MLC & MELC Child Care Information

School-Age Program

School Year Hours: 2:30pm-5:30pm (12:00pm on Somerville Public Schools' Early Release Days)

Part-Time Daily Rate: $24.37/day

Summer/School Vacation Weeks/Open Holidays: 7:30am-5:30pm

Full-Time Daily Rate: $45.46/day

MLC closes for 13 Official Holidays and 4 Staff Professional Development Days for a total of 17 approved closures for the year. Our calendar is available in the downloads section below.

AfterSchool Preschool-Age Program*

School Year Hours: 11:15am-5:30pm

Summer/School Vacation Weeks/Open Holidays: 7:30am-5:30pm

Daily Rate: $70.00

*not currently enrolling Preschool-Age children.

Transportation

The MLC does not offer any vehicle or bus transportation to and from our programs. We do offer walking transportation from the Healey School and Winter Hill School.

Staff pick up children at their dismissal time and walk them to the Mystic Learning Center and Mystic Early Learning Center. Children who are bused to the Healey School from the Argenziano, East Somerville, or Kennedy schools would also be picked up at their arrival time.

Please be aware that we walk with the children in all weather conditions.

Forms of Payment

Private Pay (we accept cash, check, money orders, & Zelle)
Childcare Vouchers from CCR&Rs
Vouchers
DCF Supportive Care Contracts
Income Eligible Contracts
Scholarships when available

Voucher Information

The Department of Early Education & Care offers financial assistance to eligible families. For more information on how to obtain a voucher or to register on the centralized waitlist please go to:

https://mass211.org/childcare

MLC & MELC Child Care APPLICATION LINK

The MLC has shifted to an online registration process. Click on the link below to submit an application to enroll your child(ren) in one of our programs.

Please note that submitting an application does not guarantee a spot, registration will be based on availability.

The application can take between 30 minutes to 1 hour to complete. Please review the document in the downloads section "Information - Mystic Learning Center Registration Link" to ensure you have all of the required documents prior to beginning the process. Once you begin, you must complete it as it does not save and hold your place. If you do not finish it in one sitting then you will have to start again.

Apply to Enroll