Commonwealth Children's Center

History

The Commonwealth Children's Center was established by a group of state employees committed to providing on-site childcare for their children and the children of other public employees. The Corporation was formed in October of 1979; but it was not until 1982 that we secured legislation authorizing space in the McCormack Building. We began operating in January, 1983 with one classroom of 8 preschoolers and were in great need of additional space due to the high demand for childcare. Over the years, we have expanded our program to include three additional classrooms for infants and toddlers thanks to the much needed support of many State officials and outstanding fundraising efforts and volunteer hours of parents and staff. Now serving up to 52 children in five classrooms, we intend to continually enrich our program and to serve as a model for high quality and convenient childcare in both the public and private sector.

Specialties

The Commonwealth Children's Center is a private, nonprofit, non-affiliated, early childhood educational program that is open to the general public and gives priority of enrollment slots to state employees. CCC serves children ages 3 months to 5 years and their families. We believe in emergent curriculum, where activities are based on the children's interests. Our curriculum is designed to foster the continued development of each individual child's cognitive, physical, social and emotional growth through hands-on, active exploration, experimentation, and creative expression.