Our Programs

Beachwood Nursery School and Early Learning Center offers several programs including: Infant/Toddlers, Nursery, Preschool, Pre-Kindergarten, Junior Kindergarten and Kindergarten Enrichment and Full Day Kindergarten. Our current programs are offered 2, 3, or 5 days a week for a half day (2 1/2 hours), a school day (6 1/4 hours) and an extended day (9 hours).

Our curriculum is based on a developmental continuum integrating the needs and interests of the whole child with adult-child interactions and multi-sensory experiences. Children learn best through play.

The following experiences and examples encourage learning by doing:

• Self-expressive art (collage materials, finger-paints, tempera paints...)
• Sensory activities (sand & water play, shaving cream, play-dough)
• Music & Rhythm (weekly Music Together preschool classes)
• Dramatic Play (role playing, puppets, pretend play, story re-telling...)
• Listening activities (books on tape, echo songs, finger plays, rhyme time...)
• Library/Story time (big books, props, board books, read-a-longs...)
• Writing Activities (writing experiences at all learning centers)
• Block Building (wooden blocks, castle blocks, duplo, legos...)
• Manipulatives (puzzles, legos, folder games, math/literacy activities...)
• Science Activities (mixing colors, making predictions, cooking...)
• Technology(computers in each classroom, digital cameras, CD players, Record Players)
• Group Games (circle time, movement activities)
• Small Group Activities (individualization, movement activities, journaling)
• Snack Time (conversation, counting, pouring, self-help skills)
• Celebrations (group snack, sing-a-longs, family picnics)
• Outdoor Play (nature, dramatic play, art studio, music center, block building)
• Field Trips (Fall and spring class trips)

Beachwood Nursery School is licensed by the State of NJ and received Accreditation in 1992 by the National Academy of Early Childhood Programs, a division of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). Programs accredited by the National Academy voluntarily undergo a comprehensive process of internal self study every five years. Validators are invited to verify compliance with the Academy's Criteria for High Quality Early Childhood Programs before receiving Accreditation. Please see www.naeyc.org for further information.