Skip to main content
District

Family Resources

Family and Early Childhood Resources in Northampton

  • There are many wonderful preschool options in Northampton and surrounding towns, with excellent long-standing daycare and preschool programs. For lists, including pointers to home daycares and how to apply for daycare vouchers, please click to download:

    Our Preschool Partnership Coordinator Laura Frogameni is well-connected with these programs and has grant funds to support local families with a limited number of subsidized placements in our partnered community preschools. Please contact her by emailing lfrogameni@northampton-k12.us.

  • Please click this link for details about our Kindergarten Program and registration process.  If you have a child to register for kindergarten please call Desiree Cruz at 413-587-1328 or email her at dcruz@northampton-k12.us.

  • These playgroups follow the Northampton Public Schools Calendar.  They are closed during school holidays and vacations, and on official snow days.

    Northampton Parents Center:  Mon-Thurs 9:30-11:30, Sept-May

    Hadley Family Playgroup of the Northampton/Hadley Family Connection:  Tuesdays 10:00-12:00, Sept-May

    • Children’s Room at the Hadley Public Library at 50 Middle Street, Hadley
    • For more information, please contact Facilitator Mandy Gerry at mgerry@northampton-k12.us

  • The Northampton/Hadley Family Connection (located at the Northampton Early Childhood Center) supports services and activities for young children and families throughout the city and our wider community. This program directly funds and staffs groups and activities on this page— the ParentChild+ program, the Northampton Parents Center, and the Hadley Family Playgroup — as well as organizes Parent Cafes, informational workshops, and the Week of the Young Child celebration in April. We support transitions to kindergarten. During the school year, we also provide parent workshops on a variety of topics. Parent Workshop Topics have included: Routines, Transitions, Sleep, Behavior Management Strategies, and Eating. We are funded by a CFCE (Coordinated Family and Community Engagement) grant from the Massachusetts Dept. of Early Education and Care.

    For more information, please check out our Northampton Families website, or email our CFCE Coordinator Ashley Miller at asmiller@northampton-k12.us.  To sign up for our mail letters, please email earlychildhood@northampton-k12.us or fill out this form and email it to us.

  • A home-based literacy, school readiness, and parenting program for Northampton and Hadley parents and their toddlers and preschoolers, which promotes learning and language development through the use of books and toys. ParentChild+ emphasizes verbal interaction and learning through play. Home Visitors help you to realize your role as your child’s first and most important teacher. They generate excitement about learning at home through toys, books, and play.

    Did you know:

    • you are your child’s first and most important teacher
    • your home is your child’s first classroom
    • your child learns best through play
    • the more you read, speak, or sing to your child the better he or she will do in school

         Program Brochure and Application:

    For more information, contact Mandy Gerry by emailing her at mgerry@northampton-k12.us .

  • Are you concerned about your child’s development? Northampton offers monthly developmental screenings for children 3-5 years old. Please contact Sara Allium, Preschool Evaluation Team Liaison, to set up an appointment by emailing sallium@northampton-k12.us.

  • We send out regular emails alerting you to fun events and parenting support in the area for families with small children.  If you would like to join our email list, or have an event you’d like local families to know about, please send us an email at earlychildhood@northampton-k12.us, or click here to fill out the form in English or en Espanol and either mail or email that to us.

Helpful Links