VOC operates five child care centers in Holyoke and Chicopee for children ages 1-5. Our goal is to assist parents who are working, in training leading to employment, or have other special needs. We provide a complete education program, meals, opportunities for parent involvement, and after-school care (at Chicopee locations). All Center-Based classrooms are staffed by qualified Early Education teachers.
- Each center provides a full schedule of age-appropriate activities that promote child development and learning
- Activities include pre-kindergarten literacy, art, science, math, language development, large motor development and social development
- Teachers nurture children’s physical, cognitive, language and social-emotional development to ensure they are ready for school
- All classrooms follow The Creative Curriculum and Teaching Strategies GOLD
- Nutritious breakfasts, lunches and snacks are served daily
- Parents are welcome to visit and encouraged to participate in Center activities
- All Centers adhere to standards of the National Association for the Education of Young Children
General Eligibility
The Center-Based Child Care Program can serve any parent in Massachusetts who has a service need, is income eligible, and wants their child to attend one of our centers located in Chicopee or Holyoke. Parents who wish to pay privately, without a subsidy, are also welcome to participate.
New Payment Option!
Did you know you can now make your child care payment online? Check out our Make a Payment page or go directly to Tuition Express to learn more.
News
All early education programs are now open! Prior to returning to either program, you must receive confirmation from a member of our team. If you have not yet received a call, please call us at 552-1559.
Additional details are in our news section below.
VOC Child Care Programs Now Open!
All early education programs are now open! Prior to returning to either program, you must receive confirmation from a member of our team. If you have not yet received a call, please call us at 552-1559.
Additional details are in our news section below.
We are happy to announce that our child care programs are now open! The Department of Early Education and Care has released new guidelines and requirements for the reopening of child care programs that must be implemented in order to protect the health and safety of all children, families, and staff. These new guidelines include reduced classroom and program ratios that will limit the number of children we can serve at one time.
Prior to returning, you must receive confirmation from a member of our team. If you have not yet received a call, please call us at 552-1559.
Although our capacity is limited, we are able to offer you these options:
If we have space in our program, we will be happy to welcome you back.
If we do not have space in the program your child was attending prior to closure, we may be able to offer you a slot in another one of our programs.
If you are not ready to return to care yet, you can keep your child enrolled for now. If you are receiving an EEC subsidy, EEC will continue to pay us to hold your slot. (If you are receiving a subsidy, EEC will provide options later in the summer to keep your subsidy if you are not ready to return to care at that time.) You do not need to decide a return date yet and we will check in with you later in the summer. If you are not sure what to do, you may want to consider this option and take some more time to decide.
If you are sure that you want to give up your spot at our program: please know that if you terminate your subsidy and you wish to have a subsidy in the future, you will have to return to the EEC waitlist with a new application date, so we urge caution before selecting this option.
The VOC early ed department will act with vigilance in promoting overall preventative health hygiene to minimize the spread of infectious diseases within our programs, including:
Thorough handwashing and covering up coughs/sneezes.
Daily “wellness” checks of students—promptly sending students home if they show signs of illness.
Ensuring all staff and students feeling ill stay home until they recover.
Repeated cleaning of “high-touch” surfaces throughout the school day.
Reassuring children as questions and concerns regarding the virus come up.
Please continue reading below where you will find a link to our reopening plan that will explain the health and safety procedures we will be following as required by the state as well as important procedures such as drop off, pick up, masks, social distancing and more.
As always please contact us at 413-552-1559 with any questions or suggestions. We are committed to working together to ensure the health and safety of the children and families we serve.
Child Care Opening
We are happy to announce that our child care programs are now open! The Department of Early Education and Care has released new guidelines and requirements for the reopening of child care programs that must be implemented in order to protect the health and safety of all children, families, and staff. These new guidelines include reduced classroom and program ratios that will limit the number of children we can serve at one time.
Prior to returning, you must receive confirmation from a member of our team. If you have not yet received a call, please call us at 552-1559.
Although our capacity is limited, we are able to offer you these options:
If we have space in our program, we will be happy to welcome you back.
If we do not have space in the program your child was attending prior to closure, we may be able to offer you a slot in another one of our programs.
If you are not ready to return to care yet, you can keep your child enrolled for now. If you are receiving an EEC subsidy, EEC will continue to pay us to hold your slot. (If you are receiving a subsidy, EEC will provide options later in the summer to keep your subsidy if you are not ready to return to care at that time.) You do not need to decide a return date yet and we will check in with you later in the summer. If you are not sure what to do, you may want to consider this option and take some more time to decide.
If you are sure that you want to give up your spot at our program: please know that if you terminate your subsidy and you wish to have a subsidy in the future, you will have to return to the EEC waitlist with a new application date, so we urge caution before selecting this option.
The VOC early ed department will act with vigilance in promoting overall preventative health hygiene to minimize the spread of infectious diseases within our programs, including:
Thorough handwashing and covering up coughs/sneezes.
Daily “wellness” checks of students—promptly sending students home if they show signs of illness.
Ensuring all staff and students feeling ill stay home until they recover.
Repeated cleaning of “high-touch” surfaces throughout the school day.
Reassuring children as questions and concerns regarding the virus come up.
Please continue reading below where you will find a link to our reopening plan that will explain the health and safety procedures we will be following as required by the state as well as important procedures such as drop off, pick up, masks, social distancing and more.
As always please contact us at 413-552-1559 with any questions or suggestions. We are committed to working together to ensure the health and safety of the children and families we serve.
Locations
- Located at 16 Barrett Ave, Holyoke
- Serving children 15 months to 5 years
- Open 6:30 A.Mm to 5:30 P.M.
- NAEYC Accredited
- Level 3 on the QRIS (Quality Rating Improvement System)
Why is Beaudoin Village a great place to play and learn?
There are two classrooms on site: Toddler/Variable Room, providing services to children aged 15 months to 2.9 years of age. And our Preschool/Pre-K Classroom which accepts children from 2.9 to 5 years of age. Though we are a small center, we are big on family. This means we provide an educational, safe, nurturing, fun and empowering environment for children to play, learn, and grow. We are NAEYC accredited and currently at QRIS Level 3.
Cultural diversity is an important piece of our curriculum and we encourage all of our families to take part in their child's exploration and free expression of languages, cooking, music, and art as part of the classroom experience. In addition to the curriculum, we have many family-centered events throughout the year, such as: Children's birthdays, diverse cultural holidays and observances (Cinco de Mayo, Hispanic Heritage Month, Native American History Month, Black History Month, Chinese New Year, etc.). We also, throughout the years, have had silly events such as Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs Party, Ice Cream Dream Party, Pajama Jam and others. At Beaudoin Village we believe in teaching skills to your children that will give them the confidence to aim high in life.
- Located at 106 Stonina Drive, Chicopee
- Serving children 2.9 to 5 years old
- Open 6:30 A.M. to 5:30 P.M.
- NAEYC Accredited
- Level 4 on the QRIS (Quality Rating Improvement Scale), the highest level possible.
Why is Cabot Manor a great place to play and learn?
Cabot Manor Early Education and Care is a quaint 2 classroom preschool with ages ranging from 2.9 to 5 years of age. We are conveniently located directly off of 391 in the Elms College area. At our center children are provided with developmental appropriate activities while promoting social emotional development. We pride ourselves on providing a safe caring environment that fosters the whole child. We are QRIS (Quality Rating Improvement Scale) level 4 which is the highest rating you can achieve and is an indicator of a high quality program.
- Located at 334 Elm Street, Holyoke
- Serving children 12 months to 5 years
- Open 6:30 A.M. to 5:30 P.M.
- NAEYC Acredited
- Level 3 on the QRIS (Quality Rating Improvement Scale)
Why is Churchill a great place to play and learn?
Churchill Early Education and Care is a program that believes, “it takes village to raise a child”. Each person is important for the growth and development in the life of each child. We work hard on running a program that is welcoming to all. We strive to be successful and maintain a clean, warm and healthily environment.
VOC Churchill provides high-quality early education for children ages 12 months through 5 years. We use a developmentally appropriate curriculum, which focuses on all areas of development including Social Emotional, Cognitive, Physical, and Language while maintaining a safe and nurturing environmentChurchill-for-web-1a.jpg.
Our daily goal is to greet each and every child with a warm smile to help them integrate into their morning routine.
We serve a diverse community of people. Our staff comes from various cultural backgrounds, and is highly educated in the field of Early Childhood Education. As a community, we celebrate each and every child individually, using their cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
- Located at 374 Montgomery Street, Chicopee
- Serving children 2.9-12 years
- Open 6:30 A.M. to 5:30 P.M.
- After School program available
- Level 2 on the QRIS (Quality Rating Improvement Scale)
Why is Montgomery Street a great place to play and learn?
Montgomery Street Early Education and Care is a state of the art facility less than 2 years old! Licensed for 60 Preschoolers and 26 After School children, the classrooms provide ample space that meet the needs of childrens social/emotional and educational growth. Staff are warm, welcoming and engaging and provide nurturing classroom environments as well as innovative curriculum to support childrens natural curiosity of the world around them.
Our after school program services the following Chicopee Public Schools: Barry, Belcher and Streiber. Children receive homework help, engaging activities through science and technology along with language and literacy. Special guests come in on school vacations to add to the enriched curriculum. During summer vacation the school age program go on weekly field trips, work towards preventing summer reading loss through our collaboration with CLASP, and much more.
- Mt-Carmel-for-web-2.jpgLocated at 35 Mt. Carmel Ave, Chicopee
- Serving children 12 months to 12 years
- Open 6:30 A.M. to 5:30 P.M.
- NAEYC Accredited
- Level 4 on the QRIS (Quality Rating Improvement Scale), the highest rating possible
Why is Mt. Carmel a great place to play and learn?
Mt Carmel Early Education and Care center provides care to 120 children ages 12 months - 12 years. We have 17 amazing, highly qualified educators who provide quality educational learning activities throughout the day. Children have the opportunity to experience Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, and Literacy each day along with gross motor activities inside and outside. Our group child care center is NAEYC accredited and QRIS Level 4.
Our after school program was the first in the state to reach QRIS Level 4 (Quality Rating Improvement Scale), which is the highest rating you can achieve and is an indicator of a high quality program. We service three of the Chicopee Public Schools: Bowie, Fairview, and Stefanik. Children receive homework help, engaging activities through science and technology along with language and literacy. Special guests come in on school vacations to add to the enriched curriculum. During summer vacation the school age program go on weekly field trips, daily trips to the community pool for swimming, work towards preventing summer reading loss through our collaboration with CLASP, and much more.
