Huguenot Nursery School
Center in Pelham, NY 10803
Huguenot Nursery School was founded in 1992 by Huguenot Memorial Church. Its purpose is to provide a quality nursery school program for Pelham and its surrounding communities.
Huguenot Nursery School is a private non-profit preschool. The school is non-sectarian and we welcome families of all backgrounds and cultures. Huguenot Nursery School is licensed by the New York State office of Children and Family Services.
Huguenot Terrific Twos provides half-day programs for two year old children. Two year olds may enroll in the two day program or the three day program. The two year old programs have a maximum of 8 children one qualified lead teacher and one assistant.
Huguenot Nursery School provides half day and full day programs for three and four year olds. Three year olds may enroll either two three or five days a week and four year olds attend five days a week. The three and four year old class has a maximum of 14 children one qualified lead teacher and an assistant teacher.
Although the school welcomes all priority will be given to members of Huguenot Memorial Church and siblings of children with prior attendance.
The school is governed by a Board of Managers which includes the nursery school Director the Minister two members of the churchs governing Session at least one other church member and at least two parents. Parents can become formally involved in Huguenot Nursery School by serving on the Parents Committee which functions as a sub-committee of the Board of Managers. This facility is authorized to administer over-the-counter topical ointments only
- Child Ages:
- 2 years - 4 years
- Licenses & Accreditations:
- New York State Office of Children & Family Services -
- Hours of Operation:
- 8:45 am to 2:45 pm
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The philosophy of a school largely influences the types of activities and the curriculum that will be present in the school. Therefore it is imperative that parents become familiar with the philosophy behind the school in order to understand the focus of the program.
Faculty at Huguenot Nursery School feels that the program should focus on the development of the whole child. In order to do this we look at the cognitive physical emotional and social development of each child. Our philosophy is largely based on the work of Erikson and Piaget; therefore we believe that children develop sequentially from one stage of development to another. Because of this we feel that children must be provided with opportunities that will challenge them and aid their progression from one stage to the next. We also believe that children construct knowledge through experience; therefore our program will provide children with a large variety of activities that will allow for success and encourage advancement in all areas of development.
In addition we feel that in order for children to grow they need to exist in a setting that meets their basic needs. Therefore it is our utmost concern that our program provides a nurturing comfortable environment that is specifically structured to meet the physical emotional and developmental needs of each individual child. In order to do this it is imperative that we individualize our program to meet each child’s specific growth needs. Last we feel it is most important that we work closely with the families in order to secure an environment that is most beneficial to the child.
As a nonsectarian nursery school sponsored by Huguenot Presbyterian Church we honor our Judeo-Christian heritage in modest ways that children can understand: a prayer of thanks before snack some songs which recognize God as a presence in our lives and above all a curriculum that stresses dignity and respect for everyone and care for one another. During the year we hold several brief services in our chapel where the children gather informally to sing and participate in church chats with our pastor on subjects such as love and friendship nature and seasonal events. Services may include a prayer a verse of scripture or a simple parable. Parents are always welcome to join us.
In sum Huguenot Nursery School is committed to provide:
- an atmosphere of love in which children have no cause for timidity and in which they are treated with courtesy and tenderness;
- an atmosphere of patience allowing unhurried responses to childrens natural inquisitiveness;
- learning opportunities designed to promote physical cognitive emotional social and spiritual growth;
- an environment free of racial or sex-role bias stereotype or prejudice;
- an atmosphere of warm and active cooperation between parents and teachers.
