The Children's Way Preschool

The Children's Way Preschool is an one-room-style elementary school in Wayland, Massachusetts, overseen by Wayland. The school enrolls 52 students in grade pre-K. That puts it 86% leaner than the typical public school in Massachusetts, which averages around 381 students.

Wayland comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 2,701 students; The Children's Way Preschool is among them.

On demographics, The Children's Way Preschool logs that White students make up the majority at 56%. Beyond that, the school reports 25% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. By comparison, Middlesex County as a whole is about 67% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, The Children's Way Preschool has 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.6:1. That tracks the state average closely.

In the broader community, Middlesex County reports that median household income runs about $130,847, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Middlesex County runs 386 public schools (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students), of which The Children's Way Preschool is one.

Nearest neighbor: Claypit Hill School, around 1.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a suburban site.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.