Home > Rhode Island > Washington County > A Place To Grow Inc.

A Place To Grow Inc.

12 High Street, Wakefield, RI, 02879 -

School Notes Overview:

In 1992, A Place to Grow was founded by the South County Hospital in collaboration with Visiting Nurse Service of Rhode Island. Despite its association with the hospital and being located in close proximity to the hospital’s campus, APTG was a separate nonprofit organization from the hospital. After the VNS relinquished their connection with APTG in 1995, the hospital was left as the sole promoter. The hospital subsequently required APTG to relocate in 1999 their operation as the hospital was expanding and needed the space. In 2002, A Place to Grow finally moved from the hospital location to their present one on High Street, Wakefield,RI. The purpose of A Place to Grow, Inc. is to provide a quality education based on early childhood development for children of the community.Children learn through modeling and hands-on child choice activities while caring teachers model self help skills, values, and proper social behavior and prepare a safe,challenging environment to stimulate growth. Early childhood programs accredited by the NAEYC Academy for Early Childhood Program Accreditation have voluntarily undergone a comprehensive process of internal self study, invited external professional review to verify compliance with the criteria. ...

...read more

School Overview:

	A Place To Grow Inc.
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	Washington County, RI
Student Body
Total Students	109 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(RI) School Avg.
% Students of Color	n/a	24%
Students by Grade
	Pre-K - 99 students
	Kind - 10 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	1 teachers
	This School	(RI) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:68	* 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:

In 1992, A Place to Grow was founded by the South County Hospital in collaboration with Visiting Nurse Service of Rhode Island. Despite its association with the hospital and being located in close proximity to the hospital’s campus, APTG was a separate nonprofit organization from the hospital. After the VNS relinquished their connection with APTG in 1995, the hospital was left as the sole promoter. The hospital subsequently required APTG to relocate in 1999 their operation as the hospital was expanding and needed the space. In 2002, A Place to Grow finally moved from the hospital location to their present one on High Street, Wakefield,RI. The purpose of A Place to Grow, Inc. is to provide a quality education based on early childhood development for children of the community.Children learn through modeling and hands-on child choice activities while caring teachers model self help skills, values, and proper social behavior and prepare a safe,challenging environment to stimulate growth. Early childhood programs accredited by the NAEYC Academy for Early Childhood Program Accreditation have voluntarily undergone a comprehensive process of internal self study, invited external professional review to verify compliance with the criteria.
Profile last updated: 03/05/2009

School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (02879)	School Zip (02879)	(RI) State Average
Population (Approximate)	18,699 people	1,048,319 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	50%	35%
Population Average Age	40 years old	35 years old
Average Household size	2.5 persons	2.4 persons
Median Household Income	$54,410	$40,087
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	5.6 rooms	5.1 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	38 years old	55 years old
	View housing listings in 02879
Median Value of Housing Unit Zipcode (02879) What's a Zindex? Subject to Zillow Terms of Use
% Owning / % Renting	74% / 26%	54% / 46%