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For Families: Free Child Care Information and Referrals

"We just moved to the Greater Springfield area - will we ever find the right child care center for our schedule?"
"How will I know if it is a quality home daycare?" 
"Where can I find a preschool that is right for our child with a special need?"


We Make Finding Child Care Easier.

Finding a quality center or program for your child takes time and energy, but it is the most important step toward a successful child care experience. Whether you are trying to find child care for your infant, toddler, preschooler, school age child, or child with a disability, the Preschool Enrichment Team Child Care counselors, located in the heart of Springfield, Massachusetts, are ready to guide you through the process by answering your questions. They can give you information about child care centers and programs in Hampden County and several towns in Hampshire County, or refer you to a similar agency in your area. P.E.T. can help determine if you are eligible for subsidies, explain the different types of programs, and help you develop and maintain a relationship with your provider.

Call 413-736-3900 or toll free at 877-478-7727 to speak with a Child Care counselor or use the interactive child care referral form to begin the process. With funds from the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care and the Department of Education, these services are available at no charge.

 


The Hampden County Catchment Area includes: Agawam; Blandford; Bondsville; Chester; Chicopee; East Longmeadow; Feeding Hills; Granville; Hampden; Holyoke; Longmeadow; Ludlow; Monson; Montgomery; Palmer; Russell; Southwick; Springfield; Thorndike; Three Rivers; Tolland; Westfield; West Springfield; Wilbraham; and Woronoco.

The Hampshire county towns we cover are: Easthampton, Granby, Huntington, Middlefield, Southampton, South Hadley, Ware and Worthington.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact a P.E.T. Child Care counselor by calling: 413-736-3900 or toll free at 877-478-7727, or email us at info@preschoolenrichmentteam.org.

 

Outside of Hampden/Hampshire Counties, but within Massachusetts:
If you need care in Massachusetts, but outside of Hampden/Hampshire Counties, visit  www.eec.state.ma.us/  for the resource and referral agency in your area.

Others:
The Preschool Enrichment Team serves Hampden/Hampshire Counties, Massachusetts. However if you need care outside of Massachusetts, please visit www.childcareaware.org.

 
 
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PRESCHOOL ENRICHMENT TEAM OFFICE
If you get lost or the doors of the building are locked, call 736-3900 and press ext. 120
Mass Pike Exit 6 - Springfield, at light at end of ramp turn left onto Rt. 291. Follow Rt. 291 to Exit 2B Dwight Street Exit, at end of ramp take left at light (this is Dwight St.). Through 4 sets of lights, turn right onto Bridge Street. Our office, at 293 Bridge Street, is on the left next to Cafe Manhattan.
From Rt. 91 South Exit 7 Downtown Springfield - stay in left lane and turn left at light, then left again onto E. Columbus. Turn right onto Worthington, through one light (Main St.) turn right onto Stearns and right onto Bridge Street. Our office, at 293 Bridge Street, is on the left next to Cafe Manhattan.
From Rt. 91 North Exit 4 Broad St., you are on East Columbus. Go through lights, turn right onto Worthington, right onto Stearns, right onto Bridge Street. Our office, at 293 Bridge Street, is on the left next to Cafe Manhattan.