Registration Information

Menotomy Preschool

12 Mill Brook Drive

Arlington, MA 02176

(781) 316-3698

 

 

Dear Prospective Families, 

 

Thank you for your interest in Menotomy Preschool.  We are thrilled to share our 2024-25 program description and lottery process with families. 

 

Program Description

 

Menotomy Preschool is an integrated program for children with and without disabilities in the town of Arlington.   All children are provided with the opportunity to learn and grow in an inclusive, diverse learning environment.  All classrooms are multi-age in design.(3-5 years)  Our teachers are licensed in early childhood and special education and provide individualized instruction to best meet the needs of each child in their classroom.  Related service providers (speech pathologist, occupational therapist and social worker) spend time weekly in each classroom working with all students. By providing accommodations and offering challenges where appropriate, all children will progress on their own path.  All students engage in developmentally appropriate activities throughout the school day to promote social, language, emotional, cognitive and motor development. 

 

It is important to note that MPS is not a traditional preschool or daycare. As an integrated preschool, our primary goal is to serve the needs of the students with disabilities in Arlington.  All students have the benefit of classrooms with highly qualified and certified teaching and related service staff while learning in an inclusive and supportive environment. 

 

Menotomy Preschool offers full- and half-day options to our students.  Students must be 3 years but not older than 5 years of age by August 31, 2024 to begin in September. Please be advised that we do not plan a traditional nap time in our full-day schedule.  All full-day students will have a rest time daily, lasting no more than 30 minutes.  If your child requires more than the 30-minute rest time, we ask that you choose a half day schedule.   

 

Lottery Information

 

Our returning students will be placed in their programs first for the upcoming school year, as well as siblings of returning families. 

 

We hold our lottery for new families starting in February. We have already completed the lottery for the 2024-2025 school year. Click here to be added to our waitlist for the 2024-2025 school year.

 

Click here to receive information when it is available about the lottery for the 2025-2026 school year.

 

If you have any questions please contact me in the preschool main office at 781-316-3698 or [email protected].  

Thank you,

 

Joyce Schlenger, Early Childhood Coordinator