Childcare and Preschool, Family Activities

Here is a list of all the licensed, private individual childcare options in Cambridge (and some in Somerville).

Here is a list of all the licensed childcare centers in Cambridge (and some in Somerville).

Cambridge Family Microsoccer is a soccer program for 4-6 year-olds, who play every Saturday during our Fall and Spring seasons.

This guide gives caregivers a quick and easy format to read through their summer camp options and reach out to staff for assistance.

A home visiting programs' primary purpose is to support and encourage parents and caregivers, share information, and connect families with resources in their home and/or a convenient location.

The Center for Families Newsletter is full of information, resources, and supports for Cambridge families with children birth-8 years old.

The Longfellow Summer Arts Festival brings music, poetry, and community to the East Lawn of the Longfellow House on Sunday afternoons through the summer. All events are free and open to the public.

For ages 4+! NSM offers group instrument lessons, choir ensembles, & private lessons on strings, guitar, woodwinds, piano, and voice.

Inspire a lifelong love of music in your young learner with a warm and intimate group class pairing music and movement.

Can you find the StoryWalks? A StoryWalk is a children's book hung page by page around a park in Cambridge where families can read, walk, and talk together. Find the 8 StoryWalks in Cambridge parks!

We provide free and nutritionally balanced meals to Cambridge residents 18 years of age and under. There are vegetarian and non-vegetarian options offered at all meal sites!

We've created orienteering courses throughout the city of Cambridge to get you and your family outside and moving around. Check out our map courses on our website!

We offer a progression of map navigation activities for home-schooled students who want to learning individually or in a group.

We visit moms and dads of young children at a convenient location to share information about early literacy development, talking and reading with children, and community resources.

We are a non-profit organization offering high-quality and engaging education in French for francophone families in greater Boston.

We provide summer reading book recommendations; activities for children, teens, and adults; live events; as well as prizes and giveaways throughout July and August.

Our preschool classrooms are open to children ages 2.9 to 5 years old.

We offer lots of free events throughout the year for people of all ages with a love of learning!

We are an independent, coeducational day school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. We honor the character and spirit of each child and encourage independent thinking in our students.

We are an independent day school in Cambridge that engages students in grades pre-K (called Beginners) through 12 in a rich and invigorating educational experience of the highest quality.

We serve girls and boys in K1 through Grade 8 and offers a rigorous academic program to a diverse student body, which includes many international students.

Riverside Early Head Start is a comprehensive early childhood program that partners with parents to promote children’s healthy development.

We are a Reggio Emilia-influenced Jewish group of schools at 4 locations for ages infancy to 1st grade with extended-day programming until 5:30 or 6:00 PM on weekdays.

Cambridge Dads was created to increase fatherhood engagement in programming. The program strives to ensure dads are engaged, informed, and feel supported in their role as parents.

We can provide a home visitor who can visit your home for one-hour every week to explore books, educational materials, and play-based learning with your child.

Our preschool provides a daily routine that affords the children the opportunity to investigate many materials, both independently and in teacher-directed projects.

Our parent cooperative preschool will continue to provide a rich play environment in a warm, nurturing atmosphere over the summer.