Childcare and Preschool, Summer Camps and Activities

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

We invite high school students with a strong interest in science to spend six weeks at the Broad Institute.

We are a daycare center for children ages 0-5.

Come join our Chinese immersion summer camp for classical Chinese reading, challigraphy, tea art, Gongfu (Wushu), Chinese instruments, Chinese Art crafts, Chinese food and much more.

We offer a Chinese Immersion afterschool program for PK to 6th grade students and an Art & Talent Class for PK to 12th grade students in the Cambridgeport/ Central Square area near the MLK School.

We are a 1-week program that brings communities together around the joy of soccer, promoting athletic skill, leadership development, and citywide unity in Cambridge and Greater Boston.

A fun, NO-COST camp to help kids develop sustainable activism and leadership skills!

We bring together students from Harvard College and surrounding universities with kids from Cambridge's different neighborhoods.

Our Childcare Program serves children age 15 months to 5 years old in two Toddler and two Preschool classrooms. We have school year and summer spots for enrollment.

We provide a list of all upcoming opportunities for children ages 0-11; regular activities include story times, arts, musical, and dance events and more in our Children's Room.

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.

Join one of the oldest, play-based cooperative nursery schools in Cambridge for children ages 2Y 9M - 5 years! We offer regular day, extended day, and a summer program to our families.

We host a fun and challenging program for young artists entering grades 7-9 who have a desire to expand their knowledge in the visual arts.

We offer children a 24-hour overnight camp to develop and practice leadership and life skills that will impact their future in education, family, career, and in their communities

We offer a wide variety of summer programming for elementary, middle, and high school students interested in all aspects of theater. Please check out our offerings.

A fun summer program for 7th and 8th graders to learn about ecology, genetics, chemistry, bioengineering, and more.

Known as universal preschool, we provide free preschool to Cambridge 4 year-olds and some 3 year-olds beginning in September.

The War Memorial Recreation Center provides residents access to a state of the art, fully accessible, and climate controlled facility for recreational activities.

NSM's Choral Program offers vocal music for children ages 5-17.

Serving children ages 1.9 through 5 years old, with a focus on experiential learning, the arts, and diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice. We are not just a school, we are a welcoming community!

We bring robotics, coding, engineering, and design to life—shaping your child’s future through hands-on learning.
Join our afterschool studio with flexible open enrollment or convenient monthly memberships.

We will offer open enrollment to elementary school students in after school (extended day and enrichment clubs) and vacation camps.

We run baseball leagues for new and experienced players at all levels for ages 4 - 12 years old.

We offer a rowing program on the Charles River for youth ages 12-18.

We are a free gender-inclusive, noncontact, fitness-based boxing program held on twice per week in the evenings for Cambridge youth in grades 6-12.

We provide high quality Montessori education to facilitate effective early childhood growth and development for all students.

Safe, engaging, and enriching environment for students in kindergarten through elementary grades, the program blends academic support, creative expression, and hands-on learning.