A Happy Healthy Start Daycare & Preschool, Rochester

A Happy Healthy Start is an eco-friendly childcare in Rochester Mass. We are a play based, nature focused child care that has career teachers, amazing new home like facility and much more! Our philosophy is based on five key principles; trust, environment, play, exploration & interactions and family engagement. Building basic trust in a child to be an initiator, an explorer and a self learner. Trust is essential in developing good judgement and security. We provide a physically safe, cognitively challenging and emotionally nurturing environment with consistent and clearly defined limits to ensure safety. Play is a huge focus as play is how children learn, play is their “work”. We allow for uninterrupted play and allow it to unfold. The teachers will observe and scaffold their learning and when invited will participate in child’s exploration and discovery. We encourage and develop play where the child is an active participant rather then a passive recipient and learn through exploration and interactions. We allow them the freedom to explore and interact with other children. Children learn so much from other children all while learning how to respect others needs and rights and what boundaries people have. And we strive to build relationships with families that support family wellbeing, support strong relationships between parents and their children, nurture ongoing learning and developing for both the parent and the child. Call us today for more information.