The Gardner School – Braintree

The Gardner School of Braintree is a year-round early childhood school for children ages six weeks to five years, part of a national network that serves thousands of families. Its balanced curriculum blends child-directed exploration with guided lessons, building early academic skills along with curiosity and social-emotional growth through music, art, language learning and outdoor play. The network keeps the same leadership standards and educational philosophy at every location.

The school’s facilities include expansive indoor and outdoor playscapes, enrichment studios and classrooms with large windows. Infants follow The Creative Curriculum for Infants, Toddlers and Twos, with flexible feeding and diapering plans set with each family, American Sign Language woven into daily interactions and Itsy Bitsy Yoga. Nursery suites have personalized cribs decorated with family photos, small teacher-to-student ratios and a shoe-free rule to keep spaces clean.

What to Know

• The building has two separate security checkpoints.
• A parent app shares real-time photos, nap and feeding times and school announcements.
• The school is about three minutes from South Shore Plaza, just off Wood Road.