Radcliffe Child Care Center is an early childhood center serving children from roughly 3 months through 5 years and works in partnership with the Harvard University community. The center maintains NAEYC accreditation and emphasizes developmentally responsive care and learning.
Radcliffe Child Care Center provides early childhood education and full-day care for young children, with programs spanning infancy through pre-kindergarten. The center describes its mission as partnering with the Harvard community to serve children and their families and notes that it holds NAEYC accreditation.
The program follows an approach inspired by the schools of Reggio Emilia, viewing children as active learners and teachers as researchers and collaborators. Classroom design and outdoor spaces are treated as part of the learning environment, and teachers document children’s learning to plan curriculum that responds to children’s interests and developmental needs.
The center emphasizes connections with the surrounding community and frequent excursions to local sites such as Harvard Square, Harvard Yard and the Charles River. Families are invited to be active participants in daily life at the center, and a Parent-Teacher Council works with staff on community events and center priorities.
The Infant classroom serves a small group of babies beginning as young as 3 months; daily routines include stories, songs and close caregiver interaction to support early development and parent–teacher partnership.
Lyman is the center’s pre-kindergarten class where children engage in small-group work, research and investigations to extend their learning of literacy, numeracy and social collaboration.
The Preschool classroom emphasizes cooperative play, role taking and learning rooted in children’s interests, daily explorations and shared stories within a rich classroom and outdoor environment.
Toddler One serves children in the early toddler stage and focuses on fostering caring relationships, growing autonomy and social-emotional development through play, observation and communication.
Toddler Two supports older toddlers with materials and experiences intended to encourage exploration, problem solving and relationship building; teachers attend to emerging interests and learn alongside the children.
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