WWP Preschools
Beth Chaim Pre-School
329 Village Road East
Princeton Junction, NJ 08550
799-8811
Fax: 799-9249
Email: pre-school@bethchaim.org
http://www.bethchaim.org
Director. Barbara Kahner
Ages served: 2 to 6, preschool and camp programs, Toddler and Me (12-32 months)
Enrollment: 200
Director's statement:
We provide a safe and nurturing learning environment within a Reform Jewish setting. Our program emphasizes the fostering of a positive selfimage, developmentally appropriate learning activities, socialization, the teaching of Reform Jewish values, recognizing the uniqueness of each child, helping each child appreciate their own specialness, instilling in each child a lifelong love of learning and time each day to have fun. At Beth Chaim PreSchool, we "Cherish the Children."
Children's House of the Windsors
An International Community
270 Village Road East
West Windsor, NJ 08550
443-8900
Email: CHWindsors@aol.com
Director: Monica Shah
Ages served: 2.5 years to 6 years
Programs: Full and half day, 3, 4, and 5 days/week (summer camp at Montessori Country Day School)
Enrollment: 100
Director's statement:
An international school serving the Windsors. We welcome children of every race, religion, and national and ethnic origin. Our accredited Montessori program will be provided by Montessori Corner.
Dutch Neck Presbyterian Church Cooperative Nursery School
154 South Mill Road
Princeton Junction, NJ 08550
799-9490
Director of Education: Barbara Fruh
Administrative Director. Judy Duke
Ages served: 2½ to 5
Enrollment: 162
Director's statement:
Dutch Neck Presbyterian Church Cooperative Nursery School endorses the philosophy that children learn best through play and handson experiences in a warm and nurturing environment. A nondenominational, coop nursery school, we offer programs for 2½, 3 and 4 year olds in the morning and afternoon. Parents participate in the classroom and have an opportunity to be involved in, the management of the school. Established in 1969, Dutch Neck Presbyterian Church Cooperative Nursery School has been serving the community for over 35 years.
The Goddard School
1306 Windsor-Edinburg Rd.
West Windsor, NJ 08550
443-1200
Owners: Ed and Diana Sirak
Director: Lisa Kapili
Email: westwindsornj@goddardschools.com
Ages served: 6 wks to 6 years
Director's statement:
The Goddard School offers a premier preschool and childcare program for parents who want the proven advantages of a high quality preschool education for their children.
Our warm, loving atmosphere features a year round extended day program from 7 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday, for ages 6 weeks to 6 years. We also offer after-school enrichment and summer "camp" for children up to eight years of age.
Our program is designed to enhance the emotional, social, intellectual, and physical development of your child. Areas of growth and development are highlighted on our daily lesson plans, which our faculty brings to life in appropriate and attainable ways. Children are encouraged to progress at their own pace according to their individual needs and abilities. Our school is staffed with experienced teachers trained in Elementary Education, Early Childhood Education or Child Development.
W e are now open and have limited space available. If you would like to schedule a tour, call us or just stop by. Evening and weekend tours are available.
Happy Days Christian Nursery
at Gospel Fellowship Church
626 Plainsboro Road
Plainsboro, NJ 08536
609-799-5637
The Harmony Schools Inc.
139 Village Blvd.
Princeton, NJ 08540
799-4411
Fax: 243-0037
Email: info@harmonyschools.com
Director. JoAnne Trautman
Ages served: 6 weeks to 10 years
Enrollment: 250
Director's statement:
Founded in 1981, Harmony Schools Inc. has five centers in Plainsboro, Robbinsville, Trenton, and Piscataway. All of the centers serve the needs of infants, toddlers, preschoolers and schoolage children, offering programs, including summer camp, 12 months per year. Harmony's philosophy is developmental in nature, combining child directed and teacher directed activities. Unique features of Harmony's programs include monitored video cameras in each classroom and electronic piano labs to encourage positive development of keyboarding skills. The dedicated staff has undertaken voluntary accreditation.
Kids Corner Cooperative Nursery School
P.O. Box 9000
20 Schalks Crossing Rd.
Plainsboro, NJ 08536
Location: Princeton Alliance Church
799-1535
Email: info@kccns.com
Ages served: 2½ to 4
Director: Jean Harris
Enrollment: 114
Director's statement:
Kids Corner is a Non-denominational Cooperative Nursery School where parents are involved in their child's first educational experience. We provide programs for 2½, 3 and 4 year olds in the mornings and afternoons. Our dedicated staff members provide a loving and nurturing learning environment. We encourage the development of independence, responsibility, awareness of others, creative expression, fine and gross motor skills, language use, and math and reading readiness skills. We have been working with happy preschoolers and their families for over 30 years. We also offer a Lunch Bunch program, a Winter Exercise program taught by a certified instructor, field trips, and more. We are located in the beautiful new facility located in Princeton Alliance Church on the corner of Scudders Mill and Schalks Crossing Roads.
KinderCare
Knowledge Learning Corporation
1 Kinder Court
West Windsor, NJ 08550
799-8787
Email: ewysokowski@klcorp.com
Director: Liz Wysokowski
Serving children 6 weeks through 12 years old.
Capacity 185
Serving West Windsor/Plainsboro families for ten years. Kinder Care is a licensed child care facility providing services Monday thru Friday 6:30AM-6:30PM. We offer both full and part-time care. Included in our tuition is a hot/cold breakfast, three snacks, and a hot nutritious lunch. Our curriculum and outdoor playscapes are age specific and developmentally appropriate. As an additional service we offer Phonics, Reading, Spanish, Math and Music Enrichment programs.
Knowledge Beginnings
450 College Road East
Princeton, NJ 08540
720-0045
Director: Marianne Gawler
Serving children 6 weeks through 12 years old.
Capacity 169
NAEYC accredited
Lakeview Child Center at West Windsor
Mailing address: 707 Alexander Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
Location: West Windsor, NJ
987-0977
Fax: 987-5005
Email: info@lakeviewchildcenter.org
Director: Kathy Bogdziewicz
Ages served: 6 weeks to six years
Enrollment: 141
Director's statement:
Lakeview Child Center, a not-for-profit member of the Robert Wood Johnson Health Network, opened in 1985 and has eight centers serving 600 children.
Our program has a child-centered, developmental philosophy embracing current trends and practices in Early Childhood Education. At Lakeview Child Center, cognitive and social learning take place in a stimulating, hands-on environment, that encourages individuality and nurtures a positive self-image. Our professional, caring staff is committed to quality. The center is accredited by the National Academy of Early Childhood Programs, a division of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). Lakeview Child Center at West Windsor is conveniently located on Alexander Road close to Route 1 and the Princeton Junction train station.
Little Friends at West Windsor
St. David the King Church
1 New Village Road
Princeton Junction, NJ 08550 275-0315
Executive Director. Carol Besler
West Windsor Director: Karen Edwards
Ages served. 34, and before & after kindergarten enrichment
Enrollment: 95
Director's statement:
We're a state licensed preschool operated by Little Friends Preschool, with a focus on child development using ageappropriate curriculum activities planned to encourage and challenge each child's individual growth and creativity. The kindergarten enrichment program, "Giant Steps" is designed to promote social growth through exploration of different cultures, artifacts, musical instruments, and natural ecosystems.
Montessori Corner Country Day School
An International Community
72 Grovers Mill Road
Plainsboro, NJ 08536
799-6668
Email: MontessoriCorner@aol.com
Director: Peggy Schade
Ages served: 1.5 years to 13 years
Director's statement:
Our World Class, authentic Montessori programs are accredited by the American Montessori Society, Middle States Association, and the Comm. on International & Trans-Regional Accreditation, providing assurance that our children will receive a complete education. Our campus is designed specifically for the Montessori environment, including a large field house and indoor pool. Each child in our school learns at their own pace, always being encouraged to do their lessons themselves. The activities include grace and courtesy, respect for the environment, as well as skills in reading, writing and math. There are lessons in computer literacy, art and music appreciation, foreign language, and physical education. Extra curricula activities include violin and piano lessons, a literary club and field trips to various cultural centers within the area. Parent education classes are offered to the community. Our international, non-profit school welcomes children of every race, religion, and national and ethnic origin.
Montessori Corner at Princeton Meadows
An International Community
666 Plainsboro Rd, Bldg 2100
Plainsboro, NJ 08536
799-6668
Email: MontessoriCorner@aol.com
Director: Eileen Spiewak
Ages served: 2.5 years to 6 years
Programs: Full and half day, 3, 4, and 5 days/week (summer camp at Montessori Country Day School)
Enrollment: 230
Director's statement:
Our World Class, authentic Montessori programs are accredited by the American Montessori Society, Middle States Association, and the Comm. on International & Trans-Regional Accreditation, providing assurance that our children will receive a complete education. Each child in our school learns at their own pace, always being encouraged to do their lessons themselves. The activities include grace and courtesy, respect for the environment, as well as skills in reading, writing and math. There are lessons in computer literacy, art and music appreciation, foreign language, and physical education. Extra curricula activities include violin and piano lessons, a literary club and field trips to various cultural centers within the area. Parent education classes are offered to the community. Our international, non-profit school welcomes children of every race, religion, and national and ethnic origin.
New Horizons Montessori of Princeton Junction
59 Cranbury Road
West Windsor, NJ 08550
275-8666
Email: director@NHMontessori.org
Fax: 799-8914
Director: Shaheen Syed
Ages served: 18 months- 6 years
Hours: 7:30 am - 6:30 pm
Directors statement:
Our school is located a few minutes from the Princeton Junction station in a beautiful country setting of four acres backing onto the Bear Brook Creek. The school follows the Montessori principles of early child hood education. The mission of New Horizons Montessori is to provide a safe, nurturing and stimulating environment where children's growth and happiness are encouraged and championed. Montessori approach focuses on the "whole child," allowing children to develop intellectually, physically, socially, and creatively. Our carefully formulated materials, activities, and environment provide children the opportunity to develop important attitudes, appreciations, skills, ideas and habits that are essential for developing individuality and confidence and a lifetime of creative thinking and learning. Children are free to work at their own pace with especially prepared materials, either alone or with others. The teacher acts as a facilitator of learning, to encourage active learning and to strike a balance of individual mastery with small group collaboration.
Nickie Oliver PreSchool & Child Care Center
Mailing address: 822 Village Road West
West Windsor, NJ 08550
Location: West Windsor, NJ 275-5641
Fax: 936-0108
Director: Nickie Oliver, M.Ed.
Ages served. 2½ to 6
Enrollment: 42
Directors statement:
Nestled in a quiet, country setting and ready to bring hours of delight to your child, we are a privately owned, conveniently located, year round educational facility, that provides a stable environment in which children feel secure & develop creatively. We are proud to be able to provide families with a bright, cheerful school that meets their needs and qualified staff members who have been with us since we first opened our doors in 1987. Come discover the summer fun with us!
Princeton Presbyterian Preschool
54 Meadow Road
Princeton, NJ 08540 (in West Windsor)
987-1166
E-mail: dbarbet@princetonpresbyterian.org
Director: Debbie Barbet
Ages served: 2½ to 6
Enrollment: 45
Director’s Statement:
As a Christian preschool, it is our desire to support each child’s special gifts and help each child grow developmentally in an educational environment bounded by Christian love and caring. Our goal is to develop and encourage the growth of each child developmentally, socially, emotionally, and spiritually. We challenge students with interactive and age-appropriate programs. We maintain a happy, secure, wholesome environment in which children learn, play, and grow, and, we foster a climate based upon traditional values of personal responsibility, self-discipline, and mutual respect of others.
West Windsor Day School
175 North Post Rd.
West Windsor, NJ 08550
275-9379
Director: Irene Daab
Ages served: 0-6 years
Enrollment: 40
Director's statement:
Currently there are limited openings. Please call for an interview. Walk-ins are not accepted.
West Windsor Family YMCA Preschool Club
Princeton Presbyterian Church
Meadow Road
West Windsor, NJ 08540
497-2154
Fax: 514-1030
Director: Kathrine Permito
Ages served: 3-5 years
Enrollment: 68
Director's statement:
This is a preschool program every Monday Thursday from 11:30 to 1:30. We have arts & crafts, play, music and kindergarten readiness.
Windsor Happy School
Mailing address: 217 Clarksville Road
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
Location: West Windsor, NJ
799-3990
Director. Regina Gaspari
Ages serve& 6 weeks to 6 years
Enrollment. 90
Woodchuck Hollow Cooperative Nursery School
177 PrincetonHightstown Road
Princeton Junction, NJ 08550
275-1040
Email: woodchuckhollowdirector@yahoo.com
Director: Debbie Barbet
Ages served: 2½ to 5
Enrollment: 42
Director's statement:
Woodchuck Hollow functions as a bridge between home and school, providing a warm and friendly atmosphere of acceptance, while nurturing the skills that are conducive to a young child's ability to learn. Program offerings include: extended days, special music enrichment, gym and trips.