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Looking for Kindergarten? Contact us now -- we have available spots starting September 2008!
Who We Are
Center Overview
For thirty-four years, Brown/Fox Point Early Childhood Education Center has provided a high quality full-day preschool and kindergarten program to families that live, work, or study in our community. Formed in 1973 by Brown University and the Fox Point Neighborhood Association, we incorporated as an independent non-profit agency in 1979.
Brown/Fox Point…
- houses one classroom for three-year-olds, two pre-Kindergarten classrooms for four-year-olds, and one Kindergarten classroom
- provides a nutritious breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snack daily for all children
- offers tuition assistance to a significant percentage of families in need
- serves families from across the greater Providence area who represent the racial, ethnic, linguistic, socio-economic, and familial diversity of our community
Brown/Fox Point…
- has been accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) since 1996
- receives utilities and use of our school building from Brown University
- currently receives generous funding from the United Way
- is licensed by the Rhode Island Department for Children, Youth and Families
- has a full-day kindergarten that is licensed by the RI Department of Education
Each classroom has two full-time teachers who are equally responsible for the planning and implementation of the curriculum, classroom management, and the overall well-being of the children in their class. Assistant teachers, foster grandparents, field students, and volunteers are also a part of the organization of each classroom. The Center is governed by a Board of Directors and directed by an Executive Director and an Assistant Director who administer the program on a daily basis.
Hours and Sample Schedule
Brown/Fox Point is open Monday through Friday, 7:30am - 5:30pm, for fifty weeks per year. (Although we are open ten hours daily, we recommend that a child spend no more than 9 hours per day at the Center.) We are closed on most state and federal holidays, for the last week of August, and between Christmas and New Years.
The daily schedule that is outlined below is a general guideline of school-wide practices. The schedule in individual classrooms may vary. Each class has a daily schedule posted.
7:30 - 9:30: Children arrive at the Center with a parent or guardian and go to the appropriate classroom. Learning centers are open for free play and breakfast is available until 9:00.
9:30 - 10:00: Children and teachers sit at circle time as a group to discuss the past day’s events, to plan for the current day, and to discuss issues that have emerged in the classroom and can benefit from group discussion, writing, or drawing.
10:00 - 12:00: Outdoor play and center time.
Brown/Fox Point has a wonderful outdoor play area in which the children develop their gross and fine motor skills, collaborate, work out conflicts, and explore the world around them. Brown/Fox Point children are also great travelers, taking the RIPTA trolleys throughout the city and walking to different area parks, work places, and sights.
Center time features developmentally appropriate small group activities, both teacher-directed and child-initiated, that are planned in accordance with the Center's overall philosophy. Center time provides an opportunity for cooperative and independent learning within a developmentally supportive structure. Centers may include art, blocks, science and nature, books, writing, math, sensory tables, dramatic play and music.
12:00 - 1:30: Lunch. The Center provides a nutritious lunch every day; menus are made available each month. After lunch, children do things to wind down in preparation for rest, including relaxation exercises, outdoor play, and stories.
1:30 - 3:00: Rest time. All children are encouraged to bring a soft rest toy and some bedding from home to go on their center-provided cots or mats. Children rest quietly with dimmed lights and soft music.
3:00 - 3:30: Snack. Following rest, children awaken to a nutritious snack and drink.
3:30 - 5:30: Free choice. The final two hours – during which most children are picked up by their parents or guardians – are usually a flexible time that includes learning centers, games, stories, dancing, and outdoor play.
Copyright ©2002-2007, Brown Fox Point Early Childhood Education Center, Inc.
150 Hope Street, Providence, RI 02906
Phone: (401) 521-5460 Fax: (401) 633-6265
Web: www.brownfoxpoint.org - Email: camirault@brownfoxpoint.org