Schools
Lexington Children's Place Moves Into Permanent Location
The preschool had been bouncing between temporary buildings for almost 30 years.
LEXINGTON, MA — Students and staff at Lexington Children's Place can get comfortable in their new home after decades of shifting locations. Officials cut the ribbon on the preschools new permanent location on Monday. For almost 30 years, the preschool didn't have a permanent location to fit it's growing enrollment.
The permanent 30,000 square foot school was built just for LCP and was two years in the making. While the preschool has been in need of a stable location from the start, Lexington approved the construction of a brand new building dedicated to LCP in 2017 after debate on both sides before the vote. The town was able to obtain a debt exclusion to cover part of the cost. Officials broke ground on the school in 2017.
The $15 million building is breaking barriers as the town's first "net zero" building. The designation means the building doesn't release any carbon dioxide into the air. The push comes from the town's sustainability efforts and includes adding solar panel canopies in the school's parking lot.
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Ribbon cutting today at the Lexington Children’s Place, our first net zero energy building, a 30,000 square foot early childhood center. It’s awesome that these children’s first experience in public schools is a part of their sustainable future. Built it because it can be! pic.twitter.com/f3EpgxyenM
— Jim Malloy (@jimalloy) October 28, 2019
LCP is a school in the Lexington School District for kids aged three to five and offers free tuition to kids with special needs, per state law. As the school expanded over the years, it grew from a few teachers and staff to include therapists, physical therapists and other specialized positions to cater to student needs.
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