123 Rowley Hill Road, Sterling, Massachusetts 01564, United States
About Us
Our School History
Sterling Nursery School, Inc. is a unique Education and Childcare Center providing exceptional services since June 1967. Established by Emery & Kathleen Patten, the school continues to be owned and operated by the next generation of the Patten Family. Darlene Patten Louchart has been the Director of Sterling Nursery School since 1991, involved in all programs and meeting the needs of our families.
Our Staff Longevity and Teacher Excellence
We uniquely pride ourselves in a teaching team that is highly qualified in education and experience with children, keeping current within professional development in early childhood education. Staff longevity at Sterling Nursery School is both unique and highly valued.
Philosophy
Our goal is to provide a unique, individualized learning environment that fosters each child's potential for growth and confidence that endures for the future education and personal development of all children.
Our Classroom Teacher to Child Ratio enables teachers to provide attention to each individual child, embrace each child's unique personality, learning style and emotional and education needs. These ratios vary according to the ages of children and size or classrooms, keeping within regulation ratio standards.
Program Options
We provide quality education and childcare for toddlers, preschool, kindergarten, school age, and children with special needs, including Autism Spectrum Disorder. Our priority is providing all children a safe and loving environment incorporating all areas of development; social emotional, physical, and cognitive domains.
Our Exceptional School Curriculum follows the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care Guidelines for Preschool Learning Experiences, as well as the Massachusetts Early Learning Guidelines for Infants and Toddlers. For more information on standards you can visit www.mass.gov/eec.
License
Sterling Nursery School, Inc. is licensed by the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) - EEC is a state agency that is responsible for licensing all early education and child care programs. EEC supports high quality education programs that reflect the commonwealth, strengthen families, and help children learn and grow physically, socially, emotionally, and educationally. We meet and exceed all EEC regulations and requirements.
Our Facility
We have a spacious, fresh and inviting learning environment, with materials and centers conducive for each age group. Our building is designed with handicapped accessible classrooms and playgroups. A large main room is shared for gross motor and large group activities and active indoor play.
Classrooms are set up to naturally promote cognitive, physical, and social emotional development. Each individual classroom provides large group, small group and individual opportunities which include; play centers, circle and gathering times, snack and lunch, and recess, as well as rest times for full day students. Children move through classrooms investigating, exploring, and experiencing according to age and overall readiness, which is determined through careful observation and assessment of growth and development.
Outdoor Adventure
Our vast outside play area is well equipped and fully fenced in a quiet country setting. There are two main areas, one for preschool and one for school age children in a natural landscape of grass and trees with opportunities for exploration, discovery, and organized activities.
Our school uniquely has a spacious, fully fenced playground which is available for all age groups to enjoy in every season for social and physical growth based activities. This provides a natural outdoor area ready for learning and discovery, with trees, grass, sandboxes and structures. Outside games enhance physical growth and health, as well as social, play, and communication opportunities to foster and develop friendships.