WINTER PROGRAMMING
WINTER PROGRAMS START IN JANUARY!
PLEASE CHECK BELOW!
You will also find Prerecorded Videos with Valerie, the Ages and Stages Developmental Screening Information about ParentChild+ and additional resources.
Keep an eye out for information about upcoming programs in your community!
For more information on any of our programs or services, please contact
Jodi Levin at jlevin@familyaccess.org or call 617-969-5906 x114
o en español Patricia Lazarte patricia.lazarte018@gmail.com
en español ou em portugues Patricia 860-501-7233
NEW PROGRAMS STARTING IN JANUARY!
TINKER A six week Zoom program that explores materials asking, "what is it?" and "how does it work?"
3-5 year olds, Wednesdays 9:30 am January 8th - February 12th. Kits will be delivered
READY FOR KINDERGARTEN Ready for K is back! If your child starts Kindergarten in September 2025, this is the group for you. Children practice skills getting them ready for Kindergarten; learning the days of the week, practicing fine motor skills, pre-reading skills, social emotional skills and more! Thursdays 10:00 - 10:45 am on Zoom. Kits will be delivered.
FAMILY PLAYGROUP FRIDAY continues in person program for children birth - 5 years old with a parent/caregiver. Connect with other families with young children; explore fine motor, sensory, gross motor activities and songs and a story. FRIDAYS at 9:45 AT FAMILY ACCESS OF NEWTON starting again on Friday, January 10th (families already registered do not need to reregister!)
All our early learning groups are for children ages 0 -6 with a parent, guardian or caregiver, and include circle time, singing, stories, and activities that support cognitive, physical, and social-emotional growth and development. Families will also have an opportunity to utilize the Ages and Stages Questionnaire, a free tool, that provides parents with a snapshot of their child’s development. Registration is required for all groups.
Winter Learn & Play Groups - ON ZOOM
REGISTER HERE
https://forms.office.com/r/kAGVFanRKm
REGISTRATION OPENS DECEMBER 1
VIRTUAL PROGRAMS ON ZOOM
click above to register
TUESDAYS
FAMILY L&P
0-3 year olds
9:30 - 10:00 am
MATH STORIES
2-5 year olds
10:00 - 10:30 AM
WEDNESDAYS/LUNES
TINKER
3--5 year olds
9:30 - 10:00
THURSDAYS
FINE MOTOR FUN
2-3 year olds
9:30 - 10:00
READY FOR KINDERGARTEN
children starting K in September 2025
10:00 - 10:45 am
Learn & Play Groups - IN PERSON
REGISTER HERE
https://forms.office.com/r/kAGVFanRKm
REGISTRATION OPENS DECEMBER 1
IN PERSON PROGRAMS
MONDAYS
starting onFebruary 24th
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Charles River YMCA Needham
a group supporting new moms and their new babies under 1 year old
registration will open February 1
TUESDAYS
starting on January 21
Raising a Reader
11:00 - 11:30 am
Arlington Fox Library Community Room
0-3 year olds
registration will open December 1
WEDNESDAYS
PLAY AND LEARN TOGETHER
COMING TO WAYLAND LIBRARY IN FEBRUARY
FRIDAYS
FAMILY PLAYGROUP FRIDAYS
9:45-10:30 am
Family ACCESS of Newton
NOVEMBER 8, 15, 22, DECEMBER 6, 13, 20
Register here
https://forms.office.com/r/W8LW3TKvCF
MOVE MOVE MOVE AND A STORY
2-6 year olds
individual registration links
Monday, December 9th
Woburn Library
3:30 - 4:15 pm
Register here
https://forms.office.com/r/X1g2Uzsjgc
SING MOVE AND A STORY
birth - 6 years
individual registration links
Friday, December 6
Needham Free Public Library
10:30 - 11:00 am
Register here
https://forms.office.com/r/ELtmW9ECPM
Wednesday, December 11
Wayland Library
9:30 - 10:00 am
Register here
https://forms.office.com/r/7DU0YF9uVX
Friday, December 13
Wellesley Main Branch Library
10:30 - 11:00 am
Register here
https://forms.office.com/r/jrsJjE8kws
FINE MOTOR FUN
2-5 year olds
ndividual registration links
Monday, December 9th
Waltham Boys & Girls Club
10:30 - 11:30 am
Register here
https://forms.office.com/r/jgtJM5MLgu
Tuesday, December 17
Burlington Library
1:00 - 2:00 pm
Register here
https://forms.office.com/r/f6QRFY94S8
STORY IN THE PARK
0-5 year olds
10:30 - 11:00 am
no registration necesary
tentatively scheduled for
STORY IN THE PARK WILL RETURN IN SPRING OF 2025
Parent Workshops
Circle of Security Parenting
At times all parents feel lost or without a clue about what our child might need from us. Imagine what it might feel like if you were able to make sense of what your child was really asking from you. The Circle of Security Parenting™ program is based on decades of research about how secure parent-child relationships can be supported and strengthened.
NEW CIRCLE OF SECURITY PARENTING PROGRAMS COMING THIS WINTER
THE AGES AND STAGES DEVELOPMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE
is available to all parents interested in learning if their child's development is on track for his/her age and stage!
See below or contact Jodi @
for more information
Ages & Stages Questionnaire (ASQ)
Parents, you are your child’s first and best teacher. And as teachers, the right tools can help you support your child’s growth and development.
CLICK HERE to learn more about the Ages & Stages Questionnaires and how this free tool might help you to continue supporting your child's healthy growth and learning.
PARENT QUOTE: I highly recommend ASQ as it is such a great tool that screens for Developmental milestones. Thanks to the ASQ, my son was referred to Early Intervention and his educational pathway is now a bright success! Learn & Play Group Parent Participant
Pre-Recorded Programs
Access to a wide range of books the you can read to your child, or that you and your child can listen to. Offered in many languages.
Acceda a una amplia gama de libros que puede leerle a su hijo o que usted y su hijo pueden escuchar. Accesible en muchos idiomas.
Reading Resource: A story to help children deal with feeling mad
Recurso: Una historia para ayudar a los niños a lidiar con el enojo
Actividad: Actividad matemática de clasificación de calzado
Activity: learn some yoga positions to try at home
Actividad:Aprender algunas posturas de yoga para probar en casa
Craft Idea: Paper Plate Dancing Sun
Manualidad: Marioneta de sol ( títere) plato de papel
Activity: Outdoors Rx Challenge:. Bark Rubbing
Actividad:Desafío RX al aire libre: Frotar la corteza
Craft Idea: Make a paper plate cookie. Use this idea to “make” your own cookies with materials you have at home!
Manualidad: Haz una galleta con plato de papel. ¡Use esta idea para "hacer" sus propias cookies con los materiales que tiene en casa!
Activity: Match colors around your house. You can print the color cards, make your own, or simply show your child an object that is the color you want him/her to find!
Actividad: Combina colores en tu casa. ¡Puede imprimir las tarjetas de colores, hacer las suyas propias o simplemente mostrarle a su hijo un objeto del color que desea que encuentre!
Activity: Outdoors Rx Challenge: Nature Bracelet - wrap a piece of tape with the sticky side facing out. Walk around your neighborhood or your yard and collect pieces of nature. Stick them to your tape to make a bracelet.
Actividad:Desafío RX al aire libre: Pulseras de la naturaleza. Envuelva un trozo de cinta con el lado adhesivo hacia afuera. Camine por su vecindario o su patio y recolecta piezas de la naturaleza. Pégalos a tu cinta para hacer un brazalete.
Craft Idea: Make your own Mr./Mrs. Potato Head out of felt or paper
Manualidad: Haga su propio Sr. / Sra. Cabeza de papa sin fieltro o papel
Activity: Outdoors Rx Challenge: Collecting Nature. Think of one thing you can collect outside (acorns, sticks, rocks, leaves). Take a walk or explore your yard and see how many of that object you can collect.
Actividad: Desafío RX al aire libre: Recolectando la naturaleza. Piense en una cosa que pueda recolectar afuera (bellotas, palos, rocas, hojas). Salga a caminar o explore su jardín y vea cuántos objetos puedes recoger.
Craft Idea: Jungle Vine Gross Motor Activity
Manualidad: Vina de la jungla actividad motora gruesa
Activity: Heart in Hands Card-show love for mom or for anyone your child wants to say “I love you” to.
Actividad: Tarjeta Corazón en las manos: muestra amor por la madre o por cualquier persona a la que tu hijo quiera decirle "Yo también te amo.
Activity: Outdoors Rx Challenge: Nature Journal
Actividad: Desafío RX al aire libre: Diario de la naturaleza
Craft Idea: Fine Motor Skills – Make Your Own Lacing Board
Manualidad: Habilidades motoras finas: haga su propia tabla de cordones
Activity: Outdoors Rx Challenge: Rainbow Spotting
Actividad: Desafío RX al aire libre: Manchando el Arcoíris
Activity Resource: A timely article to start a conversation about race and some books to help.
Recurso: Un artículo oportuno para comenzar una conversación sobre raza y algunos libros para ayudar.
Craft Idea: Make Your Own Instruments – Even if you’re not planning a road trip, a homemade band sounds like fun!
Manualidad: Crea tus propios instrumentos: incluso si no estás planeando un viaje por carretera, ¡una banda casera suena divertida!
Activity: Outdoors Rx Challenge: Raft Building
Actividad: Desafío RX al aire libre: Construcción de balsas