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Umass/boston Early Learning Center

100 Morrissey Blvd
Dorchester, MA 02125

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Tel: (617) 287-6195

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Umass/boston Early Learning Center provides a welcoming, nurturing, educational environment where children learn to trust others and form lasting elationships with their teachers and peers.

Our program gives children many opportunities to discover the world around them and actively participate in their own learning.

The development of self-esteem is one of our fundamental goals.

We encourage children to make choices and decisions and to pursue their own interests.

We strive to provide a structure which will maximize success and minimize frustration, allowing children the space and time they need to explore, create and learn at their own pace and in their own way.

Quick Facts (2026)

School Type: Early Childhood / Day Care
Grades: Nursery/Preschool-Prekindergarten
Enrollment: 48 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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Umass/boston Early Learning Center ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Massachusetts for:

School Overview

School Type

Early Childhood / Day Care

Religious Affiliation

Nonsectarian

Grades Offered

Grades Nursery/Preschool-Prekindergarten

Student Body

Total Students

48 students

Student Body Type

Co-ed

% Students of Color

100%

State avg.: 31%

Students by Grade

Academics and Faculty

Total Classroom Teachers

1 teacher

Student-Teacher Ratio

48:1

National avg.: 11:1

Tuition and Acceptance Rate

Admission Deadline

None / Rolling

Application URL

Online Application

School Notes

Umass/boston Early Learning Center provides a welcoming, nurturing, educational environment where children learn to trust others and form lasting elationships with their teachers and peers. Our program gives children many opportunities to discover the world around them and actively participate in their own learning. The development of self-esteem is one of our fundamental goals. We encourage children to make choices and decisions and to pursue their own interests. We strive to provide a structure which will maximize success and minimize frustration, allowing children the space and time they need to explore, create and learn at their own pace and in their own way.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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Quick Facts (2026)

School Type: Early Childhood / Day Care
Grades: Nursery/Preschool-Prekindergarten
Enrollment: 48 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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The average private school tuition in Suffolk County, MA is $20,612 for elementary schools and $26,845 for high schools (read more about average private school tuition across the country).

The average acceptance rate in Suffolk County, MA is 77% (read more about average acceptance rates across the country).