Fort Meadow Early Childhood Center

133 Students

Pre Kindergarten Pre-K - Pre-K

School Overview

Fort Meadow Early Childhood Center, located in Westfield, Massachusetts, serves as the primary hub for early education within the Westfield Public Schools district. The center is specifically designed to foster the developmental needs of the community’s youngest learners, providing a nurturing and structured environment that prepares children for their transition into elementary school. By focusing on foundational academic, social, and emotional skills, the school aims to build a strong educational baseline during the most formative years of a child's development.

The center offers a specialized curriculum that emphasizes play-based learning, inclusive instruction, and early childhood interventions. Its programs are tailored to support children of varying abilities, ensuring that students receive the individualized attention necessary to thrive in a classroom setting. Through collaboration between educators, families, and the wider district, Fort Meadow strives to create an engaging, supportive community that promotes curiosity and a lifelong love of learning from the very start of a student's academic journey.

133

Total Students

8.1

Full-Time Teachers

16.5

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Fort Meadow Early Childhood Center
Demographic	Student Count
White	101
Hispanic	19
Black	3
Asian	7
Two or More	3

White
101 (75.9 %)
Hispanic
19 (14.3 %)
Asian
7 (5.3 %)
Black
3 (2.3 %)
Two or More
3 (2.3 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Pre Kindergarten
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	Westfield
Phone:	(413)572-6422
Website:	http://schoolsofwestfield.org/o/fort-meadow
Grade Range:	Pre-K - Pre-K
Total Students:	133
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	8.1
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	16.5
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO
Qualified Free Lunch:	0
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Pre-Kindergarten 133