For children. For caregivers. For communities.

Family Nurturing Center
Parents and young children paint and shape playdough together around low tables in a bright FNC classroom.

For Families

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FNC offers parenting classes, playgroups, home visits, and child development screenings for caregivers and their children in Dorchester, Allston-Brighton, Hyde Park, and Chelsea. Tell us what you are looking for and we will help you find it.
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What we offer families

Parenting classes for caregivers and children together, and playgroups, home visits, and screenings for your youngest children.
Caregivers and their children clap and sing together during a Nurturing Parenting Program session.

Parenting Education

At Family Nurturing Center of Massachusetts, we know that parenting skills are learned and can radically shape a child’s future.

Our parenting education classes, including the flagship model of the Nurturing Parenting® Program, empower caregivers to support their child’s development and grow into the parents they want to be.

Our model is rooted in self-discovery. Caregivers are supported to explore the ways that they were parented, what they want to carry into their own parenting, and what they choose to leave behind.

Parenting Education
A toddler in a pink sweatshirt props herself up on a play rug beside wooden toy school buses, with other children and caregivers behind her.

Playgroups and Family Engagement

Children and their families thrive when they are embedded in communities of support.

FNC offers home visits for families with infants and toddlers, parent-child and parent-baby groups, and child development screenings and service referral.

Our early childhood family engagement programs build parents’ knowledge of healthy child development, strengthen children’s social-emotional and school readiness, and connect families to resources and each other for greater support.

Family Engagement

Programs in your language

FNC offers Nurturing Parenting Programs in Spanish (Crianza Con Cariño) and Dual Language Programs (Programas de Lenguaje Dual) in both English and Spanish.

The Nurturing Parenting® Program for Cape Verdean Families is adapted to meet the needs of speakers in Cape Verdean Kriolu and English, conducted in Cape Verdean Kriolu and English, with songs and games in both languages.

Find a location near you

Each of our sites has its own character and offers unique programs, events, and opportunities, so be sure to check out your neighborhood’s page!
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FNC Allston-Brighton

640 Washington Street, Suite 103

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Caregivers and toddlers stack colorful rings together at a low table in the playroom at FNC Dorchester.

FNC Dorchester

200 Bowdoin Street

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Caregivers and children make paper leaf collages around a round table in the FNC Hyde Park playroom.

FNC Hyde Park

215-217 Garfield Avenue

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FNC Chelsea

113 Hawthorne Street

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Playgroups for caregivers and their children together take place at all FNC locations. Led by skilled early childhood educators, these groups offer families a chance to connect and socialize together. Parents learn how best to support their child’s learning through play. Groups for different ages and communities are offered.
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