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THE KIDS PLACE INC.
2149 Boston Road, Wilbraham, MA 01095 (413) 596-9509; www.thekidsplace.org
SQUARE ONE
1095 Main St., Floor 2, Springfield, MA 01103 (413) 732-5183; www.startatsquareone.org
CHILDREN’S HOUSE INC.
720 Wilbraham Road, Springfield, MA 01109 (413) 782-4448; www.childrenshouseinc.org
ROOTS LEARNING CENTER
1029 North Road, Westfield MA 01085; (413) 538-4186 217 Root Road, Westfield, MA 01085; (413) 562-1767 www.rootslearningcenter.com
OPEN ARMS CHILD CARE CENTER
568 College Highway, Southwick, MA 01077 (413) 569-5151; www.myopenarms.com
NEW BEGINNINGS CHILDCARE CENTER
Springfield Partners for Community Action
721 State St., Springfield, MA 01109
(413) 263-6500; www.springfieldpartnersinc.com
MITTINEAGUE METHODIST COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL
800 Amostown Road, West Springfield, MA 01089 (413) 736-2770; www.mmpskids.com
ALL ABOUT LEARNING, LLC
7 Pomeroy Lane, Amherst, MA 01003
(413) 256-0013; www.allaboutlearningmass.com
CENTER
EARLY EDUCATION & CHILD CARE FACILITIES
RANKED BY CAPACITY
HOLYOKE/CHICOPEE/SPRINGFIELD HEAD START INC.
30 Madison Ave., Springfield, MA 01105 (413) 788-6522; www.hcsheadstart.org
VALLEY OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL
300 High St., Holyoke, MA 01040
35 Mount Carmel Ave., Chicopee, MA 01013 (413) 552-1559; www.valleyopp.com
GIGGLE GARDENS
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6:30 or 7 a.m.
to 5:30 p.m. (times vary by location)
6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
6:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
8:15 a.m. to 3 p.m. (before and after care available until 5:30 p.m.)
7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Full-day/full-year, part-day/school year, and migrant Head Start and early Head Start programming to eligible children and families living in the Greater Springfield area, including Holyoke, Chicopee, and Ludlow; new Child & Family Center at 145 Union St., Springfield, is a partnership with MGM Springfield
Seven centers in Holyoke and Chicopee; 103 licensed family child-care homes throughout Hampden County; comprehensive services for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-age children
Educational programs; lessons tailored to each child’s unique learning
style; daily activities include singing, dance, reading, outdoor play, social development, story time, games, large and fine motor-skill development, circle time, counting, cooking, letter recognition, character-building activities
Educational programs; infant, toddler, and preschool; after-school and before- school programs; cameras allow parents to view class remotely; summer camp
Full-day and part-day options; active learning centers; group circle activities; multi-media art projects; active indoor and outdoor play
Montessori early education for 3 months through grade 6, featuring classrooms designed to support child development and a curriculum that integrates music, art, life skills, outdoor time, PE, Spanish, and more
Educational programs; infant, toddler, and preschool; after-school and before- school programs; cameras allow parents to view class remotely; summer camp
Capacity includes Springfield site in addition to Longmeadow location; educational programs include reading-ready programs and Kelsy’s Learning Adventures in Longmeadow
affect your educational assistance program or any other programs, deductions, or credits, please feel free to reach out for detailed tax advice. u
Keara Moulton is an associate at the Holyoke-based accounting firm Meyers Brothers Kalicka, P.C.
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Janis Santos
Mark Leonas Rae-Ann Rogers
Kelly Trudeau
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Jenn McGowan
Kelly Edreich
Deb Stasiowski
Lacie Collins (Springfield) Sarah Newton (Longmeadow)
627 State St., Springfield, MA 01109 (413) 439-0391; www.gigglegardens.com
PLAYFUL MINDS
999 Memorial Dr., Chicopee, MA 01020 (413) 593-6300; www.playfulminds.com
SPRINGFIELD JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER
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1160 Dickinson St., Springfield, MA 01108 (413) 739-4715; www.springfieldjcc.org
AMHERST MONTESSORI SCHOOL
12 27 Pomeroy Lane, Amherst, MA 01002
(413) 253-3101; www.amherstmontessori.org
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74 Walnut St., Springfield, MA 01105
(413) 734-6300; www.choosebrightfutures.org
KINDERCARE
16 28DwightRoad.,Longmeadow,MA01106;(413)567-9264 201 Cooley St., Springfield, MA 01128; (413) 783-2323 www.kindercare.com
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ever, the Lifetime Learning Credit is limited to a maxi- mum of $2,000 per return and is non-refundable. In other words, the employee could use the credit to pay any tax owed, but they wouldn’t receive any of the tax credit back as a refund.
This credit is also phased out completely if the employee has an adjusted gross income over $69,000 as a single filer or $138,000 if married filing jointly.
Moreover, the Student Loan Interest Deduction is limited to $2,500 and is eliminated by a phaseout if adjusted gross income is more than $85,000. With the income limits in place on the credits and deductions currently available to individual students and stu- dent-loan borrowers, this expansion to Section 127 has the potential to benefit a broader base of employ- ees than the credits and deductions.
If you have any questions about how this might
CAPACITY AND AGES
1,000
4 weeks to 5 years
872
4 weeks to 8 years; some school age
751
Infant, toddler, pre-school, and school age
500
(1,500 families in early learning)
4 weeks to 12 years
250
8 weeks to 13 years
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8 weeks to 7 years
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Infant to 12 years
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4 weeks to 5 years
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6 weeks to 5 years
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6 weeks to 12 years
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3 months to grade 6
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1 month to 5 years
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6 weeks to 10 years
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33 months to 6 years or until KG
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6 weeks to 6 years (Springfield)
6 weeks to 5 years (Longmeadow)
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2 months to preschool
HOURS
6 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (hours vary by location)
7a.m.to5p.m.
Center hours vary
9a.m.to5p.m.
7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
7a.m.to6p.m.
6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesday to Friday, 9 a.m. to
1 p.m.
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
ADMINI- STRATOR
Uriah Rodriguez
Scott Peterson
Alisha White
Pamela Flowers
Stephanie Anderson Becky King Grace Johnson
Kathie Couture
Iris Valentin Tabitha Desplaines
Suzanne Schneider
Melissa Wilder
SERVICES
YMCA OF GREATER SPRINGFIELD
1500 Main St., Springfield, MA 01115 (413) 739-6955; www.springfieldy.org
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4 weeks to 12 years; teens uptoage18
Year-round educational programs at 19 locations in Springfield, Chicopee, and Wilbraham; scholarships available
Early education and care; year-round program; capacity includes sites in Wilbraham, Springfield, West Springfield, East Longmeadow, Westfield, and Holyoke
Center-based child care and family-based child care; emphasis in family-support care
Educational programs; provides lunch and snacks for children; one Holyoke and two Springfield sites
Infant program; toddler and preschool program; pre-kindergarten program; developmentally appropriate curriculum
Year-round care; Christian curriculum; educational programs; infant, toddler, preschool, and pre-K; before- and after-school programs; remote cameras; indoor and outdoor playscapes; weekly enrichments; library with reading specialist on staff; flexible schedules; military and corporate discounts
Year-round care; licensed by the Mass. Department of Early Education and Care; currently expanding
Full developmental curriculum
Educational programs for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers; individual attention; weekly progress reports monitor growth and development of all students; specific goals for each child
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