Lower Pioneer Valley Educationa

Hill Institute is a private educational institution that has been operating for more than 100 years. It offers a tuition-free, half-day kindergarten program. The institute also serves a selection of snack items. It employs a work force of occupational and physical therapists, school psychologists, speech pathologists and school nurses. Hill Institute maintains a sunroom, computer laboratory and outdoor play yard. It also offers a range of adult programs that includes chair caning, painting, sewing and woodworking. The institute additionally organizes fiber art activities, such as crocheting, embroidery, knitting and weaving. Hill Institute is located in Florence, Mass.

A variety of home care services are offered through Visiting Nurse and Health Services of Connecticut (VNHSC) including nursing care, home health aids, rehabilitation therapy, medical social work, and specialty programs.