Welcome!
The UMass Boston Early Learning Center provides a welcoming, nurturing, educational environment where children learn to trust others and form lasting relationships with their teachers and peers. Young children are just beginning to understand who they are in the world and how they fit in. Our program gives children many opportunities to discover the world around them and actively participate in their own learning.
The development of self-esteem is one of our fundamental goals. We encourage children to make choices and decisions and to pursue their own interests. We strive to provide a structure which will maximize success and minimize frustration, allowing children the space and time they need to explore, create, and learn at their own pace and in their own way.
While we value individuality and celebrate our diversity, we also believe that it is important to maintain a strong sense of community and work hard to balance the needs of individuals with the needs of the group. In doing so, we teach children to appreciate, respect, and accept each other’s differences.
Most of all, we want children to have fun and to look forward to coming to school each day!
Program Description
The UMass Boston Early Learning Center is open year round, Monday through Friday, from 7:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m., and closed only for official state and federal holidays. The center is licensed by the Massachusetts Office of Child Care Services to provide care and education for 13 children between the ages of 15 and 36 months, and 48 children between the ages of 3 and 6 years old. We enroll children and provide services to families without regard to their race, religion, gender, cultural heritage, political beliefs, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, or disability.