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Ashburnham Westminster Regional School District

serving the communities of Ashburnham and Westminster Massachusetts

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Early Childhood Programs

Early Childhood Program Types

 

Definitions:

Coordinated Family and Community Engagement (CFCE) Services: locally based programs serving families with children birth through school age (e.g. parent/child playgroups, parent-child activities).

 

Parent Child Home Program (PCHP):  home visiting model program funded through the Department of Early Education and Care.

 

Licensed Family Childcare:  refers to EEC licensed child care in a group setting in a home.   It may include care in the home of a family member, if the provider is both a relative and an EEC licensed child care provider providing care to children from multiple families.

 

Center-Based Care: refers to care for children in a group setting, including public and private preschools, Head Start, day care centers, and integrated public preschools.