United Parish Early Learning Center is a play-based preschool in Upton, Massachusetts, serving children roughly ages 2.9 through 5, and it operates before- and after-school care for Upton Memorial Elementary School students.
United Parish Early Learning Center delivers a developmentally appropriate, play-based early education program. The program follows Massachusetts state guidelines for learning experiences, emphasizes social-emotional development using the Second Step curriculum, and includes art, music, creative movement, fine and gross motor activities, and cooking activities.
The centre's staff list includes a director, lead teachers and assistant teachers; several staff hold teaching-related certifications and degrees (for example Child Development Associate certification, lead teacher and director certifications, and bachelor’s or associate degrees in related fields).
Classrooms and activity spaces are shown in the site's tour and galleries. The centre publishes a preschool calendar of events and follows the Mendon/Upton school system for inclement weather closings; it also offers volunteer opportunities for families and hosts community activities such as an art show and food pantry involvement.
The after school program provides a space for a multi-age group of children to unwind after the school day with opportunities for science, art, gross motor activities, indoor and outdoor play, games, puzzles and reading. Transportation from Memorial is provided through Tellstone Bus Company.
Friendships have been formed and children are learning and practicing more advanced social skills such as problem solving, responsibility and decision making.
The before school program provides children a safe, warm and nurturing environment to start their day; children may play, draw, paint, play games or read. Transportation to Memorial is provided through Tellstone Bus Company.
Children are developing social/emotional skills through cooperative play and demonstrating increasing independence with self-help skills and decision making.
In a small, warm and nurturing environment the youngest children begin to play with others, learn to share, take turns and follow routines.
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