CALVARY
NURSERY SCHOOL & CHILD CARE
108 Eastman
Street
Cranford, N.
J. 07016
908-272-3962
Director: Stacy
Nick-Casey
Philosophy & Goals
Calvary Lutheran Church considers children and their families as a precious resource, given by God. Our congregation recognizes its responsibility to assist parents and guardians by providing a safe, secure environment for the nurture, education and care of the children.
Our goal to provide a Christian early childhood setting in which pre-school children are helped to grow, learn and develop as God's children, physically, socially, emotionally, cognitively and spiritually.
Curriculum / Program
Our philosophy and goals are integrated into our curriculum which provides developmentally appropriate Christian education in a nurturing environment. Worship, art, music, language development, pre-academic skills, guided play and exploration are all included in our program. Our Pre-K program provides individual and group academic instruction.
Enrollment / Admission
Policy
Calvary Nursery School & Child Care admits students of any race, color, or national or ethnic origin to all rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color or national ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies and other school-administered programs. As permitted by IRS Revenue Procedure 75-50, preference in admissions is given to members of Lutheran congregations.
Nursery School
The school is in session Monday through Friday. The program operates September through June, 9 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. Children may be enrolled in a 2-day program (Tuesday/Thursday); a 3-day program (Monday/Wednesday/Friday) or a 5-day program. The program is divided into 3 classes including a Pre-K program for 4-year-olds. We accept children who are 2 1/2 years of age by date of enrollment through age 6.
Child Care
We recognize the needs of today’s parents and guardians and have developed affordable Child care for the families of Calvary and the larger community. Our Child Care Program is available on a 10-month (September - June) or 12-month (September - Aug.) basis. We are open from 7 A.M.. to 6 P.M. Children enrolled in the Child Care program are included in the Nursery School sessions. We accept children who are 2 1/2 years of age by date of enrollment through age 6.
Kindergarten After Care
Program
This program will operate from the Tuesday after Labor Day through the fourth week in June, Monday through Friday, 11 A.M. to 6 P.M. A bus will pick up the children at the Cranford kindergarten sites. There are 2 time options: 11 A.M. to 4 P.M. and 11 A.M. to 6 P.M.
Our ministry for the children is housed in large, bright, air-conditioned classrooms in the church’s education building. For security, we have locked premises with a buzzer system after appropriate identification is made. Our enclosed playground is equipped with safe play structures and surface. We are a state-certified program with a full-time director. Our staff is carefully screened and selected to provide Christian, nurturing, educational environment.