The Adult Learning Center's Child Care Programs are high quality, affordable, community-based and year-round. Each day, we strive to fulfill our unique vision of providing quality and joy for all of the children and families we serve.

Our mission is to meet the individual needs of children, families and staff through creativity, diversity, growth, vision, professional teamwork and humor. Our philosophy is to help children develop into confident and competent human beings, enriched with an enjoyment of life and positive self esteem.

We encourage creativity and learning through play in young children. Our curriculum is designed to stimulate growth in all areas of development: physical, social, emotional and cognitive. The staff provides a nurturing, safe, and predictable environment that invites children to be actively involved in their learning, to make choices, to be creative, to observe and to succeed.

We offer:

• Newly renovated, air-conditioned facility is safe and inviting
• High quality child care
• Dedicated, warm and loving staff
• Low ratios of teachers to children
• Developmentally appropriate curriculum
• Nutritious breakfast, lunch and snacks
• Foster grandparent volunteer program
• Sliding fee scale for all income-eligible families

Our child care programs, designed to meet the early care and educational needs of young children from 6 weeks through pre-kindergarten, are as follows:

• Early Childhood Adventures, 4 Lake Street, Nashua, New Hampshire

  This program is designed for infant, toddler, and pre-school age care and is provided on a part-time or full-time basis. A sliding fee scale is available for eligible families through United Way and City of Nashua funds.

• Children's Learning Adventures, 4 Lake Street, Nashua, New Hampshire

  Children's Learning Adventures is a part-time, multi-age, multicultural child care program that is designed to meet the child care needs of parents attending adult education classes during the day at the center.

• Pre-Kindergarten Program, 40 Arlington Street, Nashua, New Hampshire

Our oldest group of children learn the skills they need to succeed in school. Activities and themes give children prereading, writing, and math skills to get ready for kindergarten.

To obtain information or to register for our programs, please contact the child care coordinator:

Early Childhood Adventures
4 Lake Street
Nashua New Hampshire 03060
(603) 882-9080 X 216 or X 222

"Not only has Early Childhood Adventures allowed my children the opportunity to experience fine, quality care through their years, but they have allowed me the opportunity to grow as an individual. Because I don't have to worry and I know that my children are in the best of hands, I have been able to reach my own personal career goals."

Jennifer Maher
Parent who uses child care for her children

Philosophy

To create a stable, trusting, fun, relaxed environment where children are encouraged to pursue interests, develop friendships, grow in confidence and independence, and where respect for themselves and others is fostered.

Adventure Club
Our venture into the field of school age care began in 1980 and continues to expand. We now provide complete before and after school care in all elementary schools in Litchfield, Hudson, and Nashua, and Merrrimack.

Before school care, including breakfast, is held in select elementary schools. Call our office at 882-9080 ext. 212 to see if a breakfast program is available at your school.

Each school day we provide a safe and stimulating atmosphere where children are surrounded by friends and supervised by our caring and experienced staff. The daily Homework Club supports you and your child with an envionment and materials conducive to working on their assignments.

We operate every day school is in session.

Adventure Camp

Adventure Camp provides a safe, caring, and fun environment where children participate in a variety of activities such as arts and crafts, sports, and fieldtrips during school vacations and summer breaks. Parents can work without worry!

Participation in Camp requires a separate registration/enrollment.

• Before School Care is offered at selected schools from 6:30 a.m. until the school welcomes students into the classroom
• Breakfast is served at no additional cost.
• After School Care is offered every day from school dismissal to 6:00 p.m.
• A nutritious snack is offered every afternoon
• Part-time service is available on a limited basis
• All Adventure Club programs are licensed by the State of New Hampshire

Adventure Camp

• We follow the Nashua School calendar providing coverage for Columbus Day, Nashua voting day, Verteran's Day, the day before Thanksgiving, Martin Luther King Day, and President's Day. These camps are held at Sunset Heights School.
• Our one-day camps are "theme-based" such as Fall Festival, holidays and fiestas, Beach Party, Winder Wonderland.....
• February school vacation camp is held at Sunset Heights School
• April school vacation camp is held at Sunset Heights School
• Summer Camp is held at 40 Arlington Street in Nashua
• All camps begin coverage at 6:30 a.m.

Adventure Club

• Convenient locations in neighborhood schools
• Staff to child ratio that exceed NH state child care guildelines
• Homework support
• Community service learning projects
• Cooperative play
• Recreation
• Adaptive curriculum that promotes inclusion
• We cover early release hours
• We cover delayed openings
• Scholarships and sliding scale available

Adventure Camp

• Qualified and talented staff
• Cooperative play
• Developmentally appropriate activities and games
• Fieldtrips
• Staff to child ratios that exceed NH guidelines
• Nutritious afternoon snack
• Scholarships and sliding scale available

SUMMER CAMP

• Private swim time at Crown Hill Pool
• Fun, age-appropriate fieldtrips on Tuesdays
• A day of fun in the sun at one of our NH state parks on Fridays
• Fishing at the Nashua River
• Biking around the neighborhood
• Community service learning projects
• A breakfast program is offered starting at 6:30 a.m.

Adventure Club

Enrollment for both returning and new students is required yearly. Call the Adventure Club Office at (603) 882-9080 x212 to request an enrollment packet which will be sent to you in the mail. A packet may also be downloaded below.

• Enrollment form packet is available as a downloadable pdf file.

These forms require

After downloading, printing and completing the forms please return them to the Adventure Club office at:

Adventure Club Office
Adult Learning Center
4 Lake Street
Nashua, New Hampshire 03060

Adventure Camp

• Enrollment is required for each camp
• Enrollment is open to the public
• Early signups are given to Adventure Club members

Current Adventure Club members may apply by mail beginning March 24. Members and non-members may apply in person or by mail beginning April 2.

If your child is entering grade 1 - 3, please fill out the Group 1 application. If your child is entering grade 4, grade 5, or has completed grade 6, please fill out the Group 2 application.

Both applications must be accompanied with the options page to indicate the week or weeks your child will be attending camp along with a signed tuition agreement. A confirmation will be sent to you.

Click here to download the 2008 Summer Camp application.

For more information please call 882-9080 x238

"For our two working-parents family, the Adventure Club has been a great program for both before and after school hours. You see staff playing with the children, helping with homework, planning a fun activitiy, or just having fun with the kids.

This program has enabled us to be at work knowing that our daughter is safe, having fun with other children, and being cared for by the outstanding and accommodating staff.. Every family should be so fortunate to have a program like Adventure Club.

Tony and Leslie Sicurella

For more information call:
(603) 882-9080 X212

Clearway High School was established by the Adult Learning Center in 1977 as an alternative high school program for teenagers who need a specialized setting to successfully obtain a GED or, in some cases, high school credits. It has evolved and grown through the years to become a well-respected program, approved by the New Hampshire Department of Education.

Clearway addresses the critical need for alternative education options for at-risk youngsters and is a valued educational resource for Nashua and surrounding communities. We educate approximately one hundred students each year who are usually aged fifteen to nineteen.

Clearway is successful primarily because the program's objectives have remained stable since its inception:

• to improve basic skills, enabling students to earn their GED or be recommended for high school credit from their sending school district
• to enhance students' ability to make responsible decisions
• to increase their proficiency in dealing with daily life responsibilities.

We offer an emotionally supportive, self-paced educational environment which encourages students to overcome previous academic failure and discover personal success.

The academic curriculum provides competency in basic educational skills: English, mathematics, science, and social studies.

A School-to-Work program helps students assess their career goals, and teaches them employability skills through job shadowing, mentorships, and career exploration opportunities.

Through computer skills classes, students not only become proficient in basic operations and graphics, they also learn to build computers, which are then distributed throughout the Adult Learning Center.

Life skills instruction helps students become proficient in the tasks which are required of adults in their daily lives.

Health classes enable students to take fuller responsibility for their own health and well-being.

Enrichment activities are designed to expand students' vision: they participate in art, theater, outdoor activities and field trips.

Counseling is provided on a wide variety of issues important to teens in making a successful transition into adulthood.

Childcare may also be available to promote school attendance for young parents.

Classes are held Monday through Friday from 10:00 AM to 2:15 PM at 40 Arlington Street in Nashua.

Enrollment is held one day per month, and interviews are requested prior to enrollment.

Students who have been identified by their home school district as having special educational needs must be referred by the Special Education Office in their school district. They should contact that office and request a referral.

Non-identified Nashua residents should call 598-8303 ext. 201 for further enrollment information.

"At Clearway we all get respect from each other. If we don't understand something, the teachers talk to us and help us."

Sandra Madsen
Clearway student