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At Kent Community Nursery School (KCNS), in Kent, Connecticut, our mission is to provide the children of our community with a safe, caring environment for exploration and growth in a consistent teaching environment. Community awareness extends beyond school through field trips and special program presentations, with parent/guardian participation welcome. 

​Our school meets the individual needs of a diverse population of children and families served by our program, including those with cultural, language and developmental differences. 

​KCNS is located on the ground floor of St. Andrew's Parish House (see Contact).  Our school is not affiliated with any religion.

​​Licensed and operated in accordance with standards set by the State of Connecticut, the school’s Director and teaching staff adhere to developmentally appropriate practices. KCNS is administered by a Board of Directors (see About).

COVID-19 regulations and guidelines provided by the State of Connecticut and the Office of Early Childhood (OEC) will be strictly enforced to ensure the safety of students and their families, teachers and their families, as well as the safety of Kent and its surrounding communities.

KCNS Educational Program

2023-24 Nursery School Programs
Half Day
Monday to Friday
8:30 AM - 1:30 PM 
 
Full Day
Monday to Friday 
8:30 AM - 3:30 PM

Children who remain at KCNS 5 hours, or longer, per day are required, by CT state law, to nap (or rest) on a cot for, at least, 45 minutes in the afternoon.​

KCS-Extended Afternoon
Monday to Thursday
11:30 AM - 3:30 PM


KCNS offers an afternoon program for students who attend the Kent Center School (KCS) Morning PreK program that runs Monday through Thursday. As part of our Afternoon Program, a Region 1 Bus brings the children from KCS to KCNS at 11:20 AM. 
Director & Head Teacher
Anna de Rham

Teachers
Liza Basile
Abigail Parker

​Class size
The Nursery School class is limited to twenty children, with a teacher to student ratio of 10:1.

Ages 
3-5 years old
(
32-35 months, with approval of the Director)

Curriculum

Kent Community Nursery School is a play-based program with an emphasis on nature and the social and emotional development of children. ​The daily schedule includes extended time in free play indoors and outdoors, which allows for child-led learning, exploration, and fine and gross motor development. Opportunities for play are combined with music, art, literature, and science in daily school activities. KCNS children are supported to express feelings and to learn to recognize them in themselves and others. 

Daily activities include opportunity for problem-solving experiences that help to formulate language development, emotional literacy, and sensory discrimination.  In the curriculum, teachers strive incorporate the rhythm of the seasons and the interests of enrolled children. For example, when students have shown an interest in dinosaurs, books and songs revolve around this theme. An introduction to reading and mathematics is offered informally through songs and games, which incorporate counting and word or sound recognition skills, thus providing a foundation for later learning. Students complete our program with pre-reading and mathematics skills, a respect for others and themselves, and an eagerness to begin kindergarten.
Exploration and discovery
  • Arts and music
  • Dramatic play
  • Motor activity
  • Language learning​

Individual and small group activities
  • Active and quiet play
  • Choices in materials and equipment
  • Child initiated and staff-initiated experiences
  • Experiences that promote self-reliance

Health education practice​
  • Nutritious meals and snacks
  • Toileting and clean up 
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KCNS organizes field trips and guest presentations (see ​Field Trips) and students are invited to participate in two performances every year (see Events). 


​   KCNS is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) early education center.
6 Bridge Street, Kent, CT 06757    860-927-1294     director.kcns@gmail.com
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