What people are saying about the Little Rockets Early Childcare Program...
We are so fortunate to have a supportive and engaged group of NPS faculty-families and Needham resident-families in our Little Rockets Universe! We are so lucky to have some of the greatest kids on the planet for our crew! Now we are anxious to strengthen our program by sharing our journey with the next class of children from the NPS family and the Needham community. Read on to get a glimpse of what our families think about our NCE ECP program.
"As new parents, we were nervous to send our daughter to daycare for the first time but we have been so happy and grateful for this experience. I know she is well cared for and she shows how much she enjoys it by the look of excitement she has when we walk into the daycare each day. It is easy to see how the Little Rockets staff "get" her and all of her quirks which makes us feel better as well."
Tricia and Mike
Tricia, Math Department
Pollard Middle School
"We have been thrilled with the Little Rockets program for our son! He has thrived since he started, and the staff have worked with him and supported us on all areas of his learning and development. He is happy and excited to go to school every morning, and that has helped make the transition easy for us. It's wonderful that the Needham Public Schools offers a program like this to support their staff members in balancing their careers and families."
Becca & Ben
Rebecca, Preschool Director
Needham Public Schools
“Our first-born became a Little Rocket at 3 months old and it has been a joy watching her learn and grow with the support and supervision of the LR staff. The LR staff share in our excitement as our daughter reaches new milestones and are full of helpful suggestions and resources when we are looking a bit frazzled after a long night. We really couldn't ask for better people to welcome into our daughter's life. It has also been extremely helpful having a daycare that operates on the NPS schedule. Melanie is able to drop off our daughter and still make it to school with time to prepare before class and we don't have to worry about misaligned breaks and snow days making us miss work.”
Melanie & Mirco
Melanie, Chemistry Teacher
Needham High School
"We are so thankful for the NCE Little Rockets program. We have had our daughter in a few schools and now we feel like we are home."
Marissa and Jeremy
Marissa, Visual Art Teacher
High Rock School
"This was our first experience dropping off our daughter to someone who wasn't family. Although we thought of ourselves as the "relaxed" type of parent, we were still nervous! Christa and the team made everything so comfortable. We dawdled when we needed to, but also dropped and ran when the time was right. In a short time, our daughter was reaching toward her teachers in the morning and waving goodbye to us when we left. I attribute this to everyone's warmth and affection toward her. We couldn't have been happier with this first school experience.”
Deanna and Norman
Needham Residents