Rock and Roll Daycare

Specialties

Join Cambridge’s early childhood innovation center.

Imagine a place where children are encouraged to make mistakes, two-​year-​olds are learning how to play the violin, and teachers are encouraging children to explore the limits of their potential.

Rock and Roll Daycare and Montessori Preschool is a music based early childhood innovation center for children ages 0 – 6. We seek to create an environment where children engage in planned and improvised musical activities everyday, enjoy the freedom of an extended Montessori work period each day, and where parents can observe their child’s classroom from the convenience of their cell phone.

Children are encouraged to explore a specifically prepared, child sized environment at their own pace, while also participating in a range of music and arts based activities such as extended music classes every day with one of our five specialists, one-​on-​one private music lessons, monthly student performances, and bi-​monthly professional concerts.

Now with three locations in East Cambridge, Lechmere, and Central Square, Rock and Roll Daycare is one of New England’s fastest growing learning centers.

History

Established in 2012.

Rock and Roll Daycare was birthed in June 2012, seven short months after the birth of our first child, Arella. Our idea was to provide daily music classes to children in every classroom. After our first year, we expanded to a second facility on Prospect Street, which would triple our capacity. During this time we were able to move towards a Montessori curriculum, hiring Montessori certified trainers and teachers to help us realize this goal. We also hired our first music coordinator who began to oversee our entire music program.

In May 2014, we opened our third site at 527 Cambridge Street. We were able to launch a new proprietary program, «Explorations» which would allow preschoolers and toddlers children to explore, music, art, movement, drama, and engineering in a prepared Montessori environment.

We have now received certification by the American Montessori Society (AMS) as a Member School, and operate a Music and Montessori teacher training program, Rock and Roll Institute.

Meet the Business Owner

Christopher V.

Business Owner

Chris received his B.M. Suma Cum Laude on scholarship from Berklee College of Music. He is also an alumnus of the University of Northern Iowa and Longy School of Music. Described by the Boston Ballet as an «Electrifying violinist,» Christopher made his New York debut at Weil Recital, Carnegie Hall, and has performed with distinguished artists such as Gloria Estefan, Bill Cosby, and Jennifer Holliday as well as a special appearance with Sesame Street. «Vuk explore[s] different ways of sparking musical interest,» says Boston Globe, in doing so, he has played for varied audiences including Queen Rainia of Jordan, Queen Noor, Mitt Romney, and First Lady, Laura Bush. Christopher is a member of the Red Bull Artsehcro, which performed the world première of Raul Yanez’s «Concerto for Turntable» in Issac Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall. He is the recipient of the Certificate of Congressional Commendation. Christopher is the past director of the Boston Music Festival and Cambridge Arts Festival.