COLTS NECK — Beginning in September, the Colts Neck public schools’ preschool program will be open to 3- and 4-year-olds on a tuition basis.
The two-hour program will have an annual tuition of $2,800 per student. The program uses the High Scopes Preschool Curriculum for instruction.
Key experiences are facilitated in the areas of language, literacy, communication; social, emotional development; fine and gross motor development; health and well-being; mathematics; science/technology; and the arts.
In keeping with the district’s philosophy of educating students with disabilities along with their typically developing peers, students with disabilities will be included in the classes, according to a press release from the school district.
The deadline for submission of applications is April 22. Applications are available on the district’s website, as well as at the primary school.
No transportation will be provided for general education students. Need-based scholarships may be awarded. Depending on the number of applications, a lottery system may be employed to determine admission. All general education students must qualify through a preschool readiness screening process.
An open house and information session will be held at the Conover Road Primary School, 56 Conover Road, Colts Neck, on March 31 at 6:30 p.m.