The Children's Meetinghouse, Inc.
at Middlesex School
1400 Lowell Road
Concord, Massachusetts 01742
phone: 978.371.0678
e-mail: thechildrensmeetinghouse@hotmail.com

The Children's Meetinghouse (TCM) of Concord, Massachusetts is an Infant/Toddler program and Preschool that has been providing enriching experiences to young children for more than 20 years.

All full-time teachers have a degree in early-childhood education and have substantial experience in early childhood education and child development. Professional staff participate regularly in weekly meetings, seminars, workshops and advanced study.

At TCM, we value emergent curriculum. Teachers watch and listen to the children, drawing out their interests, which can range from social or emotional issues (e.g. fears and worrying) to more concrete, content-oriented topics (e.g. dinosaurs, architecture, fairies). The teachers then meet regularly for team planning time to share their perceptions, plan units and develop lesson plans. Teachers also have weekly planning time when they work individually to compile students' portfolios, write reports and research topics generated by the students. Emergent curriculum allows teachers and children to become partners in the learning process.

Here's what alumni families have to say about the quality of the experience at TCM

Ella was more than ready for kindergarten. At her first parent/teacher conference, her teacher said, Ella is a model citizen for all kindergarteners to reach.

My kids both learned how to make and keep (!) friends at TCM. TCM encouraged their curiosity especially about nature. When my kids left TCM, they were comfortable with all the self-care routines, including managing all that bulky snow gear. My kids learned to love school at TCM.