Andover, MA 01810
(978) 684-5055
Caterpillars Toddler Care is designed to support children as they take their first steps into a learning community.
Choose how many days a week and any extended hours. We’ll show your monthly tuition as you go, with every rate listed below.
Billed in 10 equal monthly payments during the school year. A $75 registration fee and a $300 yearly facility fee apply per child.
Based on SHED’s current published rates. Registration and facility fees are separate.
Core day, 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM.
| Days per week | Monthly tuition |
|---|---|
| 5 days | $2,186 |
| 4 days | $1,776 |
| 3 days | $1,379 |
| 2 days | $933 |
| 1 day | $488 |
Optional, added to your monthly tuition.
| Days per week | Early drop-off8:00 to 8:30 AM | Extended day3:30 to 6:00 PM |
|---|---|---|
| 5 days | +$185/mo | +$780/mo |
| 4 days | +$148/mo | +$634/mo |
| 3 days | +$111/mo | +$483/mo |
| 2 days | +$74/mo | +$327/mo |
| 1 day | +$37/mo | +$171/mo |
No commitment, charged per day.
| Option | Per day |
|---|---|
| Drop-in8:30 AM to 3:30 PM | $130 |
| Drop-in and extended day8:30 AM to 6:00 PM | $175 |
| Early drop-off8:00 to 8:30 AM | $11 |
Per child, billed once.
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Registration fee | $75 |
| Yearly facility fee | $300 |
This program centers on building a strong sense of belonging while honoring each child’s natural pace of development. Through rich sensory experiences, meaningful play, and responsive caregiving, toddlers are encouraged to explore, communicate, and discover the world around them.
Each day follows a gentle rhythm that provides consistency while allowing flexibility for individual needs.
Snacks and lunch are provided by families.
Everything in a Caterpillars day reflects decades of child development thinking. Here’s what it builds.
Responsive care builds the brain.
When an adult answers a toddler’s babble, gesture or glance, the brain builds connections. Researchers call it serve and return. Our educators are trained to notice and respond.
Harvard Center on the Developing Child
Play is how toddlers practice thinking.
Play is essential to healthy development. Hands-on, self-directed play is where toddlers first plan, try, adjust and try again.
American Academy of Pediatrics
Curiosity drives learning.
We follow children’s natural interests. When learning grows from a child’s own question, attention lasts longer and the idea sticks.
The Reggio Emilia approach
Belonging comes first.
Children who feel safe and known can take risks and stretch. Child-led exploration and small group moments nurture empathy, problem solving and communication.
Secure attachment research
Our relationship principles, inspired by Dr. Daniel P. Brown’s secure attachment work.
At SHED, the classroom is more than four walls. It’s a living space shaped by children’s ideas, questions, and discoveries. Rooted in the Reggio Emilia concept of the “third teacher,” our spaces are thoughtfully arranged to support calm, focus, creativity, and independence.
Still wondering about something? Call us at (978) 684-5055 or email hello@shedchildrenscampus.org. A person will answer.
Each child starts with a gradual transition planned with the family. Educators learn your child’s cues and comforts, and you are welcome to stay for the first visits.
No. Educators support toileting as part of the day and work with you when your child shows readiness.
Every child has a quiet rest time after lunch. Children who sleep are helped to settle; children who don’t rest quietly with a book.
Groups are kept small so every child is known. Ask us about current ratios when you tour.
Educators document each child’s explorations and share them with families, along with a quick word at pickup.
At SHED Children’s Campus, we see parents as partners in learning. We invite you to step into the classroom and share your unique skills, stories, or passions with our children: leading a simple art activity, playing an instrument, teaching a recipe, or sharing a cultural tradition.
So grateful to have a program like this in Andover. I wouldn’t leave my girls anywhere else.
Thoughtful guides who observe, listen, and follow each child’s curiosity. Tap a teacher to read their story.
What SHED families share in their Google reviews.
Rooted in curiosity, community, and creativity, Caterpillars is where children grow into confident, joyful learners. Schedule a campus tour and see what curious, child-led learning looks like.
