Summer Care near Essex Fells, NJ

Infant Tiny Scholars

A loving start for your baby. Our Infant Scholars program nurtures development through sensory play, music, and early language exposure, including Spanish. Diapers and nutritious meals included. Individualized care is provided as needed to ensure every baby feels safe, loved, and supported.

Infant Toddler Scholars

Curiosity begins here. Toddlers explore through play, movement, and early learning while building social and emotional skills. Spanish is introduced through fun interactions. Nutritious meals and diapers included. Our caring staff supports growing independence and discovery.

Summer Camp

Open to children ages 5 to 12 for a summer of fun! Our summer camp is more than just fun; it's a community where campers build lifelong friendships and explore personal interests at their own pace. Instead of academic pressure, our camp emphasizes creativity and teamwork through daily activities and week-long projects. Each week, campers engage in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) activities that foster curiosity and perseverance in a nurturing environment. Special highlights include weekly field trips, exciting activities, and a weekly barbecue with all the burgers and hot dogs you can eat!

Summer Camp

Campers and their families love the exciting, imaginative, and enriching environment of our summer camp program. Campers love summer camp at Apple Montessori. Each day offers educational, exciting, fun-filled activities that will inspire new friendships and joyful memories. Such as: hands-on coding & robotics, music, drama, arts and sports. Most locations offer swim lessons with Red Cross certified instructors. Other locations offer water-play activities with Splash Pads or sprinklers.

Preschool

Our Preschool Program nurtures curiosity and fosters essential skills in language, math, social interaction, & emotional development. Through hands-on activities & structured play, children are guided in a safe & supportive environment to prepare for kindergarten & a lifelong love of learning.

School Age Care Program

These programs focus on balancing structured activities with free time, ensuring children have opportunities to learn, grow, and unwind. Typical activities for school-age kids in daycare include: Creative Arts Social Time Field Trips and Special Events

Wondercamp

An action-packed summer for children (ages 2 to 12). Our exciting Wonder Weeks include topics and activities designed to spark curiosity and imagination. We serve healthy food, play outside daily, and take field trips too! Parents will love our app with live streaming video and photo highlights.

Summer with Goddard

Summer with Goddard is an exciting 12-week program filled with lots of outdoor play and fun learning experiences. It’s an extension of the school year featuring outdoor adventures and child-led exploration all in a caring environment.

Summer Adventure Club

Make this the summer of “I did it!” At Summer Adventure Club, your child will explore, play and grow as an athlete, artist, engineer and more through hands-on activities that nurture Active Minds, Healthy Bodies, and Happy Hearts®.

Summer with Goddard

Summer with Goddard is an exciting 12-week program filled with lots of outdoor play and fun learning experiences. It’s an extension of the school year featuring outdoor adventures and child-led exploration all in a caring environment.

Summer Adventure Club

Make this the summer of “I did it!” At Summer Adventure Club, your child will explore, play and grow as an athlete, artist, engineer and more through hands-on activities that nurture Active Minds, Healthy Bodies, and Happy Hearts®.

Summer Adventure Club

Make this the summer of “I did it!” At Summer Adventure Club, your child will explore, play and grow as an athlete, artist, engineer and more through hands-on activities that nurture Active Minds, Healthy Bodies, and Happy Hearts®.

Summer Care Program

Infant Daycare

Infant program offering a physically and emotionally safe place for your baby to explore and learn about the world around them. Shoe-free policy ensures that classrooms are clean and safe for little ones to move around. Daily routine includes time outdoors, group time, and discovery baskets for sensory exploration. Trained teachers spend time cuddling, singing, and reading to your child.

Toddler Daycare

Toddlers are on the go, exploring and learning new things throughout each day. Classrooms are kid-size in design, allowing children to do more things independently, building their self-confidence. Photos of the children’s families cover the walls of the classroom, creating a sense of community. Daily routine includes: outdoor play, circle time, dance & movement, reading, art, music, and free play.

Early Arts Child Care

Early Arts Child Care offers a small, mixed age group where 2-year-olds learn through art, play and exploration with the same dedicated educator each day, building strong, trusting connections while growing alongside older peers in a safe, nurturing, state certified, Grow Nj Kids rated environment.

Early Arts Preschool

Early Arts Preschool prepares children for kindergarten through a balanced, art and play-based approach that builds strong foundations in early literacy, math, science, social skills, and independence that will help them grow confident and ready to thrive.

Infant Daycare

Infant program offering a physically and emotionally safe place for your baby to explore and learn about the world around them. Shoe-free policy ensures that classrooms are clean and safe for little ones to move around. Daily routine includes time outdoors, group time, and discovery baskets for sensory exploration. Trained teachers spend time cuddling, singing, and reading to your child.

Toddler Daycare

Toddlers are on the go, exploring and learning new things throughout each day. Classrooms are kid-size in design, allowing children to do more things independently, building their self-confidence. Photos of the children’s families cover the walls of the classroom, creating a sense of community. Daily routine includes: outdoor play, circle time, dance & movement, reading, art, music, and free play.

Infant Program

At this age, your infant is mainly learning through observation and exploration. For example, as our Infant teachers talk and sing with your child during feeding, diaper changes and playtime, your little one is beginning to understand language and conversation. Nurturing interactions like these will fill your child’s day and can be adapted and personalized to meet their individual needs.

Toddler Program

In our Toddler program, you’ll find carefully selected equipment that our newest walkers love to climb on, crawl through and hide in while stretching their gross motor skills. Teachers also use books, toys, games and other materials to create exciting explorations into colors, shapes, science and more.