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Free preschools in Essex county.

Below are the listings of free and affordable preschools in Essex county. These preschool can help low-income people by offerring free and discounted rates for child care. We welcome user reviews and corrections of child care listings, as we strive to provide our users with the best and most up-to-date information possible. Simply click on the listing for more information.

Essex Free Preschools:

La Casa De Don Pedro Head Start Center Viii - La Casa de Don Pedro, Inc. Location: Newark, NJ - 07103 Contact Phone: (973) 242-0696 Details: La Casa opened 5 Head Start Preschool Centers this fall.

Quitman Street School - The Newark Public Schools Location: Newark, NJ - 07103 Contact Phone: (973) 733-6948 Details: On August 1, 2014 Newark Public Schools (NPS) received a Head Start grant for 1,000 Pre-Kindergarten seats to be located across nine Newark Public Schools. Since then, four additional schools have been awarded as Head Start schools. The Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007 makes it a top priority for programs to contribute to the school readiness of all of the children they serve. It is the mission of Newark Public Schools Head Start Program to promote growth and development of the whole-child by providing comprehensive services that will improve their cognitive, functional and social emotional skills ensuring that all Head Start students enter kindergarten prepared to succeed.

Newark Day Center - Union Township Community Action Organization Inc Location: Newark, NJ - 07102 Contact Phone: (908) 686-6150 Details: Our goal is to provide early learning, care and enriching experiences to children in an early care and education setting. Our UTCAO Early Head Start Program serves families through a full day, full year program that best meets the needs of their families. Our program options, determined through data collection, assessments, and conversations with families, are tailored for each child's education development.

Early Childhood School - West - The Newark Public Schools Location: Newark, NJ - 07106 Contact Phone: (973) 351-2118 Details: On August 1, 2014 Newark Public Schools (NPS) received a Head Start grant for 1,000 Pre-Kindergarten seats to be located across nine Newark Public Schools. Since then, four additional schools have been awarded as Head Start schools. The Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007 makes it a top priority for programs to contribute to the school readiness of all of the children they serve. It is the mission of Newark Public Schools Head Start Program to promote growth and development of the whole-child by providing comprehensive services that will improve their cognitive, functional and social emotional skills ensuring that all Head Start students enter kindergarten prepared to succeed.

Early Childhood School - North - The Newark Public Schools Location: Newark, NJ - 07104 Contact Phone: (973) 268-5112 Details: On August 1, 2014 Newark Public Schools (NPS) received a Head Start grant for 1,000 Pre-Kindergarten seats to be located across nine Newark Public Schools. Since then, four additional schools have been awarded as Head Start schools. The Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007 makes it a top priority for programs to contribute to the school readiness of all of the children they serve. It is the mission of Newark Public Schools Head Start Program to promote growth and development of the whole-child by providing comprehensive services that will improve their cognitive, functional and social emotional skills ensuring that all Head Start students enter kindergarten prepared to succeed.

Brighter Tomorrows Academy - Union Township Community Action Organization Inc Location: Newark, NJ - 07108 Contact Phone: (908) 686-6150 Details: Our goal is to provide early learning, care and enriching experiences to children in an early care and education setting. Our UTCAO Early Head Start Program serves families through a full day, full year program that best meets the needs of their families. Our program options, determined through data collection, assessments, and conversations with families, are tailored for each child's education development.

13th Avenue School - The Newark Public Schools Location: Newark, NJ - 07103 Contact Phone: (973) 733-7045 Details: On August 1, 2014 Newark Public Schools (NPS) received a Head Start grant for 1,000 Pre-Kindergarten seats to be located across nine Newark Public Schools. Since then, four additional schools have been awarded as Head Start schools. The Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007 makes it a top priority for programs to contribute to the school readiness of all of the children they serve. It is the mission of Newark Public Schools Head Start Program to promote growth and development of the whole-child by providing comprehensive services that will improve their cognitive, functional and social emotional skills ensuring that all Head Start students enter kindergarten prepared to succeed.

Early Childhood School - Central - The Newark Public Schools Location: Newark, NJ - 07103 Contact Phone: (973) 733-7257 Details: On August 1, 2014 Newark Public Schools (NPS) received a Head Start grant for 1,000 Pre-Kindergarten seats to be located across nine Newark Public Schools. Since then, four additional schools have been awarded as Head Start schools. The Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007 makes it a top priority for programs to contribute to the school readiness of all of the children they serve. It is the mission of Newark Public Schools Head Start Program to promote growth and development of the whole-child by providing comprehensive services that will improve their cognitive, functional and social emotional skills ensuring that all Head Start students enter kindergarten prepared to succeed.

Camden Street School - The Newark Public Schools Location: Newark, NJ - 07103 Contact Phone: (973) 733-7257 Details: On August 1, 2014 Newark Public Schools (NPS) received a Head Start grant for 1,000 Pre-Kindergarten seats to be located across nine Newark Public Schools. Since then, four additional schools have been awarded as Head Start schools. The Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007 makes it a top priority for programs to contribute to the school readiness of all of the children they serve. It is the mission of Newark Public Schools Head Start Program to promote growth and development of the whole-child by providing comprehensive services that will improve their cognitive, functional and social emotional skills ensuring that all Head Start students enter kindergarten prepared to succeed.

Brick Peshine Academy - The Newark Public Schools Location: Newark, NJ - 07112 Contact Phone: (973) 350-5747 Details: On August 1, 2014 Newark Public Schools (NPS) received a Head Start grant for 1,000 Pre-Kindergarten seats to be located across nine Newark Public Schools. Since then, four additional schools have been awarded as Head Start schools. The Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007 makes it a top priority for programs to contribute to the school readiness of all of the children they serve. It is the mission of Newark Public Schools Head Start Program to promote growth and development of the whole-child by providing comprehensive services that will improve their cognitive, functional and social emotional skills ensuring that all Head Start students enter kindergarten prepared to succeed.

Luis Munoz Marin - The Newark Public Schools Location: Newark, NJ - 07104 Contact Phone: (973) 268-5330 Details: On August 1, 2014 Newark Public Schools (NPS) received a Head Start grant for 1,000 Pre-Kindergarten seats to be located across nine Newark Public Schools. Since then, four additional schools have been awarded as Head Start schools. The Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007 makes it a top priority for programs to contribute to the school readiness of all of the children they serve. It is the mission of Newark Public Schools Head Start Program to promote growth and development of the whole-child by providing comprehensive services that will improve their cognitive, functional and social emotional skills ensuring that all Head Start students enter kindergarten prepared to succeed.

Early Childhood School - South - The Newark Public Schools Location: Newark, NJ - 07112 Contact Phone: (973) 705-3860 Details: On August 1, 2014 Newark Public Schools (NPS) received a Head Start grant for 1,000 Pre-Kindergarten seats to be located across nine Newark Public Schools. Since then, four additional schools have been awarded as Head Start schools. The Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007 makes it a top priority for programs to contribute to the school readiness of all of the children they serve. It is the mission of Newark Public Schools Head Start Program to promote growth and development of the whole-child by providing comprehensive services that will improve their cognitive, functional and social emotional skills ensuring that all Head Start students enter kindergarten prepared to succeed.

Essex County College Day Care Center - Union Township Community Action Organization Inc Location: Newark, NJ - 07102 Contact Phone: (908) 686-6150 Details: Our goal is to provide early learning, care and enriching experiences to children in an early care and education setting. Our UTCAO Early Head Start Program serves families through a full day, full year program that best meets the needs of their families. Our program options, determined through data collection, assessments, and conversations with families, are tailored for each child's education development.

Ironbound Early Head Start - Ironbound Community Corporation Location: Newark, NJ - 07105 Contact Phone: (973) 589-6873 Details: Ironbound’s Early Head Start is located in the Ironbound Early Learning Center at 1 New York Avenue. This facility is a state-of-the-art, LEED certified center built with the support of a $5.5 million donation from a private philanthropist and $1 million in NJ Neighborhood Revitalization Tax Credits from PSEG, Valley National bank, and TD Bank. The program is funded through the federal Office of Head Start and foundation grants from the Turrell Fund, Schumann Fund for NJ, and the Healthcare Foundation of NJ. Early Head Start provides care, education, and interventions for at-risk children ages birth to 3 and their families, as well as pregnant women. The program serves the neediest: participating families are at or below 100% of the poverty level (approximately $25,000 for a family of 4) and are selected based upon the greatest needs. Research shows that the earliest years of a child’s life are the most critical for healthy brain development and that children in disadvantaged families typically receive less support in many regards, from the vocabulary they are exposed to to the number of books in the household to the stressors their families face. Early Head Start attempts to address these challenges with well-trained teachers in classes with a 1:4 adult to child ratio and comprehensive supportive services for children and families, including medical examinations, mental health care, and interventions to address various disabilities and delays. ICC’s anecdotal evidence and families’ reports indicate that children “graduating” from Early Head Start and moving into Preschool are typically better prepared socially, emotionally and otherwise to make the transition, play alongside their peers, and begin learning immediately.

Central Avenue - The Leaguers Inc. Location: Newark, NJ - 07103 Contact Phone: (973) 642-8679 Details: The Leaguers, Inc. Early Head Start /Head Start Program recognizes the importance of preparing children (birth to five) for success in school and later in life. We believe that the social emotional development of young children and early responsive relationships are key in fostering cognitive development. Walk into a Leaguers classroom and it makes a powerful statement! At The Leaguers, children from birth to five experience school readiness and supportive, nurturing, and developmentally appropriate learning environments.

Judith Diggs - The Leaguers Inc. Location: Newark, NJ - 07103 Contact Phone: (973) 399-4064 Details: The Leaguers, Inc. Early Head Start /Head Start Program recognizes the importance of preparing children (birth to five) for success in school and later in life. We believe that the social emotional development of young children and early responsive relationships are key in fostering cognitive development. Walk into a Leaguers classroom and it makes a powerful statement! At The Leaguers, children from birth to five experience school readiness and supportive, nurturing, and developmentally appropriate learning environments.

La Casa De Don Pedro Early Childhood Center I - La Casa de Don Pedro, Inc. Location: Newark, NJ - 07104 Contact Phone: (973) 485-0850 Details: La Casa offers a free, quality, and culturally appropriate early childhood educational with an English/Spanish bilingual program to Newark residents. Curriculum, instruction, personnel, support standards, and facilities are consistent with and under the auspices of Newark Public Schools. Three centers are accredited by the The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). The Pre K experience is designed to provide a welcoming learning and socializing environment. Children learn by playing and exploring their interests while being encouraged and supported by qualified staff. Pre-K education is demonstrated to significantly improve a child’s learning and readiness for kindergarten. The program serves 255 children ages 3 & 4 at its three centers and children receive free freshly made and shared family style meals daily (breakfast, lunch and pm snack.)

La Casa De Don Pedro Early Childhood Center Ii - La Casa de Don Pedro, Inc. Location: Newark, NJ - 07104 Contact Phone: (973) 481-4091 Details: La Casa offers a free, quality, and culturally appropriate early childhood educational with an English/Spanish bilingual program to Newark residents. Curriculum, instruction, personnel, support standards, and facilities are consistent with and under the auspices of Newark Public Schools. Three centers are accredited by the The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). The Pre K experience is designed to provide a welcoming learning and socializing environment. Children learn by playing and exploring their interests while being encouraged and supported by qualified staff. Pre-K education is demonstrated to significantly improve a child’s learning and readiness for kindergarten. The program serves 255 children ages 3 & 4 at its three centers and children receive free freshly made and shared family style meals daily (breakfast, lunch and pm snack.)

La Casa De Don Pedro Early Childhood Center Iii - La Casa de Don Pedro, Inc. Location: Newark, NJ - 07107 Contact Phone: (973) 350-0530 Details: La Casa offers a free, quality, and culturally appropriate early childhood educational with an English/Spanish bilingual program to Newark residents. Curriculum, instruction, personnel, support standards, and facilities are consistent with and under the auspices of Newark Public Schools. Three centers are accredited by the The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). The Pre K experience is designed to provide a welcoming learning and socializing environment. Children learn by playing and exploring their interests while being encouraged and supported by qualified staff. Pre-K education is demonstrated to significantly improve a child’s learning and readiness for kindergarten. The program serves 255 children ages 3 & 4 at its three centers and children receive free freshly made and shared family style meals daily (breakfast, lunch and pm snack.)

La Casa De Don Pedro Head Start Center Iv - La Casa de Don Pedro, Inc. Location: Newark, NJ - 07107 Contact Phone: (862) 237-9260 Details: La Casa opened 5 Head Start Preschool Centers this fall.

La Casa De Don Pedro Head Start Center V - La Casa de Don Pedro, Inc. Location: Newark, NJ - 07105 Contact Phone: (862) 237-9330 Details: La Casa opened 5 Head Start Preschool Centers this fall.

La Casa De Don Pedro Head Start Center Vi - La Casa de Don Pedro, Inc. Location: Newark, NJ - 07107 Contact Phone: (862) 237-9320 Details: La Casa opened 5 Head Start Preschool Centers this fall.

La Casa De Don Pedro Head Start Center Vii - La Casa de Don Pedro, Inc. Location: Newark, NJ - 07108 Contact Phone: (862) 237-9380 Details: La Casa opened 5 Head Start Preschool Centers this fall.

Mckinley Street School - The Newark Public Schools Location: Newark, NJ - 07104 Contact Phone: (973) 268-5270 Details: On August 1, 2014 Newark Public Schools (NPS) received a Head Start grant for 1,000 Pre-Kindergarten seats to be located across nine Newark Public Schools. Since then, four additional schools have been awarded as Head Start schools. The Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007 makes it a top priority for programs to contribute to the school readiness of all of the children they serve. It is the mission of Newark Public Schools Head Start Program to promote growth and development of the whole-child by providing comprehensive services that will improve their cognitive, functional and social emotional skills ensuring that all Head Start students enter kindergarten prepared to succeed.

Metropolitan - The Leaguers Inc. Location: Newark, NJ - 07103 Contact Phone: (973) 643-0300 Details: The Leaguers, Inc. Early Head Start /Head Start Program recognizes the importance of preparing children (birth to five) for success in school and later in life. We believe that the social emotional development of young children and early responsive relationships are key in fostering cognitive development. Walk into a Leaguers classroom and it makes a powerful statement! At The Leaguers, children from birth to five experience school readiness and supportive, nurturing, and developmentally appropriate learning environments.

New Community: Community Hill Early Learning Center - The Leaguers Inc. Location: Newark, NJ - 07103 Contact Phone: (973) 643-0300 Details: The Leaguers, Inc. Early Head Start /Head Start Program recognizes the importance of preparing children (birth to five) for success in school and later in life. We believe that the social emotional development of young children and early responsive relationships are key in fostering cognitive development. Walk into a Leaguers classroom and it makes a powerful statement! At The Leaguers, children from birth to five experience school readiness and supportive, nurturing, and developmentally appropriate learning environments.

Unified Vailsburg Services Organization - The Leaguers Inc. Location: Newark, NJ - 07106 Contact Phone: (973) 643-0300 Details: The Leaguers, Inc. Early Head Start /Head Start Program recognizes the importance of preparing children (birth to five) for success in school and later in life. We believe that the social emotional development of young children and early responsive relationships are key in fostering cognitive development. Walk into a Leaguers classroom and it makes a powerful statement! At The Leaguers, children from birth to five experience school readiness and supportive, nurturing, and developmentally appropriate learning environments.

Mcdc - Baldwin Street Site - Montclair Child Development Center Inc Location: Glen Ridge, NJ - 07028 Contact Phone: (973) 748-5901 Details: The cornerstone of our agency is to provide high quality inclusive education for all MCDC Head Start and Early Head Start students. We do this by utilizing a highly respected and well research curriculum entitled HighScope and by providing a safe, supportive and nurturing learning environment. We offer both center base and home base services. The HighScope Curriculum is based on the belief that young children build or “construct” their knowledge of the world and are "active learners." This means learning is not simply a process of adults providing information to children. Rather, children discover things through direct experience with people, objects, events, and ideas. Young children learn best by being fully engaged in activities and from pursuing their own interests while being actively supported and challenged by adults. In preschool, the child's work is to explore, participate and experience. In 2014, MCDC began to explore the Reggio Emilia Inspired Approach to Learning, as an enhancement to our curriculum to support our student’s development. The Reggio Emilia Inspired Approach to Learning (REIA) recognizes the child as an active participant in their learning and environment. Children are encouraged to follow their own interests. In Reggio, classrooms provide an abundance of materials such as clay, paint, items from their environment and writing implements. Children use these materials to represent concepts that they are learning in a hands-on way. The Reggio approach views the parent as an essential resource for the child's learning. In Reggio-inspired classrooms, teachers use a variety of documentation methods, such as cameras, tape recorders and journals, to track children's thoughts and ideas as they play together or work with materials. Together, HighScope and Reggio provide an educational continuum where children learn through active participation, exploration of personal interests, engagement with peers and adults, and expanded opportunities for art and creativity supported ways that meaningful and developmentally appropriate.

Mcdc - Fulton Street - Montclair Child Development Center Inc Location: Montclair, NJ - 07042 Contact Phone: (973) 783-0220 Details: The cornerstone of our agency is to provide high quality inclusive education for all MCDC Head Start and Early Head Start students. We do this by utilizing a highly respected and well research curriculum entitled HighScope and by providing a safe, supportive and nurturing learning environment. We offer both center base and home base services. The HighScope Curriculum is based on the belief that young children build or “construct” their knowledge of the world and are "active learners." This means learning is not simply a process of adults providing information to children. Rather, children discover things through direct experience with people, objects, events, and ideas. Young children learn best by being fully engaged in activities and from pursuing their own interests while being actively supported and challenged by adults. In preschool, the child's work is to explore, participate and experience. In 2014, MCDC began to explore the Reggio Emilia Inspired Approach to Learning, as an enhancement to our curriculum to support our student’s development. The Reggio Emilia Inspired Approach to Learning (REIA) recognizes the child as an active participant in their learning and environment. Children are encouraged to follow their own interests. In Reggio, classrooms provide an abundance of materials such as clay, paint, items from their environment and writing implements. Children use these materials to represent concepts that they are learning in a hands-on way. The Reggio approach views the parent as an essential resource for the child's learning. In Reggio-inspired classrooms, teachers use a variety of documentation methods, such as cameras, tape recorders and journals, to track children's thoughts and ideas as they play together or work with materials. Together, HighScope and Reggio provide an educational continuum where children learn through active participation, exploration of personal interests, engagement with peers and adults, and expanded opportunities for art and creativity supported ways that meaningful and developmentally appropriate.

Mcdc - Orange Site - Montclair Child Development Center Inc Location: Orange, NJ - 07050 Contact Phone: (973) 674-0166 Details: The cornerstone of our agency is to provide high quality inclusive education for all MCDC Head Start and Early Head Start students. We do this by utilizing a highly respected and well research curriculum entitled HighScope and by providing a safe, supportive and nurturing learning environment. We offer both center base and home base services. The HighScope Curriculum is based on the belief that young children build or “construct” their knowledge of the world and are "active learners." This means learning is not simply a process of adults providing information to children. Rather, children discover things through direct experience with people, objects, events, and ideas. Young children learn best by being fully engaged in activities and from pursuing their own interests while being actively supported and challenged by adults. In preschool, the child's work is to explore, participate and experience. In 2014, MCDC began to explore the Reggio Emilia Inspired Approach to Learning, as an enhancement to our curriculum to support our student’s development. The Reggio Emilia Inspired Approach to Learning (REIA) recognizes the child as an active participant in their learning and environment. Children are encouraged to follow their own interests. In Reggio, classrooms provide an abundance of materials such as clay, paint, items from their environment and writing implements. Children use these materials to represent concepts that they are learning in a hands-on way. The Reggio approach views the parent as an essential resource for the child's learning. In Reggio-inspired classrooms, teachers use a variety of documentation methods, such as cameras, tape recorders and journals, to track children's thoughts and ideas as they play together or work with materials. Together, HighScope and Reggio provide an educational continuum where children learn through active participation, exploration of personal interests, engagement with peers and adults, and expanded opportunities for art and creativity supported ways that meaningful and developmentally appropriate.