At the Cambridge YMCA Preschool, we pride ourselves on providing a safe and nurturing environment for children to learn and grow. Our classroom consists of mixed ages from 2.9 to 5 years. Our preschool children are encouraged to learn cooperatively, to be self-assured, confident, and problem solve with the help of our well experienced and educated staff. We focus on responding to the children’s needs, interests, and questions about the world around them. The Cambridge YMCA Preschool is fully licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Childcare.

Program Information

Ages
2.9 (2 years, 9 months) to 5 years old

Cost
Full Days (7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.): $1600/month*
Deposit: A $400 non-refundable deposit is due upon acceptance into program

*Vouchers through the Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) are accepted

Activities

  • Swimming
  • Kidokinetics (movement class)
  • Jammin With You! (music)
  • Taichi Quan
  • Gym time (YMCA basketball court)
  • Walks/Parks

We provide a morning snack and an afternoon snack.

 

Curriculum
We follow the Creative Curriculum, a theme-based program that allows children to build and learn language, social/emotional, physical, and cognitive skills through hands-on activities and play. Creative Curriculum also leaves space for the integration of literacy and mathematics throughout each theme. Our classroom has a block area, dramatic play area, science/math area, and a few sensory areas. 


Cambridge Preschool Program (CPP)
The Cambridge YMCA Preschool is a partnership site of the Cambridge Preschool Program (CPP), whose goal is to provide more high-quality early education opportunities for all 4-year-olds (and most 3-year-olds) living in Cambridge.  

CPP will provide childcare funding to 4-year-olds and some 3-year-olds for the 2025-2026 school year. 

*Please note that funding does not cover after care hours and summer months for some families

The CPP application for the 2025-2026 school year opens October 1, 2024. 

Your child will qualify for CPP if:
Your child lives in Cambridge
Your child will be 4-years-old by August 31, 2025 

Your child may qualify for limited 3-year-old spots if:
Your child lives in Cambridge
Your child will be 3-years-old by August 31, 2025

To learn more about CPP, please visit: https://earlychildhoodcambridge.org/cpp/ or email: [email protected] 

 

Contact
Roxanne Campbell, Childcare Director (617) 661-9622 ext. 707 or [email protected]

The waitlist for the 2025-2026 school year (September 2025 start date) will open January 6, 2025. To sign up for our waitlist, please register with the link below:

REGISTER FOR WAIT LIST