Mission and Philosophy

The Commonwealth Children's Center has become a model for early childhood education. CCC thrives on its unique ability to attract families from economically and geographically diverse neighborhoods to the rich history of downtown Boston. Our teachers embrace this diversity by fostering each child's individuality, creativity and learning style in a nurturing environment with strong home-school connections. We demonstrate our commitment to public service and diversity by providing tuition on a sliding scale to state employees and welcoming voucher families to our Center. We ensure that at the Commonwealth Children's Center, the children are the center.

Staff

Our staff is comprised of early childhood professionals who meet or exceed state regulations.  Each staff member contributes to the planning and implementation of the curriculum in order to provide a safe, nurturing, and engaging school experience for each child.  CCC strives to exceed state regulations for class ratios.

Curriculum

Teaching staff plan a developmentally appropriate curriculum for each child using the Creative Curriculum program. We believe in emergent curriculum where activities are based on the children’s interests and needs. Our curriculum is designed to foster the continued development of each individual child’s cognitive, physical, social and emotional growth through hands-on active exploration, experimentation, and creative expression.

Sample Curriculum