The Children’s Cottage Experience

Our center is entirely supported by tuition fees. We strive to pay our teachers competitive wages and offer benefits to those who stay with us, thus giving your children continuity of care. Teachers do some of the most crucial teaching and confidence building, guiding children through their first set of social skills, building and honoring friendships,  manners, and potty learning.  We have some of the best teacher to child ratios in the area, and this means that we can give each child the one-on-one attention and creative open ended curriculum that they need in order to thrive and grow and learn in preparation for Kindergarten and a lifetime of learning. Our teachers are loving, attentive, flexible,and observant. The care that they give to our children is based on constant observation and teachers are always working to adjust their teaching styles to best meet the needs of the children that we serve.

When you are a part of the children’s cottage family, you get a community of people who care for and about your child. Every caregiver brings unique talents and strengths to the classroom, and the group care setting gives your child access to this wealth of experiences. Your child receives reliable, heartfelt, loving, and attentive care; weekly Facebook postings about classroom activities, and personalized communications about your child!

As your child grows from infancy to preschool send-off, their needs change and our care for them changes accordingly. At each step of the way, Children’s Cottage community is here to support you and celebrate your child’s development together with your family!

In the Sprouts Baby classroom, our small primary care groups build a sense of secure attachment and the confidence to go out into the larger world and explore as they become toddlers. Our support of attachment parenting and breastfeeding ensures that your bond with your child is strengthened and you are supported as you transition back to work.

In the Saplings Toddler classroom, children begin to see themselves within a larger group, to build social skills and follow routines and grow their minds with interesting and ever changing art and movement activities. As they transition from one center to the next, they are surrounded by familiar faces and supported through the transition by teacher Mary, and myself: familiar faces at both sites. These toddlers move on to become more adept at those social skills that they have already gained. They have access to even more nature and opportunity for small and large motor development. Music, movement, and joyous play are all part of a day at Children’s Cottage.  

Children’s Cottage: developing a lifelong love of learning through play!