TCC's 25th Anniversary is coming up in 2011! For more information, please click on "25th Reunion" tab on the left.
The Transportation Children's Center (TCC) provides quality care for young children. Our state-of-the-art facility is located in the Massachusetts Transportation Building, directly across from the Boston Public Gardens and the Theater District. Nestled safely within the courtyard of the Transportation Building is our fully equipped fenced-in outdoor play deck where the children enjoy a variety of fresh air activities. We offer excellent teacher-child ratios, and our teachers are educated, experienced, and nurturing childcare professionals.
The beautifully designed and well-equipped center provides a stimulating and nurturing environment for children ages 12 months through 6 years. TCC gives first priority to state employees and transportation-related authorities, and is also available to Transportation Building employees and children whose parents work or live in the adjacent neighborhoods or community. TCC provides two-day, three-day, four-day and five-day programs, all on a full-day basis. Financial assistance is available to families of state employees and transportation related authorities who qualify.
NAEYC Accredited
TCC has been awarded NAEYC Accreditation through the reinvented NAEYC system effective November 30, 2007 through November 30, 2012. The NAEYC Accreditation system has set voluntary professional standards for programs for young children since 1985. As of September 2006, the Association's revised program standards and criteria have introduced a new level of quality, accountability, and service for parents and children in child care programs. The new standards reflect the latest research and best practices in early childhood education and development.
The Transportation Children's Center's NAEYC Accreditation is a sign that we are a leader in a national effort to invest in high-quality early childhood education, and to help give all children a better start.
To renew the NAEYC Accreditation with its new requirements, TCC went through an extensive self-study process, measuring the program and its services against the ten new NAEYC Early Childhood Program Standards and more than 400 related Accreditation criteria. TCC's program received accreditation after an on-site visit by NAEYC Assessors to ensure that our program meets each of the ten NAEYC program standards. "The new NAEYC Accreditation system raises the bar for preschools, child care centers and other early childhood programs" said Mark Ginsberg, Ph.D., Executive Director of NAEYC.
The NAEYC Accreditation system was established in 1985 to set professional standards for early childhood education, and to help families identify high-quality preschools, child care centers and other early education programs.
As a prospective parent, we hope you will visit our program to gain a better understanding of why TCC was one of the first programs in the country to be awarded NAEYC Accreditation through the NAEYC reinvented system.
To learn more about the benefits NAEYC Accredited programs for families, please visit http://www.naeyc.org/families
What’s New
We are currently accepting applications for 2010-2011. With 24 years of early childhood education experience, we offer Pre-Kindergarten, Preschool and Toddler programs. For more information or to schedule a tour, please call Laurie Morelli or Elise Green at 617-973-8200 or email laurie.morelli@transportationchildrenscenter.org.
