The Learning Circle
Students at The Learning Circle Somerville location
PHILOSOPHY
The Learning Circle provides a loving, safe, healthy, fun, anti-bias, multi-cultural, educational, and developmentally / individually appropriate environment with a friendly focus.
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
The Learning Circle provides each individual child with a natural and stimulating environment for his/her optimum development in all areas of growth: cognitive, social, emotional, and physical.
- A positive self image
- An eagerness for learning and to become an active self-directed learner
- Pro-social behavior, such as taking turns, caring for others, and sharing
- Cognitive skills, problem solving, concept development
- Expressive / receptive language
- Collaborative play and social skills such as sharing and functioning in large groups
- Optimum physical development and fine/gross motor development.
- Creativity and imagination
- Respect and empathy for others; and appreciation for diversity in culture, gender, ethnicity, and race
- Self-help skills that foster health and independence
- Creating ongoing, positive collaboration with families
- Staff work together to create a safe and supportive environment
- To help every child gain the confidence to reach their individual potential.
NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT
Employees, parents, and children will never be discriminated against because of race, cultural heritage, national origin, marital status, religious beliefs, political beliefs, disability or sexual preference. (per 1.0 (1) OCCS)
LICENSE AND CERTIFICATIONS
The Learning Circle has a license to operate a Group Childcare Program (License # 8116951 – Program # 291149), along with a Certificate of Use and Occupancy by the City of Somerville, a Certificate of Inspection by the City of Somerville. and a Fire Certificate by the Fire Department in Somerville.
FACILITY PHOTOS
Please view our photos page to a full gallery of facility photos.
Green Room
Orange Room
Yellow Room
Red Room
Julie Vellucci, Director