Little Amigos Early Learning Center is a licensed non-profit childcare program serving the families of Boston and beyond.  Through our various partnerships, we strive to provide financially attainable, safe, and loving care to all children by delivering age appropriate programming in our warm and caring bilingual (English/Spanish) environment.  With our focus on community, we facilitate connections between parents and offer support withour staff working as teammates to support every child's growth and development during these formative years.  We nurture our educators by providing professional development opportunities to help meet their career goals and offer fair compensation and benefits to meet the living wage needs of the Boston Area.

Little Amigos Early Learning Center welcomes children and families of all faiths and does not discriminate with regard to services on the basis of race, religion, cultural heritage, political belief, national origin, disability, marital status, or sexual orientation. The Christian component of the curriculum is non-intrusive and optional for families.

Infant Program:

We use a homegrown curriculum created each month by the teaching team to address the individual needs of this rapidly developing age group.  These curated activities aim to support the children in their social emotional, physical, language, and cognitive development.

Toddler Program:

We use the Learning Through Exploration Curriculum designed by Neighborhood Villages in partnership with Boston Public Schools and the LEGO Foundation.  Learning Through Exploration is a play-based curriculum created specifically for toddlers and their caregivers.  It offers a community-developed, anti-bias, Reggio-inspired approach to teaching.  This play-based, developmentally conscious curriculum was especially designed to provide toddlers with playful, engaging, and joyful learning experiences.  (Description provided by Neighborhood Villages.)

Preschool Program:

We have partnered with the City of Boston and Boston Public Schools to have Boston Pre-K seats available on a limited basis to eligible families.  More information about that program can be found here.  Regardless of whether your child is part of that program or not, every child in our classroom has the same opportunities available to them.  Our preschool program uses the Focus on 3s curriculum from the Boston Public Schools.  It is a curriculum that is based in play and provides children with a variety of experiences at different play centers through five units of study throughout the year (Family and Friends, The World of Color, Wind and Water, Shadows and Reflections, and Growing and Changing).  There is also a math component and a phonological awareness component with an opportunity for storytelling and story acting.  More information about this curriculum can be found here.

Early Education Game Changers Grant Recipient:

We are proud to announce we were selected as a 2026 Recipient of the Early Education Game Changers Grant made possible by the Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation and Amica Insurance!  This grant is an investment in our community to increase our space to meet our high standards for high quality early education and care.  The Board of Directors is busy planning what this looks like with the goal of increasing our capacity to provide education and care to more families in our community.  You can see the magic of the suprise annonucement by clicking on this link.

Boston Pre-K Partnership:

Little Amigos Early Learning Center is a Boston Pre-K Community Based Organization.  Through this partnership, we have access to many resources and services to be able to provide high quality care and instruction to our preschool aged children.  Boston Public Schools provides us access to curriculum, an instructional coach, a dedicated social worker, and access to a variety of special education services to make sure we are able to met the individual needs of all of our students.  We are also part of an amazing community of other community based organizations, independent schools, and family childcare sites where we can work together to strengthen the best practices in our industry.  You can find out more about Boston Pre-K on their website.

Essence of Thyme Cafe (ETC) Partnership:

We partner with Essence of Thyme Cafe (ETC) based in Hyde Park to bring nutritious cold breakfast, hot lunch, and afternoon snack to all children in our toddler and preschool classes.  ETC is part of a larger program called Toward Independent Living and Learning, Inc (TILL).  TILL has a mission to create community-based residential, day, vocational, clinical, and support services to help people reach their full potential and attain an optimal quality of life.  You can find more about their programming on their website.

Boston Reads Partnership:

It starts with a story... Boston Reads is an expansion of the previous ReadBoston intiative focusing on early literacy starting at infancy.  Led by the Mayor's Office of Early Childhood, Boston Reads aims to cultivate a lasting culture of reading in any language, where literacy is embedded in everyday life, supported by community partners and celebrated across neighborhoods.  There are many components of this initiative and you can learn more about these opportunities on their website.