Enrollment at Children’s Day

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Complete the

Interest Form

Enrollment Interest Form

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Waiting List

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Intake Process

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Prepared for

the First Day

Documents to Bring

  1. Child’s birth Certificate

  2. Proof of address

  3. Parent/guardian photo ID

  1. Up-to-date immunization record

  2. Recent physical exam (within 1 year)

  3. Emergency contact information

  4. Additional Program Forms

For Parents

Frequently Asked Questions

    1. We accept applications year round. If our school is full at the time you are bringing in your application, your child will be placed on our waiting list. Many children wait over a year to be able to be enrolled in our school.

    2. We highly recommend you submit the Wait List application as soon as you decide you’d like your child to attend our school

    3. Children in our toddler program must be 2 ½ years old by September 30th. Children in our preschool program must be 3 by October 31st, or they will have to wait until the next school year to be enrolled in our program.

    1. Children’s Day can enroll a total of 117 children during the school year.

    1. Children’s Day is open year-round from 7am to 5:30pm Monday through Friday; although hours will vary depending on the program your child is attending.

    2. The young preschool program is open to children of working parents from 7am to 5:30pm.

    3. The preschool program’s hours are from 8am to 2:30pm during the school year (September through June).

    4. We also offer Wrap Around care (Before and After School) to our preschool children. This covers the hours before and after the preschool program, up to 5:30pm.

    5. The Wrap Around program is a full day preschool program (7am to 5:30pm) during public school vacation weeks and during the months of July and August.

    1. In our toddler program, our two co-teachers hold a CDA credential.

    2. In our preschool program, all classroom teachers have a minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree, most in Early Childhood Education. At this time, we have 2 teachers with a Master’s Degree in Education. Our assistant teachers all have at least a CDA credential, and/or 2 years of college credits. At this time, we have 3 assistant teachers with Bachelor’s degrees.

    1. No, children do not have to be toilet-trained to attend our school. If a child starts our school before he/she is toilet-trained, we will work with parents when the child is ready to begin the process.

    1. No, we do not offer transportation, but can put you in touch with several small bus companies that some of our parents use for transportation services.

    1. Determining high quality in preschool is a challenging process. Several national and one state accredited system exist to determine quality and encourage preschools to excel beyond the minimum standards required by state licensing boards.

    2. NECPA is the National Early Childhood Program Accreditation program that recognizes excellence in preschool programs throughout the United States. Children’s Day has been awarded this accreditation since 2012.

    3. Grow NJ Kids is New Jersey’s rating and improvements system to assess preschool programs and communicate the school’s level of quality to the public. They use a one to five Star Rating System to identify the school’s level of quality. Children’s Day was recently rated as a 4-Star Program.

    1. For our young preschool program, students do not have to be Passaic residents.

    2. For our preschool program, students must be residents of Passaic.

  • Yes, we provide all children with free breakfast, lunch, and two snacks daily.

    We have a kitchen on site, with two fabulous cooks who make all of the food we serve fresh on the premises. They work very closely with our consulting nutritionist to develop healthy and delicious meals for the children.

    We are always willing to work with you and your child’s physician when your child has dietary limitations due to allergies or religious restrictions. Parents would make an appointment with our nutritionist and/or nurse. They will work with our kitchen staff to modify meals and snacks so that they meet your child’s dietary allergies and/or restrictions.

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