Beginnings School

Specialties

Beginnings School is committed to providing the highest quality of education in a safe, enriching and nurturing environment for both learning and growth. Alongside a rich academic curriculum, children at Beginnings are taught the fundamentals of emotional and social intelligence. With multiple schedule options and programs for children ages 3 months to 6 years, Beginnings School provides early education and care that is truly unique. Students develop a real love of learning and the skills necessary for lifelong success personally, socially and academically through our comprehensive approach. Beginnings School — a child’s place for discovery!

History

Established in 1985.

Dr. Donna Housman, clinical child psychologist and founder of Beginnings School, has specialized in teaching developmentally appropriate social and emotional intelligence for over 30 years. In 1985, Dr. Housman decided to create a school that would provide the type of nurturing, stimulating environment that fostered the growth of social and emotional intelligence in young children.

She named the school Beginnings, because of the importance of education in the first five years of a child’s life for developing the skills and competencies that would allow them to thrive in later years. Dr. Housman remains as enthusiastic today as she was when she founded the school years ago, and spends each day at the school overseeing the administrative, academic, and clinical training activities.

Meet the Business Owner

Donna H.

Business Owner

Dr. Donna Housman is the Founder of Beginnings School, and a child and adult clinical psychologist. Dr. Housman is an Assistant Clinical Professor at Boston University School of Medicine where her Beginnings of Emotional Intelligence and the Brain’s Architecture (BEIBA) lab focuses on the beginnings of emotional intelligence and the brain’s architecture from birth. As an expert in child development, Dr. Housman speaks extensively on the beginnings of emotional intelligence, bullying and other child development topics. Dr. Housman serves as Treasurer of the Massachusetts Association for Infant Mental Health and is a member of the New England Center for Children’s Advisory Board. She also maintains a private clinical practice in Wellesley.