We are located in the heart of beautiful Newton Center, MA. The Preschool Experience is a well-established independent preschool that was started in 1980.
We are now enrolling for the 2024 – 2025 school year.
Send an email to preschoolexperience@gmail.com or call (617) 964 – 6749 to schedule a time to visit and learn all about what our program has to offer!
We look forward to hearing from you!
(Ages 2 – 3)
(Ages 3 – 4)
(Ages 4 – 5)
We place primary emphasis on the development of socialization skills, the fostering of each child’s self-esteem, and the development of readiness skills.
We offer opportunities for parents to visit the classroom: to help with a specific project, share special interests or talents, and much more.
The Bunny Class runs from 8:30 AM – 12:00 Noon. It is comprised of up to 15 students, with a maximum of 8 or 9 students each day. There are 2-day, 3-day, 4-day, and 5-day options available. Our small teacher student ratio ensures that each student receives the individual attention that is essential at this age.
The focus of the Bunny Room Curriculum is to create a warm and intimate environment that is a secure transition from home to school. We emphasize activities that help toddlers begin to separate from their parents and gain self-care skills such as feeding themselves, toileting, climbing, dressing, holding paintbrushes, picking things up, carrying things, etc. The classroom teaching team consists of a Lead Teacher and one Teacher.
We have two classrooms in our preschool program. The Cub Class (children 3.0 – 4), is comprised of up to 15 students with 12 or 13 children coming every day. There are 3-day options, 4-day options, and 5-day options available for this class. The Rainbow Class (children 4.0 – 5), is comprised of 16 students with 14 or 15 students coming every day. Students may come for either 4 or 5 days in this classroom. The school day runs from 8:30 AM – 1:00 PM. Both classrooms are overseen by two Co-Lead Teachers.
We offer an Extended Day Program that expands the school day to 8:00 – 3:00 PM five days a week. Early Bird drop-off is from 8:00 to 8:25 AM and Extended Day pick up is at 1:00, 2:30 or 3:00 PM. Both programs are mixed ages and take place at the Upper School location at 1091Centre Street. The program is staffed by teachers from our regular school-day program. Students from all three classrooms may enroll in either of these programs at any time during the school year.
Our Summer Camp Program begins the week following Memorial Day. We offer one all-inclusive 3-week session, June Bugs, which runs from 8:30 AM – 1:00 PM, with Extended Day hours available from 1:00 – 2:30 or 3:00 PM. This is followed by five or six individual one-week sessions, which run from 8:30 AM – 1:00 PM daily. Students who attend the individual sessions bring their lunch to be eaten at camp. Enrollment is open to both children who are current students or are enrolling in the Cub or Rainbow classroom the following school year.
The goals of the Summer Program are to enable each child to have a warm, friendly, and supportive atmosphere in which to satisfy the need to explore and be creative. A great deal of time is spent out of doors exploring areas of nature. We also include age-appropriate events, walking field trips, and special activities. Each day includes wading and water play. Camp activities include: Nature Study, Arts and Crafts, Music, Dance, Games, Creative Movement, Wading Pools and Slides, Outdoor Games and FUN!
Our School Year runs from September to the end of May/beginning of June. School begins the Monday after Labor Day and ends the Friday after Memorial Day. During the week of Labor Day we offer an assortment of Orientation activities including Home Visits for all new incoming students and Open Houses for both students and parents.
During the school year we follow the Newton Public Schools calendar in regard to holidays and vacations, with one exception: we always take a full two weeks off at the December Break.
The school has two convenient locations, each contiguous to our generous play yard. The Upper School (ages 3 – 5) is located in a sunny Victorian house on the first floor. The lay-out consists of two generous classroom areas, a “Kitchen” area for tactile play and painting, and a “Block Room” for small group play and music. Our secure playground has imaginary play stations, a sandbox, and a gym. The Lower School (age 2 – 3) is located on the opposite side of the play yard in an easily accessible classroom on the first floor of the Trinity Episcopal Church Annex on Furber Lane.
