Massachusetts Preschools

After a troubling week I am proud to say that we have had success trying to drum up help for Framingham residents struggling with the town’s school budget crisis and its impact on kindergarten availability.  At least one school has committed to offering tuition assistance for the limited number of open seats it has left in its well-respected kindergarten program.   They will announce the program in the next few days and begin accepting applications for the need-based kindergarten scholarship program shortly afterward.  These scholarships are a tribute to the school’s founder so we won’t steal their thunder here but look for these scholarships and hopefully more to come from other area private kindergarten programs.

This is a fitting time to let everyone know that I will be handing my responsibilities with Massachusetts Preschool.org to several of our other volunteers.  I have thoroughly enjoyed being part of our community.  I have found that be it a family in Shanghai looking for a preschool for their son upon relocation to Boston, to local grandparents rejoicing at the benefits preschool has afforded their grand children, we are all far more alike than different.  We can disagree on so much, but oddly enough, everyone values the experience of a high quality preschool education.  While many of us have not had the good fortune of a quality preschool experience, without exception, be it the most cynical politician or steadfast home-schooler, once one experiences the rewards of a great preschool education, all are converted and insist on the best from that point forward.  Its a virtuous cycle that we only need to prime with hard work now. 

Keep insisting on the very best for your children.  I believe, (actually I know), parents have the ability to improve early childhood education far more than any policy, politician or even budget initiative can.  Parents, by insisting on the best, can create market pressure that forces all preschools to improve.  Everyone wants high quality preschool - insisting upon it will make it happen for everyone.  Educate yourself.  Research, then insist on the best. Demand continuous improvement.  Don’t settle for the status quo.  Keep asking your preschool teachers how they will improve next year - even if this year was great.  Your children, our future, deserve the best.

Darby

Tags: Framingham kindergarten, kindergarten scholarships, kindergarten tuition assistance, Paying for kindergarten

How to find a quality preschool is a challenge all parents face.  Discerninga quality preschool from a “daycare” or low quality school can often be a challenge because as the cliche goes - you can’t tell a book by its cover.  We are always searching for measures of quality and one of the best, and perhaps most important, is how the preschool’s teachers handle discipline.

A recent e-mail told a story in which a 3 year old spilled paint on himself and the floor of a national chain preschool.  This young boy was called a “bad boy” and his favorite security blanket was taken from him “until he learned his lesson”.  Needless to say, this on its face seems excessive particularly for what well may have been an accident.  But let’s assume that the spilling of the paint was an attempt to intentionally act out - is this an appropriate response?  Obviously not.  This type of punitive action is designed to coerce and shame, not to teach and reinforce positive manifestations of what the child needed to express.  In short, how a teacher handles this kind of seemingly minor event can have long term repercussions for the child and in the short term is a strong signal as to the quality of the preschool teacher.

When interviewing preschools and preschool teachers, present them with a scenario such as the one above, even if your child is not the kind to act out.  The response you get will be telling.  While few preschool teachers will admit to shaming and scolding a child, lower quality teachers will stumble with this question and struggle to find a response.  Look for teachers that can confidently explain how they teach a child in moments like this, how they help the child express the feelings they are struggling with, and how they enable the child to act differently next time the emotion presents itself.  Be very cautionous of teachers that segregate the child, reinforce their behavior by removing them from the class (except for extreme situations), and don’t actively listen to the child.  Run from teachers that raise their voices and talk about how they use their force of personality to control the students. 

Many parents fear bringing up the issue of how discipline is handled for fear of giving the impression that their child might be a behavior problem.  Indeed, in low quality preschools, this is how it might be interpreted.  The best preschools will understand that you are an educated parent that understands that even if their child is not the one with the problem, how problems are handled effects all the children in the class.  High quality preschool teachers appreciate this question and actually enjoy answering it because it gives them insights into you as the parent of a child they may be entrusted with.

Tags: how to find a quality preschool, preschool behavior, preschool discipline, quality preschool teachers

Due to the deep seated upset this community is experiencing and to respect all sides, parents leaving, parents staying and others, we have ended comments on this topic to allow the community to discuss these issues privately or after the school year ends. 

We respect all sides of this issue but have found that the differences between parents that can stay and parents that must leave are too great to resolve in this forum.

Please use the contact page if you would like to express your feelings but please do not ask us to rely messages to the board of this school. 

Tags: framingham montessori, framingham preschools, framingham schools, kindergarten, massachusetts montessori, preschools, school mismanagement

As we continue to try to understand the crisis in Framingham and its impact on kindergarten children one consistent “rumor” has been found.  Many parents have been informally told that Framingham will not honor school choice in the fall.  As such, kindergarten childrens’ first experience with school will be associated with long bus rides every morning.  In some cases, these bus rights may exceed one hour!

While no one believes this is a good experience for children, including those making the decisions, other considerations are likely in play.  The cost of fuel for school buses has risen dramatically in the past year for school systems across the nation.  Many school systems are responding by dramatically cutting bus service.  By not honoring school choice and combining it with restricted school bus service, Framingham could save money by forcing transportation costs to parents.  If presented with an hour long bus trip every day (as well as a return trip) many parent will opt to transport their children on their own.  If enough parents to this, they town will save significant amount of cash.

Unfortunately, the triple threat of restricted bus service, cuts from full day kindergarten to half-day kindergarten and not honoring school choice will be a devastating blow to many families.  But more importantly, our greatest investment in the future, our children will be undermined and distressed.

Hopefully this triple threat will not materialize - but parents of kindergarten aged children should plan for the worst and start making alternative arrangements now. 

More to come.

Tags: framingham kindergarten crisis, kindergarten plans, kindergarten school choice, massachusetts school bus service, school budget cuts

Framingham, one of the largest cities in Massachusetts, has delayed making kindergarten placement decisions.  Read the detailed story here.  While this story in the Metrowest Daily News reports that decisions will be made in May, our research found that some parents have been told they won’t know until August.  The city is struggling with a $2 million budget short fall and is contemplating hacking the education budget.  We investigated the likely outcome of this planning process and the results are disturbing.

Framingham residents - are you sitting down?  It is distinctly possible that the city will be forced to dramatically cut the number of full day kindergarten seats available to Framingham children.  The result - parents of kindergarten age children that expected to have full day kindergarten will only have half day kindergarten at best.  The alternative - dramatically increase fees for attending kindergarten.

There are more than 600 kindergarten age children in Framingham - so either way - this decision is going to be painful.  What to do about the Framingham kindergarten decisions?  Hedge your bet.  Hope for a miracle from the city, but plan on a disaster.  Make alternative arrangements now.  If you need after school care - assuming you only get half day kindergarten - find a quality program now.  Contact private kindergartens if necessary to try to lock in a place just in case the decision goes against your child’s interests. 

We are continuing to research the crisis, lobbying local politicians, contacting kindergarten teachers and trying to find scholarships assuming the worst occurs.  Stay tuned.

Tags: Framingham kindergarten, kindergarten decisions, ma kindergarten, school budget crisis

“I’ve found the perfect school for my son - but they have a waiting list.  What do I do.”  This is one of the most common questions we receive on MassachusettsPreschools.org but our answer is far from adequate.  Sure we all wish we had found the perfect school earlier but the reality is that at this time of the year many of the best schools are full or nearing full.  We can offer this advice:

1. Be persistent.  Openings often become available in the summer as plans change and students shuffle from their second choice school to their first choice.  Call every week to check.  Be nice - but persistent.
2. Let the school director and teachers know that their school is the “perfect” fit for your child.  The reality is that waiting lists at many preschools and kindergartens are not formal “first-come, first-serve lists”.  Its not fair - but teachers often influence the choice of how to fill openings by selecting children that will benefit most from their program.
3. Do not attempt to “buy your way in”.  Any preschool or kindergarten that accepts a donation in return for admission is simply put - unethical.  This demonstrates a lack of principles that your child will someday find themselves on the wrong side of.
4. As for a commitment to be told if any openings become available after the school year begins.  After classes start, teachers often forget about filling openings.  You need to remind them that your child is waiting.
5. Speak with the director of the programs and ask for a recommendation for an alternative preschool or kindergarten program.  High quality preschool directors tend to know each other and have relationships that can work in your favor.  High quality preschools are less interested in competition and more focused on cooperation to benefit children. 
6. Did we mention - call every week - all summer long!

Tags: kindergarten, kindergarten waiting list, ma preschools, massachusetts kindergartens, preschool waiting lists, preschools

This year had the potential to be the year to undo the many years of neglect Massachusetts early childhood education and Massachusetts children endured under the Romney administration.

Governor Patrick made great strides and was prepared to undo the damage his predecessor inflicted upon our communities.  This damage was so bad, that many towns have been forced to actually cut back on preschool and kindergarten program despite the overwhelming evidence of its economic benefits.

Unfortunately, our representative have filed more than 1,500 different to this year’s budget and the six key amendments that would support out children run the risk of getting lost in the shuffle.  The six key admendments impacting our children are:

• Amendment #1478 (Lead sponsor: Rep. Haddad) – Universal Pre-Kindergarten
• Amendment #543 (Lead sponsor: Rep. Kane) – Head Start
• Amendment #1283 (Lead sponsor: Rep. Cabral) – Full-Day Kindergarten
• Amendment #779 (Lead sponsor: Rep. Wolf) – Early Educators Scholarship
• Amendment #1355 (Lead sponsor: Rep. Story) – Professional Development
• Amendment #318 (Lead sponsor: Rep. Binienda) – Rate Reserve

We recognize that taxpayers - particular in times of economic downturns hate to invest in the future.  The Early Educators Scholarship and Professional Development admendments are clear investments in the future of our ability to sustain early childhood education.  However, the other admendments directly impact on our children now.  Speaker DiMasi has specifically targeted our children for cuts because he repeatedly demonstates that fails to understand the human and economic benefits of early childhood education. 

Take action now.  Contact your representatives here. You don’t need to know their addresses or even names - the website will direct your message for you.

But take one more step.  Call Speaker DiMasi at 617 722-2500 or e-mail him at 
Rep.SalvatoreDiMasi@Hou.State.MA.US and insist that he invest in our children and focus his cutting on the 100+ admendments that only benefit a tiny percentage of individuals in the short term.

Tags: massachusetts preschools, universal pre-K, universal preschool

We polled Massachusetts preschools and kindergartens around the state and found a surprising result.  We wondered when the peak time for preschool and kindergarten signup was as part of our research into developing a time-line for parents.  We assumed the peak time was in the early spring and coincided with the application deadlines for many schools (which is usually in January and February).  We were surprised to learn that preschool and kindergarten sign ups in Massachusetts happen in two surges - creating two peaks “seasons” not just one.  Indeed, there is a large peak of preschool application made in January and February.  However, a larger surge of interest and application occurs in May and June.  In fact, it appears that most seats are filled in high quality preschools in two trounces - one in January and the second in May. 

Essentially there are early birds - those parents that take action to lock in a place in a quality preschool in January.  The second group are those parents that either didn’t get a spot in their preferred preschool or kindergarten and therefore start looking again, and those parents that didn’t start looking for preschool arrangements in the fall until the first signs of spring start to show themselves.

Knowing this, if you haven’t found a quality preschool yet - act now.  If you wait until May and June, you will be competing with a large pool of parents that will have the effect of limiting your choices.  While September seems way off - you are not too late to find the perfect preschool for your child.

Tags: kindergarten sign up, preschools, Preschools in Massachusetts, preschools sign up

First, and perhaps the most telling, a quality preschool teacher never raises her voice in anger or losses patience with a child or the class.  While preschool teachers are not saints, quality preschool teachers know that letting children see their frustration hurts both the children and their own ability to teach.  Beware of a preschool teacher that expresses anger or resentment of children in anyway.  A quality preschool teacher never barks out commands or scolds children.  This kind of treatment undermines the very purpose of preschool - helping a child establish his or her own autonomy.  An autocratic and scolding preschool teacher cannot help your child develop this sense of autonomy and actually undermines your child’s development.  Run as fast as you can from these “teachers”.  Unfortunately there a far too many of them in the vocation today.

Second, a quality preschool teacher understands how to avoid and diffuse power struggles.  In fact, many children bring their unresolved power struggles from home with them to the classroom along with their backpack.  A quality preschool teacher recognizes that entering into or fostering power struggles at school both undermines the child’s early childhood education as well as sets a negative tone for future academic environments.  If your child comes away from preschool with the sense that school is about exerting power and that they are on the weaker side of that power equation, when they start feeling powerful in high school, this residual problem will become a large and daunting problem for both you and your child.  Observe your child’s preschool teacher and determine how they manage the classroom.  If they enter into and exert commanding power over your child - find another preschool.  One great why of detecting this is to ask how they handle disruptions by children.  If the answer is that the child needs to sit in a “time out” chair - that’s a clear sign of a power-oriented person - not a quality preschool teacher.

So how does a quality preschool teacher lead the education of our children without the tools that many  parents tend to use everyday?  Choice is the answer.  Quality preschool teachers offer children choices and help them establish their autonomy and self-confidence by teaching them how to make choices and take responsibility for them.  Quality preschool teachers have always used “choices” to help children develop.  Its unfortunate that “responsible choices” has only recently become the mantra of high school educators.

Watch for these factors and your are sure to be able to spot a quality preschool teacher and as important, a poor preschool teacher.  A quality preschool program will only employ quality teachers so don’t cross your fingers and hope that you child is assigned to a particular preschool teacher.  Look for a program that takes the chance out of this equation - both you and your child deserve more than luck.

Tags: early childhood education, preschool, preschool teachers, preschools, quality preschool teachers, quality preschools

“How do I know I am picking the best preschool for my child?” is the most common question we receive.  It seems hard to know and many of us are racked with self-doubt.  But think about how you make decisions everyday both at home and on the job.  You do your best and evaluate the results.  If the results don’t live up to your expectations, you change what you are doing to improve the result.  For many of us this is such a natural process that we don’t really think about it.  Determining if your preschool is doing this self-assessment is one of the best ways to find the best preschools and to insure that the preschool you do select is capable of providing your child with an individualized approach within the context of the classroom structure.  Most of all it insures that the preschool you are considering puts your child’s success (results) ahead of its own convenience, curriculum or history.

Think about it.  What is the “result” of a preschool teacher’s everyday effort?  Its the success, growth, happiness and confidence of your child.  So a preschool that doesn’t regularly assess the success, growth, happiness and confidence of your child is equivalent to a person that continues to use the same mechanic even through they are never able to fix the car.  Unfortunately, many preschools do not conduct regular self-assessments.  These preschoolshave themselves stopped learning and cling to a particular curriculum like dogma.  “Tried and true” is extraordinarily valuable but you only know that a curriculum is still “true” if you assess it regularly.  The only way to assess its “true-ness” is to assess the benefits it provides your child.

Many preschoolswill “assess” their curriculum against other curriculum put forward by accrediting agencies or other schools.  But this is the same as assuming that your mechanic can fix your Toyota simply because they can fix Chevys.  It might seem reasonable as a place to start the assessment - but unless the preschool assesses the results of the curriculum and its benefit for your child - they are ignoring that the Toyota still doesn’t run. 

When evaluating preschools, ask the teachers and administrators about how they conduct self-assessments.  If you get the deer-in-the-headlights response; find another school.  If you get a complex response that cites corporate quality assurance standards or a national accreditation process; dig further.  The only valid method for preschool and preschool teacher self-assessment is through assessment of the results demonstrated in the lives of the preschool’s students.

If your preschool does provide you with an assessment of your child that you believe is not consistent with your assessment - challenge the school as to how the preschool is going to address your child’s “problem” in the curriculum and on a daily basis.  Other wise the preschool is acting as the mechanic that tells you that your car has a problem but doesn’t fix it.   Part of self-assessment is taking responsibility for improvement.  A preschool that doesn’t take responsibility for improvement of its own results and the benefits delivered to you and your child is a preschool that doesn’t actually understand their important role in your child’s life.

When evaluating schools for review on Massachusetts Preschools.org - this is an essential requirement.   It should be essential for you and your child too.

P.S.  This applies to public and private preschools as well as kindergarten programs too.  Don’t assume that public preschools conduct strong results-oriented assessments of the benefits they are providing your child.  A “report card” does not suffice as an indicator of a quality preschool or kindergarten program.  Quality preschool and kindergarten programs look at a “poor report card” and immediately assess - “what do we need to do to improve the education we are providing this child”.  Short of that, in most cases, the preschool or kindergarten is transferring blame for their own failure to your child. 

Tags: picking the best preschools, preschool, preschool assessments, preschool self-assessments, preschool teacher, preschools, quality preschools

While we are on the topic of Massachusetts support of Early Childhood Education… Corporate Charity for the national franchise corporate school - the Goddard School?  Shame on Goddard School’s corporate greed at the expense of Massachusetts preschool children.

The Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) is tasked with insuring, among many other things, that the Commonwealth’s early childhood education and child care infrastructure is of sufficient quality to support the needs of the children of Massachusetts.  To this end the EEC has precious few dollars that it can offer the community in the form of grants.  These grants are intended to help offset the cost of individuals and programs to continue to educate themselves and improve the quality of programs they offer children.  These are indeed precious dollars and the “spirit” of the legislation that put these dollars in place was to insure that programs that could not afford to improvements and continuing education for their staff would be able to do make these improvement none the less.

Given that the Commonwealth’s early childhood education and child care infrastructure is a mixture of non-profits, public agencies and for-profit organizations, these grants are technically open to all comers.  In spirit, a fine strategy to insure that these programs stay viable.  A strong argument could be made (and perhaps should) that for-profit organization should not be entitled to these grants and that “profits” should be reinvested into the quality of the programs.  However, the legislator recognized that many of these for profit programs many not indeed make this investment and given the limited public resources available to Massachusetts children, the resulting diminished quality of for-profit programs could actually hurt both quality and access to preschool for many Massachusetts children.  So the for-profit inclusion is there - regardless of if you like it our not - its there.

On March 7th, the EEC announce its preliminary list of grantees.  There it is - plan as day - the Goddard School in Auburn MA.  Mind you, there are several other for-profits on the list, but few so boldly market their commitment to “…continuing education for the on-going development of teachers and directors” or go out of their way to state that their quality standards exceed state requirements.  If this is the case, why does the Goddard School corporation need taxpayer-funded charity to help them stay up to the standards the state requires?  Something is amiss.  Either the Goddard School’s marketing hype is inaccurate or they are just greedily grabbing money that was intended to help small preschool and childcare programs that barely turn a profit.  This is a corporation that boosts about its Goddard University and even has a different logo for its quality assurance program.

We suspect the Goddard School will argue that the grant will help them offset the cost of implementing a state quality measurement that will be instituted in the advent of the approval of universal pre-k.  However, following this logic, Goddard School is asking for taxpayer funding to educate their staff so they can get more taxpayer money in the future.  Goddard School, at the very least invest a few dollars into your supposed quality programs to insure you can get our tax dollars in the future, don’t make our children pay for this minimal investment that the huge majority of non-profits have chosen to make on their own.  That’s right, the huge majority of non-profit schools and child care programs are making this investment without taxpayer dollars.  Apparently the Goddard School can’t afford this investment.

Shame on the Goddard School.  Regardless of your politics or feelings about public support of private schools or for-profit organizations - Goddard School’s hypocrisy is too great to overlook.  It violates the spirit of the legislation, it violates public trust, it victimizes the EEC which is bound to treat all for-profits the same, and most of all the Goddard School is taking money that was intended to serve the children of Massachusetts - not their franchisees or shareholders. 

Tags: corporate welfare, Goddard School, Goddard School Auburn, Goddard School Quality, massachusetts preschools, public support of private schools

Mayor Menino has announced Boston’s Thrive in Five program. This is a fantastic step forward particularly given that Mr. Menino’s commitment is political rhetoric - he has backed it with a $3 million commitment and partnered with the United Way to make it happen.   The program mission is simple and summarized as:

• Educate parents on the benefits of, and to become more discerning consumers of, early childhood education.
• Implement early intervention programs to prevent the development of an environment that could derail a child’s educational potential.
• Link and re-task all of Boston’s agencies and resources to insure that early childhood education is a top priority.
• Establish Boston as the premier city in terms of quality educational services for young children.
• Insure sustainability of Thrive in Five Boston by instituting success measures, report progress in context of those measures and have clear accountability for universal school readiness.

Read more about Thrive in Five Boston at www.thriveinfiveboston.org or read the executive summary here.

Why does Boston need to go this alone?  What about our other communities that are in dire need of Thrive in Five?  Worcester?  New Bedford?  Lowell?  Springfield?

Governor Romney thwarted Universal Pre-K.  Governor Patrick is taking clear steps to make up lost time and Mayor Menino has made a giant leap forward.  Now is the time to give that extra push to keep the momentum going and drive Thrive in Five out to the broader community.  The benefits are clear - $14 return on every $1 invested - so there is no need for a pilot.  Jackie Jenkins-Scott and Sandra Fenwick made Thrive in Five Boston happen.  This examplar of Massachusetts leadership must now turn their focus to “Thrive in Five Massachusetts”.  Governor Patrick - now is your chance - ask Ms. Fenwick and Ms. Jenkins-Scott and the School Readiness Action Planning Team to get started now.

Tags: early childhood education, governor patrick, massachusetts preschools, mayor menino, pre-kindergarten, preschool, quality educational services, thrive in five, thrive in five boston

This week’s post on Kindergarten Readiness has generated more questions than any other single post yet this year. The majority of the question fall into these categories:

1. Full day versus half day kindergarten offered by Massachusetts towns.
2. How much does kindergarten tuition cost?
3. Is kindergarten mandatory?

We’ll try to address each of these question briefly here. For more detail we’ve included this link to a Massachusetts Kindergarten Fact sheet offered by Strategies for Children. You can view the fact sheet here.

Full Day versus Half Day Kindergarten

There is very little if any controversy on this issue.  A full day kindergarten curriculum provides a much richer and comprehensive educational experience for children and greatly aids in the transition and preparation of children for elementary school.  The problem is that 39% of kindergarten children are not able to attend full day kindergarten because it is either not offered by the town or the limited slots prevent complete participation.  If at all possible seek out a full day kindergarten program but opt for half day if it is the only option available.  Do not skip kindergarten because only a half day program is available.  (See “Is kindergarten mandatory” below.)

How much is kindergarten tuition?

Only 48% of school districts in Massachusetts offer universal, free full-day kindergarten!  Tuition ranges wildly in both public and private kindergartens.  Most public kindergartens receive grants from the state to help offset tuition expense but public tuition still ranges from $410 to $4,000 per year with an average tuition of $2,400 (in the 2005-2006 school year).  Private kindergarten is also variable with tuition ranging from $8,000 to $15,000/year.

Is kindergarten mandatory?

We must admit that we were surprised by the number of e-mails we received pointing out that kindergarten is indeed not mandatory in Massachusetts.  The mandatory school attendance age is six years old at which point children are required to attend first grade.  Kindergarten is not mandatory in Massachusetts, however the benefits of kindergarten are so clearly defined that few groups or individuals recommend skipping kindergarten.

We hope this clarifies addresses the majority of kindergarten related question - but if not - please continue to send your questions.

Tags: , attendance age, kindergarten readiness, kindergarten tuition, mandatory school attendance, massachusetts kindergarten, tuition expense

Is my child ready for kindergarten? This is a question that that every parent asks themselves - but often with slightly different twists. Most parents that ask themselves this question fall into one of these general situations.

1. I think my child is ready for kindergarten but the age cut off in my town excludes him/her from attending. He/she will be bored in another year of preschool.
2. My child is old enough for kindergarten and is academically ready, but is still uncomfortable emotionally and seems a little less mature than other kids his age.
3. My child is emotionally ready for kindergarten but hasn’t been to preschool so I’m afraid he/she won’t be able to keep up.

Unfortunately there isn’t a single answer to these questions and the old belief that delaying entry into kindergarten was a “good thing because your child will be older then the other children” turns out to not be supported by research and is actually associated with problems later in the student’s academic life. So what is a parent to do? We’ve researched this problem in some detail at the request of several parents. Here is what we found… Continue Reading »

Tags: developmental milestones, kindergarten, kindergarten age cutoff, kindergarten age., kindergarten transition, preschool-to-kindergarten transition, ready for kindergarten, transitional kindergarten

So what is the difference between a good and great preschool teacher?

Once you leave the realm of “daycare” and daycares masquerading as preschools, the evaluation of a preschool really becomes an exercise in evaluating preschool teachers. To get right down to it, the teachers make the difference in quality preschools. You need to evaluate preschools based on your knowledge of your child - but how do you evaluate a preschool teacher?

Many of us rely on our instincts. While this instinct is often correct, much of this “feel” is based on the teacher’s personality. As such we will tend to gravitate toward teachers that are best for us as adults and may inadvertently neglect considerations that are best for our child. While a particular preschool teacher may not be the person you want to hang out with on a Saturday night - that same person may indeed be the best teacher for your child.

How to objectively evaluate a preschool teacher? Continue Reading »

Tags: finding a preschool, how to find a preschool, massachusetts preschools, preschool, preschool ma, preschool teachers, quality preschools