The Center for Early Education | Since 1939

Where Children Come First

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Educating the Whole Child

Our mission to develop joyful, resilient, lifelong learners inspires everything we do.

Our Curriculum

Learning that Lasts a Lifetime

The Center’s curricular programs, from toddler through sixth grade, are designed with students’ developmental ages and stages in mind so that we can meet children where they are, and nurture them as they grow.
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Our Core Values

We bring our Core Values to life through intentional community and purposeful discovery.

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  • Caring

  • Honesty

  • Inclusion

  • Responsibility

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An Environment That Brings Learning to Life

Our campus has evolved on the same site on Alfred Street since 1945. Our modern classrooms and community spaces are designed to reflect a flexible, interconnected approach to learning.
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Your Journey Starts Here

At The Center, our mission guides everything that we do. We graduate students who are joyful, resilient, lifelong learners, and we focus on the importance of each day of this wonderful journey.
The Center for Early Education, a socio-economically and culturally diverse independent school for children, toddlers through grade six, strives to graduate students who are joyful, resilient, lifelong learners. The Center embraces a philosophy of education that combines a nurturing, inclusive learning environment with an increasingly challenging academic program that addresses the developmental needs of each child.
Independent school for children, toddlers through grade six.  
The Center for Early Education is committed to building and sustaining a community that is free from discrimination of any kind. The Center for Early Education admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.