Henny Penny Nursery School is a preschool operated within First Church in Salem that serves children from about 2 years 9 months through age six and maintains rolling enrollment.
Henny Penny Nursery School is part of First Church in Salem and provides early childhood education for children approximately 2 years 9 months through age six. The program enrolls on a rolling basis and operates from classrooms within the church facility.
The curriculum is literacy-based and child-led, built around topics in science, math, music, language arts and social studies and aligned with the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks. Instruction emphasizes learning through play, combining teacher-directed and child-centered activities in learning centers for creative exploration, dramatic play, art, music, movement and early literacy and numeracy development.
Staff hold or are completing teaching certificates from the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care, are current on CPR and infant/child first aid training, and complete annual professional development. Class sizes are managed so the average student–teacher ratio is no more than 10:1.
An optional midday extension (Lunch Bunch) offered by the school.
A morning preschool program for children; families may choose combinations of two, three or five days and early drop-off is available for an additional fee.
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