Our Space
The first years are a critical time for learning and social development.
Program Highlights
NURTURING ENVIRONMENT
We begin by providing a safe, clean environment where every student is loved, nurtured, and supported. Our small student-teacher ratios complement high-quality learning and all teachers are trained in SIDS and Shaken Baby.
MULTI-SENSORY EXPERIENCES
As children begin to master language and mobility, they will discover a whole new world around them. The classroom is equipped with furniture, manipulatives and learning tools creating an environment ideal for the children to feel curious and independent in their space.
DAILY REPORTS
We utilize ClassDojo, a web-based childcare and preschool app that gives parents real-time notes and reminders, photos and videos of their children at day care, and school notifications and alerts. ClassDojo is designed to give childcare providers a way to keep track of kids' needs -- and parents peace of mind while keeping them informed throughout the day.
OUTDOOR PLAY
We are fortunate to have Hudson County Park right across the street and we take advantage of it as much as we can. Children (12 months & up) have plenty of room to run and play and exert all that energy their little bodies build up throughout the day.
DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES
We incorporate fun activities that boosts language, communication skills and physical development to both challenge and stimulate the minds of our young children. Circle Time encourages toddlers to develop a wide range of skills and attitudes such as confidence, self-esteem, talking and listening.
ACCREDITATION
We are licensed by the State of New Jersey Department of Children and Families, which develops standards for childcare centers. We go beyond childcare license standards to ensure our families that their child is receiving the greatest care and education in an environment that is superior to most.
Program Hours
Monday - Friday
8:30a - 4:30p
Supervision is provided for the children during these specific hours. Prompt arrival and pick-up of your children is necessary.
Resources
Daily Schedules
Infants
Infants will enjoy various daily activities together with feeding, sleeping, diaper changes.
7:30 - 8:30a: Extended Hours Drop Off
8:30 - 8:45: Regular Drop Off
Infants will be presented with the following activities during the day:
Story Time
Arts & Crafts
Music & Movement
Belly Time
Fine and Gross Motor skills
Outdoor “Buggy” Time
Walkers and Bouncers
Soft Scape Playtime Climber
4:00 - 4:30p: Diaper Change and Regular Pick
4:30 - 6:00: Extended Hours Pick Up
Young Toddlers
Young Toddlers are starting to enjoy the Creative Curriculum which focuses on project based investigation as a means to apply skills and addresses four areas of development, social/emotional, physical, cognitive and language.
7:30 - 8:30a: Extended Hours Drop Off
8:30 - 8:45: Regular Drop Off
8:45: Breakfast/Morning Snack
9:15: Diaper Change
9:30: Circle Time/Story Time
10:15: Arts & Crafts/Daily Project
10:45: Outdoor “Buggy” Time at the Park
11:30: Diaper Change/Wash Hands
11:45: Lunch
12:30p: Nap Time
2:30: Diaper Change
2:45: Afternoon Snack
3:15: Music & Movement
3:45: Free Play
4:15 - 4:30: Regular Pick Up
4:30 - 6:00: Extended Hours Pick Up
Toddlers
For older Toddlers, Creative Curriculum lesson plans are expanded to ensure that toddlers are educated in a way that promotes development of thinking. The lesson plans encourage a style of teaching that takes advantage of a child’s natural curiosity and uses it to stimulate a desire to learn.
7:30 - 8:30a: Extended Hours Drop Off
8:30 - 8:45: Regular Drop Off
8:45: Breakfast/Morning Snack
9:15: Small Group Exploration (Alphabet/Numbers)
10:15: Project Activity
10:45: Outdoor Play
11:30: Hand Washing/Bathroom Break
11:45: Lunch
12:15p: Bathroom Break
12:30: Nap Time
2:30: Bathroom Break
2:45: Afternoon Snack
3:15: Music & Movement
3:45: Crafty Project
4:15 - 4:30: Regular Pick Up
4:30 - 6:00: Extended Hours Pick Up