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First Steps Children's Center

6 Overland Street, Hudson, MA, 01749 -

School Notes Overview:

First Steps is a privately owned children's center. The owners, Mary Ellen Arsenault and her daughter, Nancy Arsenault King, have been life-long residents of Hudson. We opened our doors in September of 1990. Our intentions were, and continue to be, to provide the parents of the area communities a safe, loving, stress-free environment for their young children during the hours that parents need to be at work. We were conservative in September of 1990 and requested a license from Massachusetts Office for Child Care Services for 39 children. By December 1st, we were bulging and needed to be re-licensed for 67 children far surpassing our original expectations. Since then, we have added an additional infant room, an additional pre-school (Pre-K) and a private full-day kindergarten. We now serve 106 families in our Hudson center. ...

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School Overview:

	First Steps Children's Center
School Type	Early Childhood / Day Care
School Membership(s)	National Association for the Education of Young Children
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades Nursery/Preschool - Prekindergarten
County	Middlesex County, MA
Student Body
Total Students	69 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(MA) School Avg.
% Students of Color	19%	21%
Students by Grade
	Pre-K - 48 students
	Kind - 21 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	1 teachers
	This School	(MA) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:69	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	n/a	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	8 hours	6 hours
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling

School Notes:

First Steps is a privately owned children's center. The owners, Mary Ellen Arsenault and her daughter, Nancy Arsenault King, have been life-long residents of Hudson. We opened our doors in September of 1990. Our intentions were, and continue to be, to provide the parents of the area communities a safe, loving, stress-free environment for their young children during the hours that parents need to be at work. We were conservative in September of 1990 and requested a license from Massachusetts Office for Child Care Services for 39 children. By December 1st, we were bulging and needed to be re-licensed for 67 children far surpassing our original expectations. Since then, we have added an additional infant room, an additional pre-school (Pre-K) and a private full-day kindergarten. We now serve 106 families in our Hudson center.
Profile last updated: 03/04/2009

School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (01749)	School Zip (01749)	(MA) State Average
Population (Approximate)	18,113 people	6,349,048 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	36%	43%
Population Average Age	37 years old	36 years old
Average Household size	2.6 persons	2.5 persons
Median Household Income	$58,549	$52,143
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	5.8 rooms	5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	44 years old	56 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	71% / 29%	58% / 42%