The Kiddie Lodge

Specialties

We are an early childhood education center dedicated to the enrichment of children ages 15 months to Kindergarten. Our mission is to provide a warm, nurturing «home away from home» that is student centered and family friendly, all while at the same time giving individual attention to the development of the whole child in an environment that is loving, respectful, accepting, tolerant, yet, challenges all children to realize their fullest potential.

We provide continuity in the curriculum of 4 grade levels for children 15 months to age 6. It has been voted «Best of the Best Child Care Center» for twelve consecutive years by National Independent Survey and 2014 Readers Choice Awards for Framingham and region.

Our staff includes teachers, a director, an assistant, and nurse consultant. We encourage continued education and offer many in-​house seminars as well as welcoming faculty to provide staff training. Each staff member is certified in First Aid and CPR.

We are licensed for an enrollment of 61 children, the lodge is certified by the state. We also granted QRIS level 3 rating by the state, a level only 2% of child care facilities hold presently.

In Framingham, MA, you can rest easy when you call on The Kiddie Lodge to look after your child in your absence.

History

Established in 1955.

The Kiddie lodge, an early childhood education center on 27 Cherry Street, Framingham, is celebrating its 60^th year in business with the addition of a new preschool classroom. The school was started in 1955 by Anita Lockerby when she opened four classrooms with four teachers in one wing of her colonial home on her four acre property. After her death Dick Wyman and Steve Greenwald acquired her estate in the early 1980s. Since that time the facility has undergone major renovations, including the addition of four classrooms and three large playgrounds, overlooking their pond, while maintaining the historic features of the property and building. MaryEllen Wyman, the current on site owner/​director, has more than 35 years of experience as an educator/​administrator