Offering full-time care (5 days) and part-time care (2-3 days) a week. Full Pay! No vouchers at this time.
**Upcoming Openings **
Wait-list for a child who is 18 months old or older. (Child waiting for opening at a closer location to home)
1 Full-time opening for a child who is 5 years old.
28 Powder Hill Rd
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Just 10 minutes from I91!
Location
Hours
Monday- Friday 7am-4:30pm
Weekends and Holidays- Closed
Contact Us
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21 years working with children in a professional setting
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EEC Licensed
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College Degrees- AS in early education, BA in biology, MS in middle school education with concentration in science
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Background in Special Education (ADD, ADHD AND Autism)
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First aid/ CPR certified
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1/2 Acre Backyard
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Play-based and Small Group Models- with a focus on Big Feelings, Taking Turns and being Kind
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Preschool Curriculum from DESE/ Aligned with Ma Statewide Frameworks
About Us
We spend as much time outside in all kinds of weather as much as we can!!!
Children learn so much about how the world works by being outside playing. We never miss an opportunity to play in the rain, splash in a puddle or make a mud pie. I do follow a basic preschool curriculum but, my outside classroom mimics my indoor classroom. Anything I can do inside I am also able to outside from art to circle time. Children play in a variety of natural elements such as water, sand and mud on a daily basis. On most days kids are sent home in their spare set of clothes. Children learn how to fix problems, interact with their peers and how to handle big feelings while exploring the natural world.
What do we do outside all day?
we Garden
we Build
we balance and climb
we dig up treasures
we make potions
We observe our animal friends....
We have caught and identified numerous bugs!
Henry and his mate Harriet are often seen.
We feed birds and squirrels.
Our Favorites have names!!!
Last Spring a robin made a nest and raised babies right outside our window!!
Our Curriculum
Music
Mondays
Crafting
Tuesdays
Literacy
Wed
Number
Thurs.
Fun Fridays
About Me
Beth Dombeck (owner/Lead Teacher)
I have been working with children in the public setting for 21 years. I started out as a Paraprofessional working with Special Education students in grades K-12. This allowed me to obtain my associate's degree in early childhood education. I worked with many different disabilities from ADHD up to Autism and SEB children. I also earned my bachelor's degree in biology from Our Lady of the Elms College. Then I began teaching middle school science for 9 years before leaving and starting my own home daycare in May of 2022.