Description: Founded in 1972, St. Peter’s Nursery School is a non-profit, non-sectarian program of St. Peter’s Church. We welcome families of all faiths and ethnic backgrounds. We offer classes for three, four and five year-old children. Our program provides a nurturing environment that promotes the social, emotional, cognitive and physical development of young children.
At St. Peter’s we believe in learning through discovery. Our focus is on the child as an individual, growing, experiencing, developing, learning about him/herself and the world around him/her. Our goal is to provide an enriched environment in which this natural curiosity is enhanced and nourished, an environment that encourages a child to think, question, reason, predict, and experiment.
Our playground offers a very large fenced-in area which includes several playsets and lots of space to climb. There are sunny and shady areas, a large playhouse, a huge sandbox and a large tire for climbing and class gatherings.
St. Peter’s Nursery School has consistently been awarded accreditation by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. N.A. E.Y.C. recognizes early childhood programs which meet national standards of quality. The Nursery School is licensed by the State of New Jersey. Each class is taught by two teaches who are certified in early childhood education. Additionally, every teacher has been trained in First Aid and CPR. Director Betty McGovern has served St. Peter’s Nursery School for twenty years. Most of our teachers have been here for more than a decade.
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| Inspection Date | Inspection Type | Reinspection | Form |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-17 | Email,Record Retrieval | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2026-01-22 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2025-12-09 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2024-10-22 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2024-09-11 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-11-21 | Re-Inspection | Yes | Center Inspection |
| 2023-10-25 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-10-18 | Renewal | No | Center Inspection |
| 2023-04-03 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-03-23 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2023-01-23 | Yes | Center Inspection | |
| 2022-11-30 | 132577 | 3A:52-7.5(b)(10) | The center shall develop and follow a policy on the administration of medication and health care procedures to children, which shall include the following provisions: the center shall store prescribed epinephrine pens in their original boxes with the child’s name and prescription. A special care plan or other documentation from a health care provider shall accompany the epinephrine pen. If two epinephrine pens are required, both shall be available. Each center under the jurisdiction of N.J.S.A. 18A:40-12.5 shall store back-up epinephrine pens on site consistent with the requirements stated at N.J.S.A. 18A:40-12.5.e(1). |
| 2022-11-30 | 132577 | 3A:52-5.3(n)(1) | Fire prevention requirements are as follows: the center shall conduct fire drills at least once a month, as specified in the NJUFC. The center shall ensure that fire drills are conducted during each session provided at the center and that one fire drill per year is conducted during nap time, if applicable. |
| 2022-11-30 | 132577 | 3A:52-5.3(i)(8) | Environmental condition precautions are as follows: at the time of the initial application, any renewal application, relocation of an existing licensed center, and, as determined by the Office of Licensing, on a case-by-case basis, the facility operator shall submit to the Office of Licensing a Safe Building Interior Certification or other approval issued by the Department of Health that indicates that no further remediation is needed for the interior of the building in which the center is located. |
| 2022-11-30 | Monitoring | No | Center Inspection |
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