Small Friends on Nantucket is a nonprofit early education and care center at 21 Nobadeer Farm Road that provides year-round programs for children from about three months through five years. The centre is licensed by the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care.
Small Friends is a nonprofit early education and care center serving infants, toddlers, and preschool-aged children year-round. Children are grouped by age and development and taught by classroom teachers supported by assistant teachers.
The program emphasises hands-on learning, language and literacy development, creative expression through art and music, social skills, and physical development. Classrooms provide story time, music and movement, art activities, dramatic play, and experiences focused on early mathematics, literacy, science exploration, and social awareness.
The centre occupies a purpose-built facility that was constructed and certified to a green building standard; the campus incorporates low-emitting materials and sustainably sourced finishes and is used as a teaching resource for respect for the environment.
Small Friends operates as a nonprofit organisation that relies on donations and grants in addition to tuition. The centre is licensed by the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care.
The large-group preschool serves up to twenty children approximately 3 to 5 years old and is led by an EEC-certified teacher with one or two assistant teachers. The classroom emphasises free choice play across materials that support progression of skills, unit studies in mathematics, literacy, science and social awareness, and multiple art mediums and dramatic play.
The infant group accommodates seven infants, aged about 3 months to approximately 15 months, and is led by a Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care certified teacher with one assistant teacher. The classroom emphasises language through talking, reading and singing, music and movement, self-feeding as appropriate, and equipment and support for developmental milestones.
The three-quarter day preschool accommodates ten children approximately 3 to 5 years old and is led by an EEC-certified teacher. The classroom introduces early reading concepts, creative art activities, music, and unit-based studies in mathematics, literacy, science exploration and social awareness to foster independence and learning readiness.
The young toddler group accommodates nine children, about 12 months to 2 years, and is led by an EEC-certified teacher with one assistant. The classroom focuses on fostering independence, self-feeding, handwashing and dressing skills, language development, early art activities and fine motor, construction and dramatic play opportunities.
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The older toddler group serves nine children approximately 2 to 3 years of age and is supported by an EEC-certified teacher and an assistant teacher. Activities include books and storytelling, dramatic play, fine and gross motor activities, art materials, music and opportunities to develop independence, cooperation and problem-solving.
This small-group preschool serves up to fourteen children about 3 to 5 years of age under the direction of one EEC-certified teacher and one assistant teacher, providing a word-rich environment with exposure to early reading concepts, art activities and music.
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