FUN FACT:   A block from Watertown center, Watertown Creative Start has five preschool classrooms and two toddler classrooms.   All of our classroom are big, bright and sunny!

Watertown Creative Start
26 Chestnut Street
Watertown, MA 02472

Main Contact:
Cate Pettingell, Manager
Phone: 617-926-1082
Fax: 617-926-9771

Email: watertown@communitiesunitedinc.org

Hours: 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM

Rates: $245 per week for Preschool

$280 per week for Toddlers

For an application to Watertown Creative Start, you may call the school, or click the following links to download printable copies which should be mailed to Watertown Creative Start:

Watertown Application

Financial Aid Application

You may print out the following health forms that need to be filled out for the 2009-2010 school year:

Medical

Dental

A typical day at Watertown Creative Start...

Arrival, greeting, table activities

• Block area, Dramatic Play area, Library area, Sand/Water table, and the Science area are learning centers located in the classroom that are open to children and provide them with materials to engage in solitary or small group play.

Breakfast

Washing Hand/Tooth Brushing

• The development of children’s self-help skills helps build confidence and promotes healthy habits for life. Children are encouraged to wash their hands before meals and after play. Tooth brushing is done after meals.

Story Time

• Literacy is an important component to the Creative Start curriculum. There are ample books throughout the classroom that children can access. In addition, books are read in large group and small group with opportunities for questions, conversations and discussions about the books.

Music and Movement

Outdoor Activities

• Is done daily, weather permitting, and can consist of playing in the playground, taking neighborhood walks or visiting local playgrounds.

Group Time

• Allows children and teacher to discuss the daily schedule, discuss relevant topics (such as the weather) or the ongoing classroom theme.

Choice Time

• Teachers will provide children with a choice between 2-3 activities that are related to the theme they are covering.

Lunch

Rest Time and Table Activities

•  Rest time allows those children who nap an opportunity to do so. For children who do not nap, it is an opportunity to rest and do a quiet activity, such as looking at a book.

Snack

Outdoor Activities

Afternoon Activities, Clean up and Departure

Primary contacts
Cate Pettingell - Manager of Early Childhood Services

Jill Flynn-Holmes - Center Liaison/Assistant Manager

Katie Keith - Social Worker

Martha Carroll - Family Support Specialist

Orietta Cimino -  Family Support Specialist

Click here to download a Community Resource Guide for Watertown