First Light Child Development Center Inc

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First Light Child Development Center Inc We respect each child’s play as being their “work”. Each classrooms pace is not hurried or rushed. Teachers support the children in making choices independently.

Our goal at First Light Child Development Center is to enrich the lives of children, their families and the community we all live in by empowering the children in supportive ways and fostering a positive sense of self. Above all else, we respect the child as an active learner, making sense of the world around them and help them to;

· Feel good about his/her self
· Develop self control and learn non-violent conflict resolution, (problem solving skills)
· Communicate his/her feelings
· Make meaningful choices and develop his/her own interests
· Feel comfortable collaborating among their peers and making friends
· Learn good coping skills

All in an atmosphere inspired from the beauty, nature and respect of the “Reggio philosophy.”

We believe children learn best through their “play experiences” by exploring, questioning and researching their environment to make sense of the world around them. Because of this, each classroom is arranged with furniture and other materials to encourage active learning, independence, and cooperative play. Children have time to relax and explore the environment, selecting activities independently and enjoying daily routines. The use of many expressive “languages” to represent ideas, questions, and learning, such as clay, paint, dramatic play, music, graphic art materials and many more are evident in both classroom environments. This helps children learn how to manipulate equipment, art materials, and other resources in a caring, appropriate and independent way. Children and educators work in constructing knowledge together through exploring and problem solving. The emergent curriculum and small group work time is focused on the interests of the children and teachers collaboratively, thus making the education learned more meaningful, worth exploring for children, and helps foster a love of learning. The voices of children, parents and teachers are made visible through various forms of documentation (Reflection panels, paintings, letter’s, etc.) Communication and collaboration among the three partners of education—children, parents, and teachers is held at the highest level of respect. We always welcome parents to visit, share, and be involved in whatever part of the program they can and would like to be part of.

Today we celebrated our friend turning 3 with yummy treats! 🥳
10/08/2026

Today we celebrated our friend turning 3 with yummy treats! 🥳

Music class with Joyce was so much fun today! We sang songs, danced around the classroom, played drums and passed instru...
10/08/2026

Music class with Joyce was so much fun today! We sang songs, danced around the classroom, played drums and passed instruments!

The preschoolers enjoyed spending some time observing the butterflies before teacher Lena released them today!
10/07/2026

The preschoolers enjoyed spending some time observing the butterflies before teacher Lena released them today!

Today at circle the preschoolers read Starting Life: Butterfly by Claire Llewelyn! After reading the book, each child we...
10/07/2026

Today at circle the preschoolers read Starting Life: Butterfly by Claire Llewelyn! After reading the book, each child went to the table to create their own monarch butterfly. Using paint on one half of the butterfly, it was so fun to press against the other side and open it up to reveal their full butterfly!

Today teacher Lena released two more monarch butterflies!
10/07/2026

Today teacher Lena released two more monarch butterflies!

Today the toddlers used pompoms and white paint to create fluffy cloud pictures! ☁️☁️☁️☁️
10/07/2026

Today the toddlers used pompoms and white paint to create fluffy cloud pictures!
☁️☁️☁️☁️

10/07/2026
Today Pia, our Island Grown Schools Gardening teacher came to visit us. She shared the life cycle of apple trees and bro...
10/06/2026

Today Pia, our Island Grown Schools Gardening teacher came to visit us. She shared the life cycle of apple trees and brought with her apples grown on the island for the children to taste! 🍏🍎🍏🍎🍏

Today Pia, our Island Grown Schools Gardening teacher came to visit us. She shared the life cycle of apple trees and bro...
10/06/2026

Today Pia, our Island Grown Schools Gardening teacher came to visit us. She shared the life cycle of apple trees and brought with her apples grown on the island for the children to taste! 🍎🍏🍎🍏🍎

Today the preschoolers were so excited to find that so many of our chrysalises hatched into butterflies over the weekend...
10/05/2026

Today the preschoolers were so excited to find that so many of our chrysalises hatched into butterflies over the weekend! During free play, we took our butterfly enclosure to the table and, in small groups, drew our observations of our butterflies.

Address

66 William Street
Vineyard Haven, MA
02568

Opening Hours

Monday 7:30am - 4pm
Tuesday 7:30am - 4pm
Wednesday 7:30am - 4pm
Thursday 7:30am - 4pm
Friday 7:30am - 4pm

Telephone

(508) 693-0660

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