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Small World Childcare Center — Jamaica Plain is an early childhood centre on the VA Medical Center campus (Building 9) that provides care for children from about three months through five years.
Small World Childcare Center in Jamaica Plain operates as an early childhood centre serving infants, toddlers and preschool-age children. The centre describes daily routines that include breakfast, play, circle time, project work, outdoor play when weather permits, lunch, rest periods and afternoon activities.
Programs emphasize play-based learning, circle time and project-oriented activities to support social, intellectual and creative development. Movement and dance specialists visit weekly and the preschool program includes regular field trips and a weekly intergenerational music program.
The centre's rooms are described as age‑appropriate and child‑sized, with designated infant, toddler and preschool rooms. A fenced outdoor playground attached to the building is on a small natural hill and is surfaced with safety turf.
Morning and afternoon snacks are provided; menus rotate and the centre reports accommodations for allergies and dietary restrictions. Classrooms are staffed with trained early childhood teachers, and infant rooms are described as having dimmed lighting and sleep areas with staff monitoring rest periods.
The infant program is described as a safe, quiet space with cribs, age‑categorized toys, dimmed lighting in the sleep area and two professional teachers per room; staff training includes infant safe‑sleeping rules.
Lower preschool classrooms provide toys and books and use project‑oriented circle time to introduce rules and social skills; curriculum materials are updated regularly.
Middle preschool continues project‑oriented activities, includes weekly movement and dance specialist visits, and participates in a weekly intergenerational music program and field trips.
The older toddler program is described as a room where children are exposed to more social interaction and begin language‑focused activities.
The young toddler program is presented as a separate room with toys and activities to encourage walking and fine‑motor development.
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