Cheshire Nursery School

The afternoon session runs from 12:30p.m. til 5:00p.m. and is geared toward pre-k children and kindergarteners, aged 4-6. Bus transportation is available for a.m. kindergarteners from Darcey School to the Cheshire Nursery School.

The new full-day program begins at 8:30a.m. and runs until 5:30p.m. daily. The class is limited to eight children ages three to five.

Summertime:

We offer a full-day summer experience divided into three 2-week sessions throughout July and August. An extension of our discovery-based academic year curriculum is offered, along with water play and an even greater emphasis on outdoor activities.

The summer program runs from 9:00a.m. til 5:00p.m. Children from 3 years of age through rising first-graders are eligible. Part-week options are available, and a discount is offered for prepaid enrollment in all three sessions.

Hallmarks of our programs:

• Each Teacher holds a a bachelor's or master's degree in education

• Our Director has over 35 years experience in early childhood education

• We work closely with Cheshire's Darcey School faculty and staff during the academic year
  

• Small group size with curriculum individually tailored to meet each student's need

• Homey, fully-renovated and air-conditioned facility in a spacious natural setting

• Excellent school-readiness and school-enrichment programs

• Maximum enrollment of 16 children per half-day session, and 8 full-day children
  

• All-professional summer staff, with no teenage "counselors"

Voted "2012 Best Cheshire Preschool" in the Cheshire Patch online newspaper poll.