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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.
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.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
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Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
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The average private school tuition in Middlesex County, MA is $28,876 for elementary schools and $49,637 for high schools (read more about average private school tuition across the country).
