Childs Play

296 Angell Street, Providence, RI, 02906-0290 - View a map of this schoolMap

School Notes Overview:

Child's Play was founded in 1979 by a group of parents who wanted to participate in their children's early educational experience. Our goal is to encourage children to grow at their own pace in a safe, supportive and enriching environment. Our teachers allow children to develop the social skills, emotional maturity, and concepts of the world appropriate at each developmental stage. By focusing on their creative play in the classroom, the teachers allow the children to suggest and discover the activities most suited to learning what they are ready to learn. Such open-ended play is augmented with more traditional "teaching" - demonstrating and explaining concepts - providing more structure and shifting more responsibility to the children as development allows....

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School Overview:

 
Childs Play
School Type Early Childhood / Day Care
School Membership(s) National Association for the Education of Young Children
Religious Affiliation Nonsectarian
Grades Offered Grades Prekindergarten - K
County Providence County, RI
Student Body
Total Students 53 students
Student Body Type Co-ed
This School
(RI) School Avg.
% Students of Color 9% 24%
Students by Grade
Pre-K - 42 students
Kind - 11 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 1 teachers
This School
(RI) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:53 * Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year 180 days 180 days
Hours in School Day for Students 5 hours 6 hours

School Notes:

  • Child's Play was founded in 1979 by a group of parents who wanted to participate in their children's early educational experience. Our goal is to encourage children to grow at their own pace in a safe, supportive and enriching environment. Our teachers allow children to develop the social skills, emotional maturity, and concepts of the world appropriate at each developmental stage. By focusing on their creative play in the classroom, the teachers allow the children to suggest and discover the activities most suited to learning what they are ready to learn. Such open-ended play is augmented with more traditional "teaching" - demonstrating and explaining concepts - providing more structure and shifting more responsibility to the children as development allows.
  • Profile last updated: 01/24/2007

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About This Zipcode (02906)
School Zip (02906)
(RI) State Average
Population (Approximate) 30,496 people 1,048,319 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 70% 35%
Population Average Age 28 years old 35 years old
Average Household size 2.1 persons 2.4 persons
Median Household Income $43,457 $40,087
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.1 rooms 5.1 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 70 years old 55 years old
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Zipcode (02906)


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% Owning / % Renting 41% / 59% 54% / 46%

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