The Mission of the Guild of St Agnes is to provide families with quality, affordable early childhood education and school age programs in a safe, nurturing environment for children four weeks to twelve years. Welcome to the Guild of St. Agnes, a long standing, educational, private, non-profit child care agency founded in 1913. As the largest early education and care agency in Central Massachusetts, the Guild serves approximately 1,600 children at 8 child care sites, 125 licensed family homes and 11 school age programs. All of these services are licensed by the MA Department of Early Education and Care and our Centers are accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the premier designation in the United States for identifying high quality child care services.