Community Presbyterian Church

Our Nursery School

Philosophy

The Community Presbyterian Church 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 and 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 in). 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 69 children. There are 2 classrooms of 4-year olds, two classrooms of 3-year olds and one classroom of 2 ½ year olds. Each classroom has a Lead Teacher and an aide. Both the staff and School are State Certified.

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.

Registration for September takes place in February.

Programs by Age Group

2 ½ year olds

Tuesday/Thursday
12:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Must be 2 ½ by September to enroll in September
Enrollment in January is also possible if the child is 2 ½ by January 1st

3 year olds

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Must be three years old by October 1st
Must be toilet trained

4 year olds

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Must be 4 years old by October 1st
Must be toilet trained

Fees for the 2004/2005 School Year

2 ½ year olds - $1,215.00 per year or $135.00 monthly
3 year olds - $1,593.00 per year or $177.00 monthly
4 year olds - $1782.00 per year or $198.00 monthly
$50.00 non-refundable Registration Fee

Playcare Program

A program in the afternoon that features crafts, games, stories,outdoor play, weather permitting, lunch and quiet time.

Offered Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons.

The cost is $17.00 per day.

Summer Program - Summer Fun!

Offered for 2 weeks following the regular school year for 3 mornings, 9:00 a.m. to 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, N.J. 07092
Phone: (908) 232-9490
Email: cpcjoan@comcast.net