Infant, Toddler and Preschool Programs

Circle of Friends offers a variety of childcare programming options with care available from 7:30am to 5:30pm. We also offer a variety of Preschool experiences including full day care, school year morning program and extended day options. Programming Options are detailed below.

pink  Infant Care:
Circle of Friends provides infant care to children between the age of eight weeks and fifteen months.  We have programming options of 7 hours, 9 hours and full day on a two, three, four or five day schedule.

bluebox Toddler Care:
Circle of Friends provides Toddler care for children between the ages of fifteen months and three years of age. We have two Toddler Classrooms; The Penguin Classroom enrolls children between the ages of thirteen months up to two years of age. The Ladybug Classroom enrolls children between the ages of two to three years of age.
We have programming options of 7 hours, 9 hours and full day on a two, three, four or a five day schedule.

green Preschool:
Circle of Friends offers a variety of Preschool experiences for children between the ages of 2.9 years of age to 5 years of age. We offer a full day, full year program, a ten month program, a morning school year program with the option of extended day as well as blended schedules which includes a combination of the above named programs.
Although we have several different programming options in the Preschool Program, children are grouped based on age and development and not by the program they are enrolled.

orange Full Day Full Year Program:
Is a full day care preschool program that enrolls for a 9 hour or full day option on a two (Tuesday,Thursday), three (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday) or five day schedule.

purple Ten Month Program:
Is a full day care preschool program that enrolls from September 5th to June 30th. This program offers a 9 hour and full day option on a two (Tuesday,Thursday), three (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) or five day schedule.

red  School Year Program:
Is a half day Preschool program where children attend on a school year calendar (with vacations similar to the Framingham Public School calendar) from 9am to 12pm. Typically the school year begins during the first week of September and concludes during the first week of June. During the school year this program observes the traditional school vacation weeks (the week between Christmas and New Year’s, February and April vacation weeks). The program offers a two (Tuesday,Thursday), three (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) and five day schedule. Our Kindergarten Readiness Program (Pre-K) enrolls on a three (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) or five day program.
If you are enrolled in our School Year Program there is the option of enrolling in our Extended Day Program which offers extended day care hours before school (prior to 9am) or in the afternoon to 2:30pm, 3:30pm or 5:30pm.

dkblueBlended Schedule Program:
Is a program tailored to meet the needs of each family and can include a combination of any of the above named programs.