First Steps Children's Center (2026 Profile)

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First Steps Children's Center

6 Overland St
Hudson, MA 01749

Tel: (978) 562-6862

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First Steps is a privately owned children's center. The owners, Mary Ellen Arsenault and her daughter, Nancy Arsenault King, have been life-long residents of Hudson.

We opened our doors in September of 1990. Our intentions were, and continue to be, to provide the parents of the area communities a safe, loving, stress-free environment for their young children during the hours that parents need to be at work.

We were conservative in September of 1990 and requested a license from Massachusetts Office for Child Care Services for 39 children.

By December 1st, we were bulging and needed to be re-licensed for 67 children far surpassing our original expectations.

Since then, we have added an additional infant room, an additional pre-school (Pre-K) and a private full-day kindergarten. We now serve 106 families in our Hudson center.

Quick Facts (2026)

School Type: Early Childhood / Day Care
Grades: Prekindergarten-Kindergarten
Enrollment: 54 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

School Overview

School Type

Early Childhood / Day Care

Religious Affiliation

Nonsectarian

Grades Offered

Grades Prekindergarten-Kindergarten

School Calendar

Student Body

Total Students

54 students

Student Body Type

Co-ed

% Students of Color

13%

State avg.: 31%

Students by Grade

Academics and Faculty

Total Classroom Teachers

10 teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

5:1

National avg.:

Tuition and Acceptance Rate

Admission Deadline

None / Rolling

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School Notes

First Steps is a privately owned children's center. The owners, Mary Ellen Arsenault and her daughter, Nancy Arsenault King, have been life-long residents of Hudson. We opened our doors in September of 1990. Our intentions were, and continue to be, to provide the parents of the area communities a safe, loving, stress-free environment for their young children during the hours that parents need to be at work. We were conservative in September of 1990 and requested a license from Massachusetts Office for Child Care Services for 39 children. By December 1st, we were bulging and needed to be re-licensed for 67 children far surpassing our original expectations. Since then, we have added an additional infant room, an additional pre-school (Pre-K) and a private full-day kindergarten. We now serve 106 families in our Hudson center.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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Quick Facts (2026)

School Type: Early Childhood / Day Care
Grades: Prekindergarten-Kindergarten
Enrollment: 54 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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The average private school tuition in Middlesex County, MA is $28,998 for elementary schools and $49,521 for high schools (read more about average private school tuition across the country).

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