Looking for a local preschool for your child?
On this page, you can look through options in our area, and check out their websites. There is information about:
On this page, you can look through options in our area, and check out their websites. There is information about:
- Local Center-Based Programs
- Local Family Day Cares
- How to choose a daycare
- Applying for state-funded childcare vouchers (subsidies)
- Northampton's new Preschool Partnership Initiative
- Northampton Preschool Fair -- a video of a virtual "fair" with local programs
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Local Center-Based Programs:
See list at the bottom of this page or click on the links below NOTE: Sunnyside has closed. All About Learning has moved from Hadley to Amherst. 
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Check this Mass EEC address for the most up-to-date options: https://eeclead.force.com/EEC_ChildCareSearch
General Information about Childcare in Massachusetts / La selección del programa de cuidado de niños
General Information about Childcare in Massachusetts / La selección del programa de cuidado de niños
Northampton Preschool Community Partnership (CPPI)
Northampton Public Schools are operating a community partnership grant in collaboration with three local community preschools. Some have spaces that are subsidized by the grant, or supported to have itinerant SPED services at the grant:
1. Community preschool grant-subsidized openings
Both Meadowlark and Nonotuck programs offer small class cohorts and smart, caring teachers. Both programs belong to the Northampton Preschool Partnership which offers program fee subsidies. Full day placements available; part time placements may be considered. Contact the programs directly for more information on spaces and fees.
2. State voucher-funded openings
Community Action Head Start on Vernon Street in Northampton has openings -- this is a wonderful program that has been around a long time, full of skilled teachers and support for your growing child's mind and body.
1. Community preschool grant-subsidized openings
Both Meadowlark and Nonotuck programs offer small class cohorts and smart, caring teachers. Both programs belong to the Northampton Preschool Partnership which offers program fee subsidies. Full day placements available; part time placements may be considered. Contact the programs directly for more information on spaces and fees.
- Meadowlark Childcare Center: call 413-586-1951 or click here
- Nonotuck Community School: call 413-586-5996 or click here
2. State voucher-funded openings
Community Action Head Start on Vernon Street in Northampton has openings -- this is a wonderful program that has been around a long time, full of skilled teachers and support for your growing child's mind and body.
- Have a voucher? Click here to apply for a spot at Northampton's Head Start program, or call the Enrollment Office at 413-387-1250.
- Need a Child Care Voucher? Call Seven Hills Child Care Resources at 413-272-2207 for information on how to access a child care voucher.
STATE-WIDE RESOURCES
Seven Hills: Child Care Resources & Voucher Services
GREENFIELD AREA, Unit 4 21 Mohawk Trail, Greenfield, MA 01301 Phone: 413-272-2207 Hours: M-F 8:00 am-4:00 pm SevenHills.org Call Seven Hills Child Care Resources at 413-272-2207 for information on how to access a child care voucher Scan the QR code with your phone to connect to their website. |
MA Department of Early Education and Care website
www.mass.gov/eec www.mass.gov/guides/early-education-and-care-financial-assistance-for-families
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Northampton Area Preschool Fair
virtual Annual Preschool Fair
This event was held in January 2021.
Click this link to view the recorded session with Q/A in the Zoom comments:
RECORDING OF virtual Annual Preschool Fair
See 3-5 minute presentations from many Northampton and other local preschools, plus other organizations that serve families with young children. Question/Answer time follows the presentations.
Preschool Options in Northampton, Florence, Leeds, and Hadley
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CLASSROOM-BASED PRESCHOOL OPTIONS
IN NORTHAMPTON, FLORENCE, EASTHAMPTON, AND HADLEY Arcadia Nature Preschool 127 Coombs Rd, Easthampton 584-3009 Half-day preschool. www.massaudubon.org Clarke Schools for the Hearing Impaired Round Hill Rd, Northampton 582-1116 Half-day integrated preschool serving typical and special needs children www.clarkeschools.org Cloverdale Preschool 130 Pine St, Florence 586-1106 Half-day preschool program with an optional extended day STEAM program www.cloverdalepreschool.com Community Action Parent Child Development Center (PCDC) Head Start 56 Vernon St, Northampton 387-1233 Infant, toddler and preschool full and part-time preschool; family child care options; free and subsidized programs for income-eligible families, including Head Start and Early Head Start www.communityaction.us Farm Hands Preschool 87 Henry Street, Northampton 413-695-4645; farmhandspreschooldirector@gmail.com FT/PT preschool program, ages 2.9 to 4. https://apricots-flounder-28ym.squarespace.com/contact-1 Gan Keshet Jewish Community Preschool of the Pioneer Valley 253 Prospect St, Northampton 584-3593 ext. 204 Half and full day preschool program www.cbinorthampton.org Meadowlark Child Care 283 Prospect St, Northampton 586-1951 Full-day program for preschool www.meadowlarkchildcare.com Montessori School of Northampton 51 Bates St, Northampton 586-4538 Part and full-day programs for toddler, preschool and kindergarten www.northamptonmontessori.com Nonotuck Community School 221 Riverside Dr, Florence 586-5996 Full day parent cooperative toddler and preschool programs www.nonotuck.org Northampton Public Schools Preschool -- 2 locations Early Childhood Center: 40 Main Street, Suite 206, Florence, MA 01060 413-587-1471 or earlychildhood@northampton-k12.us Half and full day integrated preschool serving typical and special needs children at Bridge Street School & at Leeds School. BSS: Children who live in the Bridge Street School or Jackson Street School areas Leeds: Children who live in the Leeds Elementary or RK Finn Ryan Road Elementary School areas Applications available through the Early Childhood Center, or click here: English Application or Spanish Application. www.northamptonschools.org/early-childhood-center People’s Institute, 38 Gothic St, Northampton 584-8313 Half- and full-day toddler and preschool programs; after-school program also available for elementary school-aged children www.pichildcare.com/preschool Smith College Center for Early Childhood Education at Fort Hill 28 Lyman Rd, Northampton 585-3290 Part- and full-time options for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers www.smith.edu/forthill Wild Garden of Childhood (formerly Little Schoolhouse Family Daycare) 11 Ormond Dr, Florence; 231-4454 Part and full-day daycare ages 0-3.5 www.wildgardenofchildhood.com |
FAMILY DAYCARE OPTIONS
IN NORTHAMPTON, FLORENCE, EASTHAMPTON, AND HADLEY Click here for the list of local Family Day Cares as of May 2022. |