We encourage families to visit the school. We hope that prospective families will have a chance to meet the director and some of the teachers and visit the classroom prior to enrolling. Please call the school or select “Contact Us” on this website to arrange a time to schedule a tour to learn more about the Tree House.
Children can attend two, three, or five days for half or full days. Our half-day program runs from 8:45am to 12:45pm.
Yes – Monday – Friday, 7:45 am – 9:00 am and 1:00 – 5:30pm. Additional hours can be purchased in 1hr increments or as a flat rate ‘extra half day’. Please contact the office for more information and to schedule additional hrs.
Our school year runs from the beginning of September to the end of June.
We offer six weeks of half day summer camp starting in July. Tree House teachers teach each themed week, and sign up does not have to be consecutive. Ages 3-5 welcome.
No. The Tree House is open to all children regardless of religious affiliation.
We are a mission of the Church and Christian School, although we do not currently have a Christian Curriculum. We celebrate Christmas and Easter and expose our children to many other holidays and celebrations. The children also say a simple prayer prior to eating their snack.
We are both. All children here receive a preschool program in the morning and full day children have extended hours, which include stories, arts and crafts, and outdoor playtime.
It varies by age group. We pride ourselves on trying to keep our ratio as low as possible. It generally ranges from 1:4 for our 2s to 1:7 for our 4s with 2 staff members in each class.
Most staff have been here over ten years, with many over 15 years. We are a very stable environment and can provide consistency for your children.
The Tree House is licensed by the State of New Jersey and proudly accredited by Grow NJ Kids. As a long-standing participant for over 10 years, we’re the only school in our area to have earned this distinction three times—reflecting our commitment to the highest standards in early childhood education.
Each child brings his/her own packed lunch daily, plus a snack. We offer Pizza Friday twice a month for a nominal fee as a fundraiser for the school. We ask that no peanut or nut items be sent in to school due to allergies.
Each classroom has a lead teacher. All of our lead teachers are certified with a CDA (Child Development Associates Degree) or higher.
In 2014 the Tree house implemented “The Creative Curriculum”, as a way to provide our teachers with basic guidelines to ensure that they are meeting the social/emotional, cognitive and developmental needs of all of their students.
Yes, we have a number of affordable enrichment programs, from 1pm -1:45pm daily. Our current offerings are:
Information about our Enrichment classes is shared at the beginning of the school year, with an overview of the three sessions—Fall, Winter, and Spring. Each session has its own online sign-up, and updated registration details for the Winter and Spring sessions are shared a few weeks before each begins. Families will receive all sign-up information by email.
Children do not need to be fully toilet trained to attend our 2s and 2½-year-old programs. While we can’t initiate toilet training at school, we’re happy to support both parents and children once the process has begun at home. For our 3s program, we encourage children to be mostly toilet trained, and for our 4s program, full toilet independence is required. We’re here to partner with families and help make this developmental milestone a positive and successful experience.
We ask that no peanut or nut items be sent into school.
The Tree House curriculum does celebrate Christmas and Easter and a variety of other holidays. Tree House families are encouraged to share their cultural heritages and holiday traditions with us in the classroom.
A Board of Trustees composed of parents; church members and early childhood educators govern The Tree House.
Yes, full and partial scholarships are considered for families who can demonstrate financial need. Please contact the office for an application form.
