Central Nursery School

We are new to this school and absolutely love it. The teachers are wonderful and the children are obviously happy and thriving. This is my daughter’s first experience in a preschool environment and she literally jumps out of the car and runs in every morning with a huge smile on her face. I was worried about transitioning her from her babysitter (a family friend) to a more structured environment but I’m very happy that we did.

My oldest son started with Central at age 2 and was there until he started kindergarten at age 5 ½. A few months later, my younger son started just after age 2 and is currently enrolled. My husband and I feel so fortunate to have found Central Nursery School. The preschool has been in business for 35+ years and has experienced, knowledgeable, empathetic and friendly teachers, each of whom has been with the preschool long-​term. These ladies are the BEST out there (in my humble opinion!) They treat the kids (and parents) with respect, you will never hear them yelling, speaking harshly or putting down your child. It is a COMPLETELY positive environment. The minute you step inside the gate of Central, the happiness of the children exudes all around. Central provides a «home-​like» atmosphere for the kids, which I think helps them adjust quickly and really WANT to spend their days here.
The children are separated into groups by age (Papooses, Braves and then Chiefs) and are given an age-​appropriate curriculum between art projects, counting projects, learning and recognizing letters, spelling their names, story time and singing songs. We love when our little guy comes home singing us the songs he’s learned in the week! They get plenty of outside play time and there are two playgrounds that are structured for age appropriateness. Everyone naps (or has quiet time) for 2 hours in the early afternoon. Snacks and drinks are provided, but you do bring your own lunch (which works great for us since we have a semi-​picky eater and we can tailor his lunch to what we know he will eat).
If you are considering a preschool, you definitely want to put Central at the top of your list of places to visit!

Our daughter went here for two years. She learned so much and even on the first day didn’t cry. The staff did everything they could to make her comfortable. You can see they have a special connection with each child. Each teacher knows each age group. The best part is the director sets the learning curriculum as if they it was kindergarten (of course age appropriate) they are 100% ready for kindergarten when leaving Central Nursery school. I will put my next here as well.