Beacon Hill Nursery School is an independent, non-profit early childhood school in Boston serving children ages 2–6 with a play-based curriculum, year-round programs, and an on-site summer program.


Beacon Hill Nursery School is an independent, non-profit early childhood school located in a 19th‑century building in Boston. The school serves children aged 2 through 6 and offers year-round programs along with an eight‑week summer program.
The school uses a child‑centered, play‑based curriculum that emphasizes play, movement, project‑based exploration, creative expression, and open‑ended discovery. Teachers incorporate developmentally appropriate readiness skills, social interaction, and opportunities for empathy building into daily classroom investigations.
The school reports multiple class ratios (for example, preschool classes at about 6:1 and junior kindergarten classes at about 5:1) and a faculty that includes a number of staff with advanced degrees. Class blogs are used to communicate with families.
Afternoon mixed‑age options for preschool and junior kindergarten children, including a Kaleidoscope class (midday rest period and mixed activities) and a Rainbow full‑day option that extends into the late afternoon; children participate in special subjects and outdoor play when weather permits.
A curriculum that advances cognitive, social, and physical skills through daily discussions, investigations, and special subjects including weekly Spanish, music, yoga and mindfulness, and library; junior kindergarten classes have an average student‑teacher ratio of about 5:1.
A play‑based preschool curriculum that balances free play, class meetings, snack, and guided investigations; preschoolers have weekly music and yoga and access to two outdoor playscapes and an indoor gym.
An eight‑week summer program organized typically into four two‑week sessions offering arts & crafts, music, yoga, science and nature activities, water play, and guest presentations; staffed largely by school year teachers.
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Four toddler classes designed to address the needs of two‑year‑old children, with classroom centers for sensory play, manipulatives, art, books, and dramatic play; toddlers must have turned two by the opening of school.
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