About Us
Providing high quality, play-based childcare services to the Mount Washington Valley and surrounding areas since 1972.
Who We Are
The Vaughan Learning Center (formerly known as North Conway Daycare), has been in operation since 1972. It was the first licensed day care facility in Mount Washington Valley. Our staff of warm and caring individuals meets state requirements for early childhood education. They have CPR and First Aid training and certification, and they continue to update their education.
Our Philosophy
We believe that play is essential in learning for young children. Play is the basis for learning in our program. Children will be immersed in exploratory activities that will help development in all areas, including physical, cognitivve, social, and emotional. It is our belief that a good program offers both directed and non-directed experiences, encouraging your child to plan and think about their actions. Each room provides a child-centered environment with a wide range of materials and developmentally appropriate activites, which will allow your child to create, manipulate, explore, and discover according to their particular and unique interest.
We are committed to providing safe, affordable, high-quality childcare for your children. We are also committed to having a partnership with our families. We feel that partnerships between families and the center are essential to the growth and development of the individual child. We are committed to lower child-to-teacher ratios which enable teachers to:
* Spend more time with each child, developing closer teacher-child bonds of affection trust and respect.
* Assess carefully each child’s social, emotional, cognitive and physical growth and progress to individualize the program accordingly.
Our Location and Who We Serve
The center is located in the Reverence for Life Building at 2503 White Mountain Highway in North Conway Village. The facility offers 8700 square feet of space, a large, fenced, well-equipped playground, and is licensed to serve 100 children from ages 6 weeks to 12 years of age. We are in operation Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. You’ll find lots of information in our Parent Handbook. Click any image below to begin a slide show of our play area.
Means of Functioning
The First Church of Christ, Congregational of North Conway provides donations of rent, utilities and insurance in the amount of $34,000 annually. This donation serves to benefit working parents by allowing us to charge an affordable rate. We also receive Title XX funding from the State of New Hampshire, which is a grant that families can apply for and help further defray the cost of child care.
Our non-profit relies heavily on help from the community to keep our day-to-day operations running smoothly. We are involved in a number of fundraisers throughout the year which are listed on our News & Events page. If you are unable to attend a fundraising event but would like to show your support, your donation in any amount will be greatly appreciated.