Weston Wing is a non-profit nursery school/child care center licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care. The Center is located at 313 North Avenue (Route 117) in Weston, with six large, bright rooms and a spacious, protected outdoor play area. Parents may enroll their children for three, four, or five days per week, choosing the morning nursery school schedule or an extended day program. Parents of young toddlers have the additional option to choose a two day morning, extended day, or full day program. Weston Wing enrolls 78 children per day.
Weston Wing is dedicated to the emotional, social, physical, and intellectual growth of children. The teachers appreciate each child as an individual with a unique personality, learning style, and potential. They understand that a positive self-image is essential for learning and for successful social interaction. Their responsibility is to provide a developmentally based curriculum coupled with stimulation, direction, encouragement and love in a warm, secure, and nurturing environment.
The character of the Center has been shaped by the core of staff members who have worked together for many years. The director, Ione Nauseda, taught at the Center for nine years before becoming director in 1988. Five of the teachers have worked at the Center for over five years.
In each class, the teachers encourage the development of appropriate skills through songs, stories, games, free play, and other activities. In the pre-kindergarten classes, the program of cognitive learning follows a more structured curriculum, suited to the more advanced abilities of the children.
Being a parent is a wonderful, demanding and sometimes difficult job. Weston Wing is committed to providing support and encouragement to parents as they deal with the daily challenges and demands of raising their children.
Parents may call for an appointment to visit the Center with their child and meet with the director. After the initial interview, a non-refundable application fee is required to hold a place in a class or on a waiting list. If the child is accepted into the class, the parents will be asked to sign a tuition contract indicating the hours their child will attend. At this time, they will also be required to submit a one-time deposit to be used as part of an in-house revolving loan fund. When the child leaves the Center, the deposit will be returned to the parents within 60 days.
Weston Wing is open daily year-round, with the exception of major holidays, the week from Christmas Eve through New Year’s, the week before Labor Day, and any Weston Public School “snow days.” Hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. during the school year, and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. during the summer.
During the school year, from Labor Day until the last week of June, the Center has six morning classes, each taught by two experienced teachers. The 2’s classes contain no more than nine children each day; each 3’s class contains 12-14 children; each pre-kindergarten class contains 16 children. The number of children enrolled in the after school kindergarten enrichment program is determined yearly. During the summer, children can enroll in the camp program.
Weston Wing does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, cultural heritage,
political beliefs, marital status, disabilities, national origin or sexual orientation.
