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 - Center Administrator
Phone: 617-926-1082
Fax: 617-926-9771

Email: watertown@communitiesunitedinc.org

Hours: 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM

2012-13 Rates: $250 per week for Preschool

$300 per week for Toddlers

For an application to Watertown Creative Start,  you may call the school, or the Central Admissions Office @ 617-744-6076.  You may also click the following link to download printable copies, which should be mailed to: 

CUI Admissions

Watertown Creative Start

63 Pleasant St.

Watertown, MA    02472 

IMPORTANT: Please read Application Cover Letter  Instructions first!

Application Cover Letter Instructions

2012-13 Application

If you wish to apply for financial assistance, please complete and submit this form:

 Financial Assistance Form

You may print out the following health forms that need to be filled out for the 2011-2012  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 - Center Administrator

Georgette Chiasson - Education Manager

Greta Greenleaf - Social Worker

Orietta Cimino -  Family Support Specialist

Megan Sharkey - Family Support Specialist

Click here to download a Community Resource Guide for Watertown