Nursery School
Philosophy
The Community Presbyterian Nursery School has a traditional nursery school program with emphasis on the cognitive, social and emotional development of each child. Pre-reading, pre-writing and pre-computing skills are taught and reinforced through songs, stories, arts & crafts, experiments and hands-on activities. We strive for the development of fine and gross motor skills. We offer a great deal of physical play (outdoors and indoors).
Additionally, we offer enrichment in music and reading. Our goal is to teach sharing and caring for others, and to instill in the children a positive attitude toward school and an excitement for learning new things. The current enrollment in the Nursery School is 60 children. There are 2 classrooms of 4-year olds, 2 classrooms of 3-year olds and 1 class room of 2 1/2-year olds. Each classroom has a Lead Teacher and an aide. Both the staff and Nursery School are State Certified.
Programs by Age Group
2 1/2-year-olds
Tuesday/Thursday
12:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Must be 2 1/2-years-old by September to enroll in September
Enrollment in January is also possible if the child is 2 1/2 by January 1st
3-year-olds
3 day Program: Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Mornings: 9-11:30
Afternoons 12-2:30
4th day Enrichment Option: Monday Mornings 9-11:30
Must be 3-years-old by October 1st
Must be toilet trained
4-year-olds
4 day Program: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
Mornings 9-11:30
Afternoons 12-2:30
5th day Enrichment Option: Friday mornings 9-11:30
Must be 4-years-old by October 1st
Must be toilet trained
Fees for the 2007-2008 Nursery School Year
Non-Refundable Registration fee: $60.00 for one child. $100 for two or more children.
2 day program: $1,440.00
3 day program: $1,890.00
4 day program: $2,250.00
5 day program: $2,700.00
Playcare Program
A program in the afternoon that features crafts, games, stories, outdoor play (weather permitting), lunch and quiet time.
Offered Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday afternoons.
The cost is $17.00/day.
Summer Program - Summer Fun!
Offered for 2 weeks following the regular school year for 3 mornings, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Camp-like atmosphere with crafts, water fun, music and lots of outdoor activities!
CONTACT INFORMATION
Joan K. Souder, Director
Community Presbyterian Nursery School
1459 Deer Path
Mountainside, NJ 07092
Phone: (908) 232-9490
Email: cpcjoan@comcast.net
One of our goals is to keep the lines of communication open with parents and care-givers. We accomplish this through daily contact, monthly newsletters, conferences, a parents' night in the Fall and special programs for parents and children during the year.
Click here for the Nursery School application
