Weymouth CFCE

Website :https://sites.google.com/weymouthps.org/weymouth-cfce/home

The Weymouth Child Family Community Center provides support to families from birth through school age. We provide access to comprehensive services, child development information, and educational opportunities to parents and caregivers. Our playgroups and programs are designed to raise awareness on the importance of family engagement while teaching important literacy, STEM and school readiness skills. As a parent or caregiver, you are your child's first and most important teacher! We are here to support you in this role!

Weymouth CFCE Strengthens Families:

1.Each family is unique and all families represent diverse structures.

2.Diversity is expressed and experienced at multiple levels.

3.Building a respectful, trusting, and reciprocal relationship is the shared responsibility.

4.Families are their child’s first and best advocate.

5. Family engagement must be equitable.

Upcoming Important Dates:

• September 1,2025 No School Labor Day Observed
• Open Registration September 4th & 5th 9:30-10:30 at Tufts Library (Children's Room)
• September 8,2025 Programming Begins

The WCFCC primary entrance is at door # 24. If you are attending a program that takes place at Abigail Adams it is very important that you are on time as we meet all of our families as a group at Door #24. All families arriving late will need to enter through the main entrance at the office. If you are unable to attend a program we would appreciate it if you could remove your name from the sign up and send us a quick email. By removing your name it allows someone else the opportunity to attend the program.

This building also houses the following programs/offices.

• Weymouth Early Childhood Center

• Weymouth Child Family Community Center

• Family Engagement Center

• WPS Administration Offices.

With school starting and family schedules becoming more hectic your daily schedule requires your child to make many transitions throughout their day. These transitions can often result in children having challenging behaviors. Below is an article of helpful tips to try at home to help you and your child prepare for transitions throughout their day.

Hello WCFCC Families,

We are so excited to introduce our Little Learners Literacy Program. This program is designed to build a strong relationship with our public library, add exposure to the library expectations and stimulate a lifelong love for reading.

A child's first library card is special. It opens the door to a world of reading. Studies show that children who use a library and are read to at home will do better in school.

Our goal is to have each child/family obtain a library card and visit the library regularly to take books out. To participate in this program please see one of our WCFCC staff to receive a punch card for your child, articles about the importance of reading, reading strategies and the impact it has on your child during these early years.

Each time you visit the library to take out books your child will receive one punch to their card from the librarian. Upon completion of 10 punches to their card they will return their card to the WCFCC Staff and receive a free book. We hope you create many wonderful memories spending time reading with your children.

If you would like to participate in this program please see one of the CFCE Staff.

• Storytime has many benefits for children other than promoting early literacy and language development. It can help develop their concentration, social skills, communication skills, and encourages their imagination and creativity.

• Play based learning recognizes that children learn best through active engagement and exploration in meaningful and enjoyable content. As children play, they engage their imagination, take risks and learn problem solving to support their development.

• A music- rich experience for children of singing, listening and moving bring serious benefits to children as they progress to more formal learning.

Just play is a 45 minute parent and child playgroup. This playgroup will allow parents the opportunity to help develop their child’s social skills by engaging with their child in our various play centers. This program will also help with school readiness skills, expectations and classroom rules such as sharing, taking turns, choosing a toy or center and cleaning it up before moving on ect. All while having fun!

Both our Hop Skip & Jump program as well as our Just Play E.I. help your child to develop their large muscle groups and work on their balance and coordination.

Physical development

• Gross motor skills help children develop their posture, balance, and coordination. They also help children learn to move smoothly and efficiently from one position to another.

• Gross motor skills involve the large muscles in the arms, legs, and torso. Some examples of gross motor skills include:

• Standing

• Walking

• Running

• Sitting upright

• Jumping

• Twisting your torso

• Bending over

• Moving or twisting your neck

• Raising your arms and hands

• You can support your child's gross motor development with a mix of indoor and outdoor activities. For example, you can provide obstacle courses for crawling infants and sports for older children.

Hello WCFCC Families,

Are you looking for a fun indoor playgroup where you can spend time interacting with your child? If you are, we hope you will join us for our Just Play at E.I. The newly remodeled playroom is a bright cheery indoor play space for your littles to play and use their large muscle groups and to work on their social emotional development.

The Early Intervention play space has lots of fun ride-ons and active indoor structures for your littles to enjoy climbing on.

Have fun helping your child work their large muscle groups and develop fundamental physical skills. This program is full of fun movement activities such as stretching, jumping, running, playing ball and using hula hoops.

When we listen to, play, and create music or otherwise engage in the arts, our brains light up and respond in ways that allow us to better express ourselves, regulate our bodies, and strengthen many important non-musical skills.

Join us each week as we welcome SING*EXPLORE*CREATE board certified music therapists for two half hour sessions of music and fun. Each session will be geared to the specific age group and will explore movement and rhythm through song and dance!

Session 1: 3 and 4 year olds

Session 2: Birth to 24 Months

This program is limited to 10 families and sign-up is required!

Registration is underway for our 2025-2026 year. We want to remind all of our returning Weymouth families as well as any new community members who wish to join the WCFCC that everyone is required to complete a registration form each year.

You can find our registration form below or on our website under the Contact Tab.

If you are downloading your registration form from our website here is how you can submit your registration form.

• You can drop it off at the Family Engagement Center at the old Abigail Adams School Building 89 Middle St. East Weymouth, Mass 02189
• You can scan and email it to Donna Brodeur @ donna.brodeur@weymouthps.org
• Or you can turn it in at the first program that you choose to attend.

The WCFCC registration is a rolling registration and forms are available throughout the year at all of our programs. If you have any questions or are in need of any assistance contact: Donna Brodeur @ 781-335-1460 Ext. 28325 or donna.brodeur@weymouthps.org

Registration Form

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QO4vCIEhV7Ew8_ifZfRzQ_gTvdDrPbkT/view?usp=drive_link

The WCFCC is now part of the Weymouth Public Schools website and the following instructions will provide easier access to our website.

As we begin the start of the new school year we want to take a moment to review the importance of why you need to sign up for programs. The CFCE holds programming both at the WCFCE Center located at 89 Middle Street (Abigail Adams Building) ,Tufts Library and First Early Intervention. The space at these locations have limited occupancy capacity. If you are attending a program that takes place at Abigail Adams it is very important that you are on time as we meet all of our families as a group at Door #24. all families arriving late will need to enter through the main entrance at the office. If you are unable to attend a program we would appreciate it if you could remove your name from the sign up and send us a quick email. By removing your name it allows someone else the opportunity to attend the program.

WCFCC Website Access Instructions:

How to Access the WCFCC Website/Programs:

• Log into Weymouth Public Schools.

• Click the Students & Families tab.

• Then click the CFCE tab.

• Go directly to the website via the link below.

To Access all Programs:

• Click the Programs tab in the upper right hand corner.

• Once the Menu opens, choose the appropriate tab.

To Access Program Sign Ups:

• Click the Program Sign Up tab and choose the program you would like to sign up for. Be sure to read all of the details for the program. If you are unable to attend the program you selected we ask that you remove your name from the sign up to offer another family the opportunity to attend.

Website Link: https://sites.google.com/weymouthps.org/weymouth-cfce/home

The ASQ (Ages and Stages Questionnaire) is a free developmental screening tool that can identify strengths and catch delays early. Family Access Page. (Click here to access screening)

It is a parent completed questionnaire that is completed online and then reviewed with one of the CFCC staff. If you have any questions or are in need of assistance with completing the screening contact : Donna Brodeur at (781) 335-1460 Ext. 28325

Email : donna.brodeur@weymouthps.org

Location: 89 Middle Street, Weymouth, MA, USA

Phone: 781-335-1460 Ext. 28325