Welcome to the Early Childhood School
Principal's Message
Welcome all!
The West New York Early
Childhood Program is currently housing 1,100 students with
enrollment rising on a daily basis. The West New York Early
Childhood Program has been in existence since September of 1999. Our
teaching staff, consisting of 27 in-district teachers, 50 out of
district teachers, and over 72 teacher assistants are dedicated to
provide the foundation to encourage each child’s love of learning in
a safe and nurturing environment. It offers a wide range of
enriching activities to meet the needs of each child. Our early
childhood classrooms are located in the Early Childhood School (5204
Hudson Ave.) the Early Childhood Center (5602 Boulevard East) School
#2 (52nd. Street and Park Avenue) School #3 (5401 Polk
St.) new School #4 (6300 Palisade Ave.) Harry L. Bain School (6200
Broadway) and fifteen private provider locations throughout W.N.Y.
(See attached list of private provider locations and contacts)
Children are offered a full- day program which includes breakfast,
lunch, snack, and wrap around child care services in the morning as
well as after school. In district before and after care services are
provided by Catapult Learning.
The West New York Early
Childhood Staff include Supervisors, highly trained teachers,
certified Paraprofessionals, Nurses, Master Teachers, Pre
Intervention and Referral Team members that include psychologists,
LDT-Consultants, Social Workers and a Speech Therapist. A Child
Study Team is also in place to test, evaluate and recommend
appropriate services to those students with special needs.
We at the Early
Childhood Program recognize that a strong home and school connection
is key to a student’s success. Our Early Childhood Parent Trainers
conduct monthly meetings for families on different topics throughout
the school year. Our Social Workers and Family Workers are available
for our parents to address any concerns and to offer advice,
suggestions and resources to help them raise healthy and happy
learners.
In accordance with the
New Jersey State Department of Education Office of Early Childhood
Education, our students are currently learning through the research
based curriculum, “Tools of the Mind”. The program is based on the
research of Psychologist Lev Vygotsky and utilizes instructional
techniques that emphasize both the development of cognitive skills
and the development of academic skills in literacy, mathematics, and
science. Materials and equipment utilized are multi-cultural and
developmentally appropriate. The West New York Early Childhood
Program is continually assessed and monitored through the use of
universal and state assessments such as the ECERS, SELA, PCMI, and
SELCA.
Our staff participates
in on-going professional development both in small and large group
settings to ensure quality preschool practices.
The W.N.Y. Early
Childhood Staff members are committed to providing all students with
an educational environment that will create lifelong learners,
critical thinkers, problem solvers, effective communicators, and
productive caring citizens.
Marilyn Duran, Principal
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