About ECDC Preschool
ECDC Nursery School, Inc. is a nonprofit, tax-exempt corporation offering pre-school classes for three and four year-olds. ECDC is the product of the combined efforts of parents and teachers. Together we have created a program designed especially for the pre-school child. Our program has three cornerstones:
- Learn Through Play: We believe that all pre-school children learn best through play. Each child is treated as an individual and has the opportunity to develop at his or her own pace. Our classroom environment reflects this philosophy with many independent choices available through the day. At ECDC, the process of learning is more important than the product.
- Parent Involvement: The most effective education results from a partnership between parents and teachers. For this reason, ECDC was established in 1977 in Sherborn as a parent cooperative. Parents spend time in the classroom interacting with their child and the teachers. The minimum time requirement is quite modest, between 4 and 7 times per year in the classroom as your child’s “guest”. There are additional opportunities for parents who are interested, and additional involvement is welcomed. For more information, please read the Parent Participation.
- Qualified and Committed Staff: Qualified, committed, caring and enthusiastic teachers are the cornerstone of an effective early education program. A certified early childhood educator directs ECDC, and all of our teachers have or are working toward early childhood education certification. Our current staff has an average of 8 years of early childhood education experience, and an average tenure of 4 years with ECDC.
Our classes are child centered with activities designed to meet each child's developmental needs. The goal of ECDC is to foster social, emotional, physical and intellectual growth in a nurturing and secure environment. ECDC offers four different programs:
Our teaching staff is the cornerstone of our program. Each class has a minimum of two teachers. These teachers are guided by a full time School Director who is a certified early childhood educator and is responsible for the quality of the program. Our teachers all have early childhood education certification, and we support continuing early childhood education for our teachers.
ECDC is a Parent Cooperative. The School Director reports directly to the Board of Directors and works closely with the Parent Committee. The members of the Board of Directors, who are usually parents, are elected to run the corporation. The Parent Committee is run by the Parent Committee Advisors, who are parents who have volunteered to coordinate parent involvement in the school. Their role is to foster communication, plan enrichment programs for students and parents, and organize fundraising activities. All parents are welcomed as members of the Parent Committee and Board.
The school is located in the Unitarian Universalist Area Church at 11 Washington Street in the center of Sherborn, Massachusetts. It is a nonsectarian organization open to all eligible children and families regardless of race, gender, religion, cultural heritage, national origin, political beliefs, marital status, sexual orientation or disabilities. Its goals are to offer the highest quality early childhood education for children ages three through five and to offer parents information and support on early child development and education.
About ECDC Preschool
ECDC Nursery School, Inc. is a nonprofit, tax-exempt corporation offering pre-school classes for three and four year-olds. ECDC is the product of the combined efforts of parents and teachers. Together we have created a program designed especially for the pre-school child. Our program has three cornerstones:
- Learn Through Play: We believe that all pre-school children learn best through play. Each child is treated as an individual and has the opportunity to develop at his or her own pace. Our classroom environment reflects this philosophy with many independent choices available through the day. At ECDC, the process of learning is more important than the product.
- Parent Involvement: The most effective education results from a partnership between parents and teachers. For this reason, ECDC was established in 1977 in Sherborn as a parent cooperative. Parents spend time in the classroom interacting with their child and the teachers. The minimum time requirement is quite modest, between 4 and 7 times per year in the classroom as your child’s “guest”. There are additional opportunities for parents who are interested, and additional involvement is welcomed. For more information, please read the Parent Participation.
- Qualified and Committed Staff: Qualified, committed, caring and enthusiastic teachers are the cornerstone of an effective early education program. A certified early childhood educator directs ECDC, and all of our teachers have or are working toward early childhood education certification. Our current staff has an average of 8 years of early childhood education experience, and an average tenure of 4 years with ECDC.
Our classes are child centered with activities designed to meet each child's developmental needs. The goal of ECDC is to foster social, emotional, physical and intellectual growth in a nurturing and secure environment. ECDC offers four different programs:
Our teaching staff is the cornerstone of our program. Each class has a minimum of two teachers. These teachers are guided by a full time School Director who is a certified early childhood educator and is responsible for the quality of the program. Our teachers all have early childhood education certification, and we support continuing early childhood education for our teachers.
ECDC is a Parent Cooperative. The School Director reports directly to the Board of Directors and works closely with the Parent Committee. The members of the Board of Directors, who are usually parents, are elected to run the corporation. The Parent Committee is run by the Parent Committee Advisors, who are parents who have volunteered to coordinate parent involvement in the school. Their role is to foster communication, plan enrichment programs for students and parents, and organize fundraising activities. All parents are welcomed as members of the Parent Committee and Board.
The school is located in the Unitarian Universalist Area Church at 11 Washington Street in the center of Sherborn, Massachusetts. It is a nonsectarian organization open to all eligible children and families regardless of race, gender, religion, cultural heritage, national origin, political beliefs, marital status, sexual orientation or disabilities. Its goals are to offer the highest quality early childhood education for children ages three through five and to offer parents information and support on early child development and education.