
4 Militia Drive, Suite 1
Lexington, MA 02421
617 . 744 . 6076
Communities United, Inc. is currently accepting applications for the Head Start In-person programs.
Click below to take a virtual tour of two of our Creative Start Children's Centers.
Waltham Center | Woburn Center
CUI Receives the Mildred's Dream Foundation Grant!
CUI is thrilled to be chosen as one of the recipients of the Mildred's Dream Foundation Grant! Thank you to Mildred's Dream for your support!
Open Houses
Burlington Creative Start
56 Middlesex Turnpike Suite 230 Burlington, MA
May 13: 2:45-4:00PM
May 23: 11:30-4:00PM
By Appointment only
Newton-Watertown Creative Start
124 Watertown Street Suite 1C Watertown, MA
May 18 & 25: 3:00-4:00PM
By Appointment only- 617-527-6689
Waltham Creative Start
169 Elm Street Waltham, MA
May 24: 1:00-4:00PM
By Appointment only-781-647-0542
Woburn Creative Start
470 Wildwood Avenue Woburn, MA
May 10 & 12: 2:30PM - 4:00PM
By Appointment only-781-932-9578
STEM Open House!
Join us May 16 from 9:00AM to 12:00PM at the Lexington Creative Start Children’s Center located at Pilgrim Congregational Church – 55 Coolidge Ave. Lexington, MA for a fun morning of hands-on activities for children ages 1-5. For more information, view our flyer here!
History
In 1970, a group of concerned parents, town officials and community volunteers formed Communities United, Inc., then a pilot program supported solely by Head Start funding with the purpose of providing comprehensive services in education, social services, health and parenting. At that time, CUI served a preschool population of 3-5 year olds for half-days in five communities. By 1980, the staff had grown to 50 and the program served 180 children.
Over the next ten years, the number of staff and children served doubled. The need for full-day childcare became a growing issue, and by 1995 CUI becomes a lead agency for state-funded Community Partnership Grants (CPG). CPG provided tuition subsidies enabling families to afford full day care for their children.
Today the agency’s 80 employees serve approximately 350 children, of infant, toddler and preschool age, from eleven unique suburban communities along the Rte. 128 belt. These communities are Arlington, Belmont, Brookline, Burlington, Lexington, Needham, Newton, Waltham, Watertown, Wellesley and Woburn.
Mission & Goals
Communities United, Inc.’s mission is to provide high quality education and family services to a diverse population of children, ages 4 months to 5 years. We strive to ensure the success of the child, empower the family and strengthen the community. Our vision is to:
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Offer economically integrated programs in the communities we serve, so that all children in our programs, regardless of economic status, benefit from all of our services.
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Secure high quality staff, facilities and resources that foster excellence in all aspects of our operations.
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Ensure that our staff and parents see themselves as lifelong learners committed to superior early childhood development.
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Continue to appreciate diversity and strive to see this reflected in our staff and governing boards.
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Continue to demonstrate leadership in developing quality early childhood programs for our communities and to foster leadership in the field.
The goal of Communities United, Inc. is to give preschool children and families an opportunity to experience growth by providing an environment that encourages participation and interaction in a full range of developmentally appropriate activities. We strive to increase the ability of children and families to cope with and initiate change in their lives and build upon the gains made through their experiences.
Lexington Creative Start-Coming Soon!!
This year many of the families CUI serves are struggling more than ever due to the ongoing pandemic. Families have indicated an increase in food insecurity as a critical family need. Approximately 90% of the families CUI serves are living at or below the federal poverty level.
Help us feed families in need by contributing to our Food Backpack Program via Amazon Pantry. Your donation makes a difference!
We are truly thankful to our community partners (Books & Bread, Grace Chapel of Watertown, Hope & Comfort, Mildred's Dream Foundation, Saint Bartholomew Catholic Church, Waltham Together) for extending their hands to support our families with food, paper products, clothing, tablets to support distance learning, hygiene products, and books and hats & mittens for children.
“Oliver and Julissa have enjoyed the distance learning. Today we read “brown bear, brown bear” and did a fun craft.”
– A Family from Woburn Creative Start