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The Cooperative Nursery Center of Summit Parents and Children Learning Together |
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Welcome to the Summit Co-op Preschool!
The Cooperative Nursery Center of Summit, Inc. 561 Springfield Avenue, Summit, NJ 07901 908-277-1464 |
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The Cooperative Nursery Center of Summit Parents and Children Learning Together |
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| Programs |
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This program facilitates our children's transition from learning at home to learning at school, and focuses mainly on socialization with peers and adults.
Children are encouraged to play freely with the many toys, play stations and art supplies around the room. The class has daily meetings, has snack together, listens to stories, plays outside and attends weekly music classes.
Students are not required to be toilet trained. Average class size is ten children.
This is a special class offered for children who are ready for school at the beginning of the new calendar year.
It prepares children to join their three year old peers the following September. Students are encouraged to learn through play with the many toys, play stations and art supplies freely available in the classroom. The class has daily meetings, listens to stories, has snack together, plays outside and has weekly music classes.
Students are not required to be toilet trained. Average class size is ten children.
The program is enriched with weekly music classes, guest performers and field trips throughout the year to farms, camps, theater shows, train rides and arboretums.
Children in this program have plenty of opportunity for free play at different stations around the room. Daily activities include meetings, reading books, art projects, snack and outside play. As the year progresses more structured activities are introduced. One of the special events for children and their families in this program is the annual Spring Tea.
Average class size is fifteen students.
Highlights of the year include the "Me Museum," the Four year old art show and picnic, weekly music classes, an opera production, many field trips and guest performers.
Students develop their pre-reading, sorting and patterning skills through group and individual projects, while still having plenty of time for free play. Children leave the Co-op socially confident and academically prepared for Kindergarten.
Average class size is fifteen students.
Students in our Three and Four year old classes may stay for the program. Children bring their lunches and continue their day playing and participating in activities with their peers.
Our September Two and a Half year olds may stay for Lunch Bunch on Tuesdays.
The Art Program is a special class offered to Four year olds and Kindergarten Enrichment students.
It provides students a structured environment in which to explore the principles of line, color, texture, shape and patterns while encouraging individual creativity. Students create projects inspired by artists such as Georgia O'Keefe, Jackson Pollack and Piet Mondrian, using varied mediums including clay, beads, paint and pastels. The class is guided by a dedicated art teacher.
Kindergarten Enrichment is an exciting, yet warm and comfortable after school experience for children in morning Kindergarten.
The hallmark of "KE" program is the Children Celebrate program in which students learn the culture, climate and lore of children in countries around the world. Students help choose how their time is planned. Their freedom of choice ranges from voting on which games to play on Game Thursday to deciding on service projects. Activities include performing plays, non-competitive games, outside play, jewelry making, baking, sewing, and discussions over lunch. The class features guest speakers and performers, music classes, and field trips such as visits to the Art Center, the theater and other local sights.
Class size is eighteen students with three professional teachers.
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| Helping Parents |
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The primary function of the Helping Parent is to assist the Head Teacher in promoting and supervising the healthy emotional, social, intellectual, verbal and physical development of each child. The Helping Parent arrives by 8:30 am to help set up for the day's activities. He or she is responsible for bringing a nutritious snack and for helping the teacher restore the room to good order at the end of the day.
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The Cooperative Nursery Center of Summit Parents and Children Learning Together |
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The Board sets policy, develops a budget, and plans educational, fundraising and social events for Co-op families and the community.
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| Staff |
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Each year, our staff members complete 200 hours of continuing education training, including CPR. While each of our teachers has her own personality and style of instruction, as a group, they have a team approach to planning and implementing our curriculum.
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The Cooperative Nursery Center of Summit Parents and Children Learning Together |
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| Registration and Hours |
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Prospective parents are encouraged to visit The Co-op at their convenience and/or attend scheduled open houses throughout the fall.
The registration process begins in mid-January, with priority given to existing Co-op families; new students are admitted from a waiting list on a rolling admissions basis as space becomes available. There is a non-refundable registration fee of $100, and a $25 fee for inclusion on the waiting list.
| September 2½s | 8:45am-11:30am | Monday, Tuesday and optional Wednesday |
| January 2½s | 8:45am-11:30am | Thursday and Friday |
| 3s | 8:45am-11:30am | Wednesday through Friday and optional Tuesday |
| 3s - Afternoons | 11:45am-2:30pm | Monday through Wednesday |
| 4s | 8:45am-11:30am | Tuesday through Friday and optional Monday |
| Extended Day | 11:30am-2:30pm | Tuesday through Friday |
| Lunch Bunch | 11:30am-12:45pm | Tuesday only |
| Kindergarten Enrichment | 11:45am-2:30pm | Wednesday through Friday |
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| Tuition and Fees |
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| 2½ s - two days | Monday, Tuesday | $1,855 |
| 2½ s - three days | Monday - Wednesday | $2,770 |
| January 2½ s - two days | Thursday, Friday | $1,015 |
| 3s - three days | Wednesday - Friday | $2,230 |
| 3s - three days - afternoons | Monday - Wednesday | $2,230 |
| 3s - four days | Tuesday - Friday | $3,060 |
| 4s - four days | Tuesday - Friday | $2,950 |
| 4s - five days | Monday - Friday | $3,635 |
| Kindergarten Enrichment | Wednesday - Friday | $2,465 | Extended Day (3s and 4s only) | Tuesday - Friday; tuition per day: | $ 750 | Lunch Bunch (September 2 ½s only) | Tuesday | $ 485 | Extended Day Drop-in | Tuesday - Friday | $ 30 | Lunch Bunch Drop-in | Tuesday | $ 20 | Annual Non-co-oping fee | (plus $100 if not supplying snack) | $ 350 |
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