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The Care Center

Bringing the power of education, arts and culture to youth and their families in Holyoke, MA

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Transportation & Meals

We’ll pick you up.

The Care Center provides door-to-door transportation for students and their children. Our big, friendly vans are even equipped with car seats for babies and toddlers. We pick up mothers and children in the morning and drop them off in the afternoon. Any child enrolled at another daycare center is transported there with their mom. With four vans and four drivers on staff, our transportation is reliable and safe.

We like to eat.

The wholesome meals and snacks we offer help students and their children thrive in the classroom. Our plentiful breakfast allows students to start the day off right. Lunch is provided by the Holyoke Public Schools and supplemented with special meals regularly. We order pizza on Wednesdays, serve Puerto Rican Pernil on special occasions, and enjoy delicious baked goods dropped off by our caring neighbors. Fresh fruits and healthy snacks are always available.

Our informal lunch room gives students an opportunity to eat, relax, and share with their peers. Students who have children in the day care also have the chance to feed them and play with them before afternoon electives.

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The Care Center is another home for me. Whatever I need help with, they do as much as they possibly can and then some.

Zaily Garcia, Care Center graduate

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247 Cabot Street, Holyoke, MA 01040 | Phone: (413) 532-2900 | Fax: (413) 532-1250


The Care Center is a recipient of the 2011 National Arts & Humanities Youth Program Award, the nation’s highest honor recognizing community-based arts and humanities youth programs in the United States, presented by the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. The Care Center is also a recipient of the Mass Cultural Council’s 2019 Commonwealth Award, honoring exceptional achievement in the arts, humanities, and sciences. We are proud to receive funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.
The Care Center is a 501(c)(3) organization. Tax ID 04-2962882

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