How to Choose a Framingham Massachusetts Preschool?
This is a tough question. Some of Framingham’s preschools are really just over priced babysitting services in which your kids are entrusted to the lowest paid employees the organization can find and who have absolutely no teaching education, experience or skills. A few others are highly specialized schools with good teachers but have an educational philosophy (Montessori for example) that gives the preschool’s opinion more importance than your on what is right for your child. Oddly enough, both of these groups of preschools (its hard to call the first group anything like “school”) often fail to deliver what your child needs to succeed academically or socially in the years ahead. Glorified babysitting doesn’t give them the basic skills they need for Kindergarten so their first experience of real school is stressful because they have fallen behind. Montessori is great for kids while they are in it but mainstream public and private elementary schools are a real stressful shock for Montessori preschool kids because for the first time they must work with other kids and keep pace with the class.
So how do you decide on a Preschool in Framingham MA?
Our city has a shortage of public preschools and full day preschools are even harder to find. We have applied two criteria to find the preschool options that work best.
One: The preschools must meet or exceed the standards set for public preschools by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
This one is a no brainer – if a preschool cannot meet these standards – do not entrust your child with them. Believe it or not, Framingham does have several “preschools” that do not meet this standard.
Two: The National Association for the Education of Young Children accredits only preschools that have demonstrated a clear commitment and record of educating preschool children in a way that allows them to succeed academically and socially throughout their lives.
If a school is not NAEYC accredited – you should ask why. While these preschools may have many excuses – the real reason is that NAEYC-requires preschools to hire degreed, certified and experienced teachers. This means the operators of these other “preschools” can’t just plug in minimum wage employees to baby sit all day. These minimum wage babysitters are rarely happy with their preschool jobs and your children feel their unhappiness. As such, they are not only losing out on an early childhood education – they are surrounded by unhappy people that would much rather be somewhere else.
So here it is.
These are the Massachusetts approved, NAEYC-accredited Preschools in Framingham Massachusetts
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Barbieri Elementary School
100 Dudley Road
Framingham MA
508 626-9187
website: Barbieri Elementary School |
Happy Hollow School
29 Oaks Road
Framingham MA
508 872-4234 website: The Preschool at Happy Hollow School |
Over the Rainbow Nursery School
115 Edgebrook Road
Framingham MA
508 877-9237
contact: Over-the-Rainbow Nursery |
Southside Community Day Care Center, Inc.
565 Salem End Road
Framingham MA
508 879-6459
contact: Please call. |
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Brophy Elelmentary School
575 Pleasant Street Framingham MA
508 626-9159
website: Brophy Elelmentary School |
Mary E. Stapleton Elementary School
25 Elm Street
Framingham MA
508 626-9143
website: Mary E. Stapleton Elementary School |
Plymouth House Nursery School
87 Edgell Road
Framingham MA
508 875-1001
contact: Plymouth Church – Plymouth House Nursery School |
Staples Child Care Center
600 Staples Drive
Framingham MA
508 253-0555
website: Staples Child Care Center |
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Circle of Friends Preschool and Children’s Center
61 Nicholas Road
Framingham MA
508 877-2593
website: Circle of Friends |
Metro Child Care Center (Creative Challenges Inc)
63 Fountain Street
Framingham MA
508 626-8090
contact: Please call. |
Potter Road Elementary School 492 Potter Road
Framingham MA
508 626-9110
contact: Potter Road Elementary School |
Suburban Child
10 Roxanna Street
Framingham MA
508 879-6544
contact: Suburban Child |
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Framingham Centre Nursery School
24 Vernon Street
Framingham MA
508 875-8260
e-mail: Framingham Centre Nursery School |
MetroWest YMCA Early Childhood Center
280 Old Connecticut Path Framingham MA
508 879-4420
website: YMCA Early Childhood Center |
Project BLOCKS
454 Water Street
Framingham MA
508 788-2380
website: Project BLOCKS – Water Street |
Temple Beth Sholom Preschool
50 Pamela Road
Framingham MA
508 877-2540
website: Temple Beth Sholom |
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Framingham State College Jeanne M. Canelli Child Development Lab
100 State Street
Hemenway Hall G06 Framingham MA
508 626-4739
website: Framingham State College Child Development Lab |
Miriam McCarthy Elementary School
8 Flagg Drive
Framingham MA
508 626-9162
website: Miriam McCarthy Elementary School |
Project BLOCKS
15 A Street
Framingham MA
508 877-9521
website: Project BLOCKS – A Street |
Woodrow Wilson Elementary School
169 Leland Street
Framingham MA
508 626-9164
website: Woodrow Wilson Elementary School |
