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MARY JOHNSON CHILDREN'S CENTER

Early Childhood

Mary Johnson Children’s Center is a NAEYC accredited program located in Middlebury Vermont that has been servicing
the community since 1970.

The Early Childhood Program is housed in a renovated and expanded 19th century farmhouse that reflects the Center’s belief in the importance of beauty, light, the environment and natural materials in the lives of young children. The Center’s early childhood program serves children from 3 months to 5 years. Staff and children “loop” together, thus children are with the same core staff members throughout their years at the Center. Families may choose a three, four or five day program.

The Center’s programs are not conventional or fixed, but support the importance of play and evolve depending upon the interests of children, teachers and families. We believe that parents are the experts on their children. We believe that teachers are collaborators, researchers and nurturers who are dedicated to supporting children and parents. We believe in the extraordinary capability and intelligence of children. We believe in children’s ability to construct their own knowledge. As a school, we believe in making visible and giving voice to the rich potential and talent of children, and in the right of all children to have an environment where this talent and potential is respected and nourished.

School Hours

Families may choose a three, four or five day program.

Infants (3 months to 18 months)

8:15 a.m. - 4:15 p.m.

Toddler (18 months to 30 months)

7:45 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Preschool (30 months and older)

7:45 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.

Classrooms

Classroom

Age

Rumblebuffins

3 months- 18 months

Dawntreaders

18 months - 30 months

Caspia

30 months - 3 1/2 years

Narnia

3 years - 4 years

Thunderdragons

4 years - 5 years

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(802) 388-2853

81 Water Street
Middlebury, Vermont 05753

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In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity. Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by: mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or email: Program.Intake@usda.gov This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

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