
777 Randolph Avenue
Hours: 7:30-5:30; part and full time
Ages: 2.9 years to 6 years
Open year round.
September to May:
Preschool: 2.9 to 5 years; morning and
afternoon sessions
Pre-Kindergarten: 4.9+ years half and
full day
Kindergarten: half and full day
June, July and August:
Summer Camp with swimming pool.
Warm, nurturing environment for
children to grow and learn. Activities
are developmentally appropriate and
encourage a love of learning, while
building self-esteem.
http://www.carriagehouseschool.org/
 
Carriage House Nursery School     617-696-3030
535 Canton Avenue
Hours: 8:00-3:15
Pre-school: 2.9 years to 5 years
Mornings: 9:00-11:45/Afternoons: 12:30-3:15
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays or
Tuesdays and Thursdays
Pre-Kindergarten: 4.9+ years
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
12:30-3:15
Warm, nurturing environment allows
children to grow and learn by helping
them feel successful without pressure,
moving one step at a time. Celebrating
more than 25 years!
http://www.carriagehouseschool.org
 
Carriage House School/Harvard     617-698-2223
777 Randolph Avenue
Open year round.
Offering full day and part day, flexible
scheduling and sibling discount. Warm,
nurturing environment allows children
to grow and learn by helping them
feel successful without pressure,
moving one step at a time.
www.carriagehouseschool.org
 
Centre School     617-696-0765
505 Canton Avenue
Hours: 7:30-5:30; part day and full day
toddler and preschool programs
Ages: 18 months to 5 years
Open year round.
Nurturing environment where children
feel safe, comfortable and trusting as
they develop self-esteem and self-
confidence in an interactive,
child-centered, developmentally
appropriate program.
 
Curry Early Childhood Center     617-333-2341
1071 Blue Hill Avenue
Ages: 3 months to 6 years
Open: 50 weeks a year.
Quality child care and education for
young children at Curry College, with
flexible full day scheduling.  The full
time staff is assisted by student
teachers and college interns to provide
a developmentally appropriate, safe,
stimulating environment.  Enrollment
priority is given to employees of
the College.
 
Delphi Academy
     617-333-9610
564 Blue Hill Avenue
Ages: Starting at 3.9 years
Offers both half and full day schedules.
Delphi Academy of Boston is an
independent, coeducational, non-
sectarian day school offering a
preschool through eighth grade
program. Academics focus on providing
students with a solid grounding in the
basics, a rich and challenging hands-on
curriculum, and the ability to study
purposefully and independently.
www.delphiboston.org
 
Discovery Schoolhouse     617-333-9876
865 Brush Hill Road
Hours: 7:00-6:00
Ages: 2.9 years to 7 years
Open year round.
Interactive, child centered, multi-cultural
developmentally appropriate program,
which assumes children learn through
active participation and discovery.
Preschool and kindergarten.
Experiential, literacy-based program.
Diversity of children and staff.
www.discoveryschoolhouse.org
 
Headstart     617-479-8181 x155
333 Palmer St., Quincy 02171
A comprehensive early childhood
program that serves children from
low income families and children
with and without disabilities.

Learning Circle Preschool     781-828-4800
Three Blue Hill River Rd., Canton 02021
Hours: 8:30-11:45 two, three, or five day
preschool programs
8:30-11:45 MWF plus 8:30-2:45
Tuesday/Thursday pre-k program
8:30-2:45 Monday-Thursday plus
8:30-11:45
 Friday kindergarten
Extended day 11:45-2:45 Monday-Thursday
Ages: 2.9 years to 7 years
Open: September through mid June,
following the Canton Public School calendar.
Summer program through July.
Learning Circle Preschool offers child-centered,
individualized, developmentally appropriate
programs.  Our emphasis is on play,
as it is through play that young
children learn. Our core values are
inclusion, diversity, and fairness.
We work in partnership with parents,
communicating closely, encouraging family
involvement in the program and offering
support and education on issues relating
to child development and early childhood
education.
www.learningcirclepreschool.org

 
Milton High School
Child Study Program
25 Gile Road
     617-696-4478 x5513
A part-day preschool program led by a
professional teacher with high school
child study students.
 
Milton
Integrated Preschool     617-898-1041
80 Edgehill Road
Hours: morning and afternoon sessions
Ages: 3 years to 5 years
Open: Follows Milton Public School
calendar.
Serves young children with special
needs and their normally developing
peers. Operated by Milton Public
Schools.
 
St. Mary of the Hills     617-698-2464
250 Brook Rd.
Hours: 9:00-3:00
A
ges: must be 4 by August 31st
Follows the Milton Public School
calendar.
http://www.saintmaryofthehills.org
 
Sunshine School
     617-696-3823
610 Adams Street
Hours: Mondays through Fridays:
9:00-12:00 and Tuesdays for a
PreK group from 12:30-3:00.
Also offer early drop-off beginning at 8:00 AM.
Lunch program offered from 12:00-1:00 on
Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays and
extended day from 12:00-2:15 on
Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Ages: 3 years to 5 years
Follows the Milton Public School
calendar with June/July summer camp
for enrolled students.
Loving, supportive environment where
all children are educated for success.
Governed by board of parents and
director.
 
Thacher Montessori School     617-361-2522
1425 Blue Hill Avenue
Ages: 2.9 years to 14 years
Follows the Milton Public School
calendar.
Founded in 1971, offers a program of
Montessori education at preschool to
middle school levels.
www.thacherschool.org

The Children's Center at
Milton Academy
     617-898-1681
338 Centre Street
Hours: 7:30-5:30
Ages: 1 month to 6 years
Open year round.
Safe, secure and stimulating
environment that fosters
curiosity, creativity and
self-esteem. Priority given
to faculty and staff of Milton
Academy.  Managed by
Bright Horizons.
www.childrenscenteratmilton.com
 
Village School     617-698-2150
112 Randolph Avenue
Hours: 8:30-11:30 two, three or five day
programs
12:30-3:00 Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays
Pre-K: 8:30-11:30 Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays plus
Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:30-2:30
Extended day options for morning
programs Mondays, Tuesdays and
Wednesdays
Ages: 2.9 years to 5 years
Open: follows Milton Public School
calendar with summer programs in
June and July.
Stimulating materials, motivating
curriculum and guidance allow
physical, social, intellectual and
emotional development at child’s
own pace. Small classes with two
experienced teachers per class.
Frequent communication with
parents. 
www.villageschoolmilton.org