The Ridge Hill School
Preschool in Southampton, MA 01073
The Ridge Hill School is a private early childhood center. Children may attend educational programs and receive child care services. The school is open from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily. The school consists of two spacious indoor classrooms and an outdoor play area. Total enrollment is limited to 44 children. The student teacher ratio ranges from 8:1 to 9:1. We are licensed for childcare through the Massachusetts Office for Children. We often have student teachers and interns involved in the classroom. The warmth, rapport and expertise of our staff is an important aspect of our program.
The schools philosophy emphasizes a child-centered developmental approach. Children participate in both child-selected and teacher-planned activities. Our goals are to keep children safe and healthy in an attractive and stimulating environment while providing a program which is individualized to meet each childs needs and developmental level. Most important is the fact that all of this takes place in an atmosphere in which each childs self-esteem is put first. Building self-esteem is the goal of interactions between child and caregiver, the curriculum, and even daily routines such as snack and clean-up.
- Child Ages:
- 2.5 years - 5 years
- Rates:
- $$$
- Licenses & Accreditations:
- Massachusetts Department of Early Education & Care
- Special Needs:
- Speech/Language
- Preschool:
- Yes
- Children per Teacher:
- Infant: -/-, Toddler: -/-, Pre k: 9/1, Afterschool: -/-
- Hours of Operation:
- Monday-Friday 7:30 AM-5:00 PM
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The Ridge Hill School welcomes families of all faiths, creeds, ethnic origin, marital status or disability to its programs. The programs of the School arise from a common desire for excellence in meeting the needs of children and their families for nurturing, growth and development, relationships and understanding.
While the Ridge Hill School operates programs which are individual in their goals and objectives, each program forms its specific aims within the context of these principals.
The Ridge Hill School encourages children to choose freely from a wide range of play and learning experiences, and in doing so, help them to recgonize, understand and express their own emotions as well as to sympathize with the emotions of others.
We believe
That the home is the most important factor in a childs development. We will always strive to support and complement the family in order to promote the healthy development of children and parents.
That the dignity and worth of each child and family is important
That loving, trusting and respecting each child makes that child capable of loving, trusting and respecting others.
That each child should be helped to have a positive self-image
That it is important to meet each childs needs for physical, social,emotional and intellectual growth
That the needs of children change as they grow
That programs must respond in content and structure by using the best techniques in human development
That children deserve a nurturing, safe and happy environment which promotes their natural curiosity and desire to learn
That children deserve to have teachers who are capable and caring and whose values enable them to be excellent role models Children will be accepted regardless of race, creed, national origin, sex, marital status or religion.
