Programs
Kiddie Koop specializes in providing children with a safe and supportive environment that encourages exploration and learning. We also strive to build strong physical and social development through outdoor playtimes throughout the year in our fully equipped and supervised playgrounds. Kiddie Koop serves infant through kindergarten-aged children, and offers both full-time and drop-in care.
Parents are kept well informed of their child’s activities. Kiddie Koop staff provide observations and assessments of each child’s development and create, as necessary, an individualized activity and education plan tailored to meet the specific needs of each child.


Infants - Ages 2 to 15 months
The most impressionable time in life is the infant stage. Infants are full of natural curiosity, absorbing all the tactile and visual stimuli around them.
Kiddie Koop Infant Room staff provide the individualized care and security your baby needs to thrive and grow in their own unique way. We enrich your baby’s environment with soft toys, colorful books and music throughout his or her typical day.

Typical Day
There is no "typical day" for an infant – each child is unique. But, during the course of a day, here is an example of some of the activities that will stimulate your child’s growth as well as care for his or her needs.
Music
Water play
Puzzles
Story time
Free play
Outside play
Exercise
Snacks, bottles and meals
Diaper changes
Naps

Toddlers - Ages 15 months to 2.9 years
Toddlers are beginning to think through their actions, solve problems and understand language. To a toddler, everything is "why?" and exploring the unknown. They thrive on new experiences, so we provide them with a caring and stimulating environment that allows each child to develop naturally, individually and happily. Kiddie Koop’s Toddler Room teachers are special people – skilled professionals who are loving, understanding and "still have a bit of the toddler in them." They thrive on getting down on the floor with the children and engaging them in their own world, helping them to explore and delight in the world around them.

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Daily progress reports give you information on care routines like eating, napping and diapering throughout your toddler’s typical day.

Typical day
A toddler’s typical day allows him or her the time and attention they need to follow their curiosity and explore the unknown, while also providing the structure and care that builds trust and confidence. Typical activities include:
Free play
Story time
Finger play
Art
Outside play
Table activities
Snacks and meals
Naps
Wash hands and bathroom time

Preschool
Every day is an adventure for a preschooler, as they rapidly become masters of their own universe. Kiddie Koop provides the dedicated and talented staff, the materials and the equipment that preschoolers need to explore their rapidly-expanding world. Enriching activities in language and creative arts, math, nature study, and dramatic play insure that your preschooler is developing the skills they will need for success in their school days.

Typical day
The preschooler is starting to get more serious about life – becoming ready for the real world of school – while still thriving on the loving care and support for their individual needs that Kiddie Koop provides. Preschool activities include:
Circle and calendar
Learning activities in science, math, nature study, language arts
Outdoor play
Music
Dramatic play
Arts and crafts
Free play
Snacks and meals
Bathroom and hand washing
Nap and/or quiet rest

Kindergarten
Kiddie Koop’s private kindergarten program offers smaller class size and more individualized attention than most elementary schools. Children continue to build the intellectual, social and physical skills that were introduced in the preschool program, but in a slightly more structured environment. Language arts, science, math skills, crafts, and dramatic play are all taught in a fun and interesting way that fosters self-esteem and a lifelong love of learning.

Typical day
Because of the small class size and quality of the program, graduates of Kiddie Koop’s kindergarten program tend to enter first grade at a slightly higher learning level than their public school counterparts. Typical activities include:
Supervised free play
Circle and calendar
Reading and math readiness
Outdoor play
Story time
Snacks and meals
Clean up
Theme-based activity
Nap and/or quiet rest

School Age - K through 6th grade
At the end of the school day, School Age students find a secure, welcoming and fun place to spend time right in their own familiar school building. The Kiddie Koop School Age program is fun, supportive and, most of all, flexible, so that each child finds age-appropriate activities that fit their own unique needs and energy level.

Children can choose to spend their time in a variety of play activities:
• Homework Help/ MCAS Preparation – trained and supportive teachers work with each child according to his or her needs. Many children in the School Age Program make their school’s honor roll after participating in homework help.

• Arts and Crafts – children can follow their own creative ideas or work on seasonally themed projects

• Music and Drama – children can explore their world through plays and music

• Building and Games – children can explore their interests alone or participate in collaborative activities

• Active Play – children have lots of energy, even at the end of their school day, so there are lots of opportunities for active play, both indoors and out

• Movie and Snacks – a quiet time for children to watch a video

• Field Trips – to local parks and sites of interest in the spring and fall

• Quiet time and time to socialize with friends over snacks is a part of every after-school day

The program is well stocked with enriching toys to help children continue to learn while having a good time. School Age students have fun playing with legos, Knex, Silly Socker and Silly Six-pin Bowling, games, and playdoh.