Woodside Children's Center – Providing childcare and early education for infants, toddlers and preschoolers

A child in a daycare dressed up in colorful clothes with a puppet on his hand. — Small hands, big dreams ✨ where every tiny moment turns into a magical adventure 🌈🧸

The Woodside Children’s Center provides childcare and early education for infants, toddlers and preschoolers with admission priority for the Amherst College community. At Woodside, we strive to provide a safe, loving and culturally diverse atmosphere.

We will do our best to provide the highest possible quality care and educational experience for your child. We will accomplish this through building relationships with you over the years coupled with our belief that children learn best through play, exploration and positive experiences.

We are a private, non-profit childcare facility located in a Victorian home near the Amherst College campus. For more than 25 years, we have offered childcare for Amherst College and the Greater Amherst community.

Woodside Updates, Spring/Summer 2026

Four workers wearing red vests building a series of raised planting beds. — We’re so grateful for Lowe’s generous donation to our preschool! 💙 Your support helps us create a brighter, more inspiring place for our little learners to grow, explore, and thrive. Thank you for investing in our future!

We have posted the Woodside Enrollment Application for 2026–27 on our Enrollment and Program Information page. (Note that the PDFs on this page are now fillable and can be completed electronically.)
Check out photos from our most recent events, including our annual trip to the Amherst College Science Center. See the photos on our Woodside Events page.

“Children must be taught HOW TO THINK, not what to think.”

—Margaret Mead

We are located at: 155 Woodside Avenue Amherst, MA 01002

To schedule a visit, please call or email us at:

(413) 253-2604
Woodside155office@yahoo.com