Mission Statement
At Westford Preschool and Kindergarten, we believe parents are a child's first teachers. We look forward to working with families to provide a safe, nurturing, and accepting environment in which children can thrive as they make the transition from home to wider social and academic settings. Guided play fosters the ability to cooperate in a group, take turns, speak, listen, share, and self regulate which is the foundation that children need to learn academic skills. These social interaction skills are the most important factor in school readiness. We build self-confidence through careful modeling, questioning and guidance. Our goal is to help children see themselves as problem-solvers, risk takers, and capable learners and to give them a successful start to school.
Our Curriculum
It is our goal to foster the cognitive and creative potential of every child in a stimulating environment. We provide a developmentally appropriate curriculum in an academic setting following the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care Curriculum Guidelines. The program's curriculum and teaching methods are grounded in the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) principles of child development.