About Us

Kids' Corner is a parent-sponsored nonprofit licensed by the Department of Early Education and Care, serving the Winchester, MA community since 1982 with dedicated teachers, enthusiastic kids, and a successful program model. We are now excited to take our program model and bring it on site to the Carroll School!

Kids’ Corner is a place where children can learn, have fun, play outside, make new friends, and be part of a true community. We promote education, enrichment, and personal growth through a variety of academic, social, sporting, and creative activities.

Our teachers are a blend of Kids’ Corner Winchester staff and Carroll School teachers. Our staff are experienced and well qualified teachers who have diverse backgrounds and degrees in the arts, athletics, education, history, music, and theatre.

Chris Grover and Matt Clougherty, are the Co-Assistant Program Directors from Carroll School who have several years of experience at the former Carroll School After School Program.

The program is overseen by Kids’ Corner’s Program Directors, Lauren Bagley & Jamie Eldridge.

Before Kids’ Corner, Lauren graduated from UMass Lowell with a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts in 2009. She lived in California for a few years and traveled a bit before moving back to Massachusetts. She has over 11 years of experience at Kids’ Corner in Winchester. She has taught in each classroom, but became a 4-5-6 Room Co-Lead Teacher and KC Xtreme Director (our middle school summer adventure program) around 2011. She enjoys art, hiking, canoeing and music. She is looking forward to continuing this venture here at the Carroll School.

Before Kids’ Corner, Jamie went to Mount Holyoke College and graduated in 2025 with a Bachelor of Arts in Biology. She has been working with kids for 7+ years, and has a special interest in working in outdoor education. Her education and jobs have taken her all over the country from Maine to Alaska, but finally moved back to Massachusetts. Jamie started working with Kids’ Corner in February 2026 at the Kids’ Corner After School Program at Carroll School location. She is very excited to continue working at the Carroll School program and taking this new step in her teaching journey.

To read more about Kids’ Corner’s history and evolution, you can find more information here.

Lauren Bagley, Kids' Corner Program Director of the Carroll School After School Program

  • To nurture compassionate and confident youth through exceptional and engaging out-of-school programs.

  • Kids’ Corner’s vision is to build a community in which every child knows and is celebrated for their unique strengths and abilities.

    • Culture of caring and respect – attending to the needs of our families, honoring the wellbeing and engagement of our staff, listening to the community

    • Engagement and exploration – expanding children’s global and self-awareness, interests, and abilities through enriching experiences

    • Developmentally responsive – attending to children’s diverse needs, interests, and voices.

    • Partnerships across the community – active and engaged member of the community.