Montclair Community Pre-K Continues to Offer Exemplary Early Care and Education - VIDEOS
Feb 26 2010By guestblogger Eve Robinson, Executive Director of Montclair Community Pre-K
The Montclair Community Pre-K (MCPK) in Montclair, New Jersey, one of the 21 exemplary early childhood programs on which the Strengthening Families Initiative was based, continues to provide high quality early childhood education to children while supporting families and providing community resources. The protective factors were born from the atmosphere and services offered at all 21 centers and the MCPK exemplifies what can be accomplished when families are respected, acknowledged and celebrated.
There is a strong family presence at the MCPK; parents, grandparents, caregivers and other significant adults add a vitality and enthusiasm to the program through various family activities including a Harvest Festival, a Winter Family Dance, Garden Day, Men are Cooking, Book Fairs, bake sales and concerts. The MCPK is a place where families raising young children feel welcomed every day; where access to needed support and services are offered in a non-judgmental and professional atmosphere and where the joy of learning echoes through every hallway. The MCPK is a full inclusion program and welcomes all types of learners, including those children who may be classified with special needs
Listen to the words of the families through a parent testimonial video, or watch a video that depicts a day in the life of our school. Both of these films were created for us by parents in our program who volunteered their time to document what the MCPK has to offer.
The mission of the MCPK is to offer a high quality early childhood education program to children in Montclair regardless of the family’s ability to pay tuition. We charge families tuition based on a sliding scale and no one is turned away due to economic circumstances. We receive no state or federal funding; the local Township provides a subsidy from the Township budget and the Board of Trustees raises over $150,000 each year to help fulfill our mission; many of the donations coming from local citizens who believe strongly in the committment to access to quality education for all
The school mirrors the social, economic and racial diversity that is a hallmark of the Township of Montclair. Children attending the MCPK come from every type of background and we celebrate our diverse atmosphere and the contributions that family traditions bring to our classrooms.
For more information about the MCPK visit our website, www.montclairprek.org.
Read the profile of MCPK.
