2026-07-15T15:43:08+00:00 2025-08-31 440160260 Forvis Mazars LLP 1330 Boylston Street Chestnut Hill MA 024672145 990 2024-09-01 043285887 MEETING HOUSE CHILD CARE CENTER INC MEET 6179648145 848 BEACON STREET NEWTON MA 02459 PAM PENTON DIRECTOR 6179648145 2026-07-15 true Lauren Denton P01571860 6177311222 2026-05-15 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z PAM PENTON 848 BEACON STREET NEWTON MA 02459 1704929 false X WWW.MEETINGHOUSECHILDCARE.COM X 1988 MA EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND DAYCARE 10 9 50 3 0 151200 149850 1562510 1554726 4842 353 1305 0 1719857 1704929 0 0 1171589 1281949 0 0 409186 386072 1580775 1668021 139082 36908 2298345 2189090 1064365 918202 1233980 1270888 MEETING HOUSE FOLLOWS A PLAY BASED APPROACH TO LEARNING IN A NURTURING AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR YOUNG CHILDREN, AGES 2 MONTHS TO 5 YEARS. EACH CHILD'S INDIVIDUAL INTERESTS ARE CONSIDERED SO THAT THEY ARE ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN THEIR OWN DEVELOPMENTAL JOURNEY. OUR EXPERIENCED TEACHERS CREATE STRONG FAMILY PARTNERSHIPS AND MAKE MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS WITH EACH CHILD IN THEIR CARE. THEY OBSERVE AND DEVELOP CURRICULUM THAT UTILIZES THE ENVIRONMENT TO ENCOURAGE EXPLORATION, PROMOTE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL WELL BEING AND STRONG PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS. WE ALSO HAVE DEVELOPED OUR PROGRAM WHERE THE CLASSROOMS CAN MATURE DURING THE COURSE OF THE YEAR, ENABLING THE CHILDREN TO PROGRESS AS A GROUP RATHER THEN JUST SWITCHING ROOMS AND TEACHERS MID-YEAR BASED SOLELY ON THEIR BIRTHDAY. false false 1355844 1554726 INFANT, TODDLER & PRESCHOOL EDUCATIONAL DAYCARE PROGRAM AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN A LICENSED FACILITY THAT ENABLES INDIVIDUALS (PARENTS/CAREGIVERS) TO BE GAINFULLY EMPLOYED. PROVIDE DAYCARE AND PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN. THE SCHOOL OFFERS PROGRAMS IN INDOOR AND OUTDOOR SPACES. WE ARE LICENSED FOR 54 CHILDREN A DAY. 1355844 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 5 0 false 50 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 10 9 true false false false true false false true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false MA X THE ORGANIZATION 6179648145 848 BEACON STREET NEWTON MA 02459 Jesse Ruf Treasurer 1.0 X X 0 0 0 Jill MacIntosh Secretary 1.0 X X 0 0 0 Pam Penton Director 40.0 X X 101063 0 1267 Sarah Shaughnessy President 1.0 X X 0 0 0 Amy Squires Room Rep 0.3 X 0 0 0 Joanne Babineau Assistant Director 40.0 X 69670 0 0 Kat Ruf Room Rep 0.3 X 0 0 0 Sarah Merion Room Rep 0.3 X 0 0 0 Tracey Wells Room Rep 0.3 X 0 0 0 Whitney Pezza Room Rep 0.3 X 0 0 0 170733 0 1267 1 false false false 0 149850 149850 TUITION 624410 1553684 1553684 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 1042 1042 0 0 0 0 1554726 353 353 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1704929 1554726 0 353 172000 141040 30960 937348 768625 168723 57147 46859 10288 115454 94674 20780 15052 15052 0 0 0 0 9740 9740 17197 2172 15025 181957 160122 21835 15209 12021 3188 10287 9259 1028 PROGRAM EXPENSES & FOOD 77629 77629 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 38533 38533 TRAINING AND WORKSHOPS 11488 4910 6578 PAYROLL SERVICE FEE 6500 6500 2480 0 2480 0 1668021 1355844 312177 0 979325 943303 410672 411025 2386 3720 0 0 0 0 196514 126012 23827 70502 0 0 882135 760540 2298345 2189090 41633 29470 0 0 1022732 888732 1064365 918202 X 1233980 1270888 1233980 1270888 2298345 2189090 36908 0 X false true true false X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 170655 147290 157000 151200 149850 775995 1069406 1282232 1424229 1562510 1553684 6892061 0 0 0 1240061 1429522 1581229 1713710 1703534 7668056 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7668056 704 512 1855 4842 353 8266 0 704 512 1855 4842 353 8266 0 2466 1330 2081 1305 1042 8224 1243231 1431364 1585165 1719857 1704929 7684546 0.99785 0.99707 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 Schedule A, Part III, Line 12 Other Income DESCRIPTION - OTHER INCOME, COLUMN A - 2466.0, COLUMN B - 1330.0, COLUMN C - 2081.0, COLUMN D - 1305.0, COLUMN E - 1042.0, COLUMN F - 8224.0; RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 69769 55286 14483 126745 70726 56019 70502 OPERATING LEASE RIGHT-OF-USE ASSET 760540 760540 Federal Income Taxes OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 762787 TUITION LIABILITIES 125945 888732 1704929 0 0 1704929 0 0 1704929 1668021 0 0 1668021 0 0 1668021 Form 990, Part VI, Line 2 Family/business relationships amongst interested persons KAT RUF AND JESSE RUF - Family relationship Form 990, Part VI, Line 6 Classes of members or stockholders THE CORPORATION SHALL HAVE TWO CLASSES OF MEMBERS, CLASS A MEMBERS AND CLASS B MEMBERS. EACH FAMILY OR LEGAL GUARDIAN OF A CHILD ENROLLED AT MEETING HOUSE CHILD CARE CENTER SHALL BE A CLASS A MEMBER OF THE CORPORATION. EACH EMPLOYEE OF THE CORPORATION SHALL BE A CLASS B MEMBER OF THE CORPORATION. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body THE DIRECTOR REVIEWS THE FORM 990 BEFORE FILING. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public THE ORGANIZATION MAKES THESE DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.