Best Preschools in Chatham, NJ

Discovery Preschool

Preschool program designed to create a strong academic and social foundation. Teachers introduce math, literacy, and science. Activities also include music, movement, art, pretend play, and group games. Children become an active part of their classroom community.

Preschool Program

Hands-on preschool program with a strong focus on school readiness. Children are encouraged to think independently and express their individuality. Your child’s day is filled with creating, experimenting, and imaginary play. Curriculum includes: math, science, language, and spanish. Children begin to expand social skills and build friendships.

Preschool Program

Preschool Program

Preschool Program

Preschool

In our Twaddler (Preschool) Program, we provide a nurturing environment that promotes social-emotional, physical, language, cognitive, literacy, and mathematical development through interactive play and hands-on learning. Children are supported in regulating their emotions and behaviors, seeking comfort from special persons or objects, and following limits with guidance from trusted adults. They form secure bonds with caregivers, using them as a base for exploration, while also developing friendships with peers. Twaddlers engage in cooperative play, express their feelings during conflicts, and practice social interactions that foster empathy and collaboration. Physical development is encouraged through activities that enhance gross motor skills like ball manipulation and fine motor skills through the use of writing and drawing tools. Language and cognitive skills are also a key focus, with children refining their ability to follow directions, expanding their vocabulary, and constructing basic sentences to express thoughts and narrate events. Through persistence and problem-solving, they demonstrate curiosity and motivation to explore their environment. Symbolic thinking and classification skills are nurtured as children connect experiences and represent objects and events through play. Twaddlers engage in rhyming activities, begin recognizing letters, and show interest in books, fostering early literacy. In math, they explore counting, understanding quantities, and matching shapes, while also recognizing patterns, which lays the foundation for more complex mathematical concepts in the future.

Pre-K3

In our Pre-K 3 program, we focus on fostering comprehensive development in social-emotional, physical, language, cognitive, literacy, and mathematical skills. Children learn to regulate their emotions by seeking comfort, demonstrating emerging patience, and understanding rules and routines with occasional reminders. They build positive relationships with adults, manage separations with resilience, and respond empathetically to emotional cues. In peer interactions, they cultivate friendships and use effective strategies for group participation, displaying cooperation by taking turns and problem-solving with adult assistance when needed. Physical development is encouraged through purposeful movement, balancing activities, and gross motor skills like manipulating balls, while fine motor skills are refined through the use of writing and drawing tools. Language and cognitive growth are emphasized as children expand their vocabulary, construct clear sentences, and narrate simple stories with logical order. They engage in conversations, practicing social language rules with reminders, and follow both simple and multi-step directions. Creativity and problem-solving are fostered through imaginative play, flexible thinking, and recalling familiar experiences to connect with everyday situations. Symbolic thinking emerges as children classify objects, use symbols in play, and engage in socio-dramatic activities. Literacy skills develop through phonological awareness, alphabet knowledge, and interactive reading experiences, while writing progresses from scribbles to forming letters and strings. In math, children count objects, connect numerals with quantities, and explore spatial reasoning, shapes, and patterns, laying the foundation for more advanced concepts.

Preschool Program

At SPS young learners grow socially, emotionally, and academically in a faith-filled environment. Our Transitional Kindergarten (TK) program provides readiness for children who would benefit from a bridge between Pre-K and Kindergarten, focusing on foundational skills for future success.

Preschool & Transitional Kindergarten

Preschool Program