Heron's Nest
Farm and Forest Family Childcare
Summers and School Year
for ages 2-6
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Who we are and what we believe in
Heron's Nest is a nature-based home program for ages 2-6, located in Deerfield, MA. The safe and inviting context of a home garden helps to teach the arts of loving interdependence, devotion to meaningful work, and admiration of our natural world. Farm animal care, gentle gardening, music making, movement journeys, story telling, creative arts, and homestead crafts are integral pillars to this program.
Heron's Nest is a nature-based home program for ages 2-6, located in Deerfield, MA. The safe and inviting context of a home garden helps to teach the arts of loving interdependence, devotion to meaningful work, and admiration of our natural world. Farm animal care, gentle gardening, music making, movement journeys, story telling, creative arts, and homestead crafts are integral pillars to this program.
Our days are a flexible combination of structure and free play; we believe in a child-led curriculum in order to foster willful learning and genuine curiosity. We are home to a herd of dwarf goats, a flock of ducks, and expansive gardens for work and play.
Our days are a flexible combination of structure and free play; we believe in a child-led curriculum in order to foster willful learning and genuine curiosity. We are home to a herd of dwarf goats, a flock of ducks, and expansive gardens for work and play.
As farmers and artists, our teachers Heron and Josie Wakerobin work to create a bright space full of song, plants, creatures, and liberated play for children to share.
As farmers and artists, our teachers Heron and Josie Wakerobin work to create a bright space full of song, plants, creatures, and liberated play for children to share.
Children ages 2-6 are welcome to enroll. The program is offered for the duration of a school year - Early September 2026 to mid June 2027, Monday through Thursday. We will enroll a maximum of 10 children to ensure a high quality of care, with 2 to 3 adults on site at all times. We will follow the general schedule of our local school district in regards to holidays and vacations.
School hours: 8 am - 3:30 pm
After care hours: 3:30 pm - 5 pm, at additional cost
We are licensed through the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (EEC)
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