Listen to Lemberg parents
"This summer has been fantastic for [our daughter]. She really, really loves the summer program, and we couldn't be happier. We feel so fortunate that [our daughter] has a place like Lemberg."
— J.M., Watertown
Listen to Lemberg parents
"I like Lemberg because they incorporate multiculturalism with play and learning activities. My daughter is enthused about the world around her and it spills over from school into every day life. It helps her look at the world as a global community."
— R.D., Waltham
Hours and Dates
The Lemberg Children's Center is openMonday-Friday
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The Center offers two separate complementary programs
- Our School-Year Program runs 10 months (September through June)
- Our Summer Program meets for eight or nine weeks in July and August
All contracts are for full-time childcare and are paid on that basis. However, the hours each child attends may vary according to the needs of the individual family. If you need care before 8 a.m. or after 5:45 p.m., arrangements can often be made with a teaching assistant at an additional cost.
*Yearly Schedule
We are open 50 weeks a year. The Center is closed on national holidays, the week between Christmas and New Year's Day, and the last full week in August to prepare for the next school year program. On certain holidays the Center is open with reduced staff for those families who have signed up in advance. For more information about our yearly schedule, view our calendar(doc).
Daily Schedule
Daily Routine and Schedule by Classroom
Check in/out and make sure your child's Head Teacher knows when you arrive or leave.
Thunderbird Daily Routine
8:00 Open for children
8:00 Free choice of activities –inside
9:20 Clean up for snack (includes toileting and washing up)
9:30 Snack
9:50 Large Group time
10:15 Small groups –Planned projects
11:00 Independent activities /walks/ movement
11:30 Outdoor Play
12:00 Lunch (includes toileting and washing up)
12:45 Book Time
1:00 Rest/ nap time/ story tapes
2:00 Outdoor play or free choice of activities
3:30 Snack
4:00 Large group time
3:45 Snack (includes toileting and washing up)
4:30 Small group activities –planned projects
5:00 Small groups / free choice of activities / clean up (includes toileting and wash up)
5:45 Closing
Explorers Daily Routine
Groups Together
8:00 Free play
9:05 Clean up, sit, wash hands for snack
9:10 Snack
| Time | Rainbow Group | Classroom Group |
| 9:30am | Free play in Rainbow Room | Free play in classroom |
| *9:40 | Diapers | Bathrooms during Free Play |
| 10:00 | Music/Movement | Group Time |
| 10:20/10:30 | Activities | Activities |
| 10:50/11:00 | Outside (10:50) | Outside (11:00) |
| 11:20/11:30 | Lunch (11:20) | Lunch (11:30 ) |
| 11:50/11:20 | Books/Diapers (11:50) | Books/Bathroom (12:00) |
| 12:25 | Nap | Nap |
| 2:00/2:15 | Begin Wake-up/Diapers | Start wake-up/Bathrooms |
| 2:30 | Free play in Rainbow Room | Begin Snack |
| 2:45 | Snack | Outside Time |
| 3:00/3:10 | Outside | |
| 3:45 | Group Time | |
| 4:00 | Movement/Music inside | |
| 4:15/4:20 | Activities inside | |
| 4:20/4:30 | Activities | |
| 4:45 | Bathroom | |
| 4:55 | Diaper changing |
Groups Together
5:00 Free play in Classroom
5:30 Clean-up and book time
5:45 Center closes