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Our Facility: Beautiful, Sun-Filled Space
What's special about BGCC's facility?
  • Bright, sunny classrooms
  • New construction
  • Two enclosed playgrounds
  • A kitchen for children's cooking projects
  • A deck for active outdoor play and container gardening of vegetables and flowers
  • Beautiful displays of children's work
  • Short-term parking for parents adjacent to the Center and stroller space for those who walk
  • A Harvard Shuttle Bus stop a block away
Next door to Harvard University Press and across the street from the University's astronomical observatory, Botanic Gardens Children's Center was specifically designed for children. There are loft spaces, lots of natural light, and an activity room.

While close to Harvard Square and Porter Square, our west Cambridge location is quiet, safe, and residential. Teachers take the children on neighborhood walks or buggy rides to the local firehouse, library branch, bakery—even "Winnie the Pooh's House," a neighborhood landmark.

Although BGCC operates independently, Harvard University is a tremendous resource, from the green lawns of Radcliffe Quad to the Museum of Natural History and Comparative Zoology.

Our lobby
Our lobby is a favorite gathering place at pick-up and drop-off times. Here families visit together, mothers nurse their babies, parents read books to their children or help them do puzzles, and put on hats and mittens before venturing outdoors.
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