.....Growing
together in an atmosphere of learning, loving, nurturing,
spirituality and family values……
Join our our OLS
Preschool Family…….
"OLS Preschool taught our
oldest son the necessary readiness skills for kindergarten, thus
making for a smooth transition to the fine academic program at
Our Lady of Sorrows School…"
John and Peg Ketterer
"OLS Preschool #1 for
organization, cleanliness, warmth and support to those of us who
wish that we, too could be with our child all day……"
Elizabeth and Thomas Meyer
"……..all of this and the peace
of mind in knowing that your children are in truly loving
hands……"
Donna Marie Paulowsky
"Our daughter, Megan, attended
this school for four years. To us, though, it was more than a
school. It was a place where she always felt secure, loved and
happy……"
Joe and Ruth Woodcook
"The success was measured in
my son’s happiness……"
Ellen Fuller
"Having to leave your pre-schooler
at full-time child care can generate a lot of anxiety and guilt.
But, I always felt like I was leaving my daughter with family
members. That’s how comfortable I was with the staff……"
Sue Pontani
Nestled on 12 acres
in suburban Mercerville, NJ, our campus provides an exceptional
educational environment, from early child care through the eighth
grade.
Scheduling &
Ages
Our Lady of Sorrows Pre-School and Child Care Center
welcomes children from 6 weeks through 5 years of age. Our center
is open from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm. Monday thru Friday. Because many of
today’s parents balance the responsibility of raising children with
that of full-time careers, we offer over 30
different scheduling sessions to suit their varied needs.
Summer
Programs
In addition to our regular school calendar, our center offers
a summer program. This program is designed to provide parents the
comfort of knowing their children can have continued care during the
traditional summer vacation from school. During the summer program,
our children enjoy a variety of activities, with an emphasis on
outdoor play.
Primary Goals
- To help your child make a
successful transition from the home environment to the school
setting.
- To help ease parents through
the separation process.
- To help children learn to be
with others and to become familiar with a group setting.
- To help children develop the
feelings of security and success, as well as a joy and interest
in learning.
- To help children develop
self-expression, self-control, responsibility, and creativity.
- To keep communication open
between parents and our school.
- To strive to keep our program
up-to-date.
- To treat each child as we
would want our own children to be treated.
- To foster growth
academically, socially and spiritually.
Our Mission & History
In the fall of 1939, our founders purchases 12 acres of land
to plant the seed for the perfect community environment for area
Roman Catholics. They broke ground in the summer of 1941 and,
despite the bombing of Pearl Harbor, laid the foundation on which
the cornerstone was set on October 18, 1942.
With the firm belief that the
development of the spirit is the primary goal when guiding children
through their primary educational experience, construction of our
lady of sorrows school began in October, 1954. The school opened its
doors for the first time in Sept, 1955.
In the late 1980’s, Our Lady of
Sorrows school decided to provide early childhood education and
child care. In 1989, the Pre-School and Child Care center opened
its doors to children from 18 months thru five years of age.
Today, our school, pre-school and
child care center continue to strive to develop a life-long love of
learning. We stand apart from others because of our commitment to
help children develop a practical faith and moral compass which will
help them take their place in the world with peace and hope.
General Information
1 Full time
director and experienced / accredited staff.
2 Part-time RN on staff
3 Personal tours of our facility and individual orientation
sessions with our director are available upon request.
4 Safety features include overhead sprinkling system, fire
doors, and daily cleaning service.
5 Video
monitoring cameras operate in all classrooms.
6 Climate
controlled year-round with modern heating and air conditioning
systems.
7 Two large,
fenced in outdoor playgrounds with modern equipment.
8 Parent
involvement welcomed.
9 Security checks
on all staff.
OUR LADY OF SORROWS PRE-SCHOOL
offers not answers, but opportunities for children to
open their minds, expand their perspectives, exchange
ideas with other children and in that exchange they come
to new understandings and appreciations.
We invite you and your
children to join us and experience
the wondrous opportunity for the children to use their minds to
discover and share as only children can do.
We accept children from the
ages of six weeks up to kindergarten entrance for the fall
session.
We are open 5 days a week from
7:30am-5:30pm.
We have 30 different
scheduling options.
We service families who need
or part time scheduling for their children.
We invite you to call for an
appointment to see our facilities and to see how happy the
children are here.
We will also send you
registration forms through the mail at your request - 586-1422
LOOKING BACK…
In 1998, we began our
Preschool and Child Care Center here at Our Lady of Sorrows. It
seems like yesterday that we began that September with a group
of sixty-five, three and four year old children. We only had two
classrooms and a staff of six. We were only opened during the
regular school year from 9 to 3. Our administrative office was a
desk in the corner of the kitchen area. We didn’t even have a
secretary and only one phone line. Yet the most important
qualifications for educating that first class and future classes
was established. We always tried to exemplify the kind of early
Childhood program that was based on Christian principles. We
treated every child as a gift from God. We reveled in the
privilege of giving our children their first positive experience
with school. We loved helping to build their faith with their
families and we tried to service not only the child but the
family as well.
TODAY:
Some things change and others
never change. We still model our school after the same founding
philosophy and Christian principles. We still thank God for the
opportunity to educate our youngest family. That will always
remain the same. But with gratitude our school has expanded this
year to five classrooms. We have two administrative offices, a
teacher resource room, a kitchen, video cameras in all the
classrooms, a climate controlled environment, intercom systems,
a front door monitoring system, three phone lines, a fax
machine, computers for offices, teachers and for the children.
We have a sprinkling system, fire monitoring, fire doors, two
beautiful fenced in play areas. Our staff has increased to 30.
Now we can accommodate families and their children who are as
young as six weeks up to kindergarten entrance. We are now open
5 days a week from 7:30-5:30. We continue
to be grateful to our publicity committee. That committee
consists of all the parents whose children have attended in the
past or now attend. We thank you for all the wonderful
recommendations that you are giving our school.
LET IT BEGIN WITH ME
The world's a
disgrace and a terrible place,
Or at least say the prophets of doom.
With fear all around and no peace to be found,
It's a landscape of darkness and gloom.
There's hunger
and doubt, who cares about
All the suffering, trial and pain;
And there's not a place in the whole human race
Where a soul can be happy again.
But that's not
for me, for I can't help but see,
With the dawning of each brand new day,
That there's hope in the smile of every child,
And I just can't help feeling that way.
For the child
of today is the person they say,
Who will fashion the world that's to come;
And I know that I can in that life take a hand,
Shaping those who'll make tomorrow run.
So I pray that
I'll reach every child I teach
With the finest that mankind can give,
And instill in these youth a love for the truth
Which will serve them wherever they live.
Let me teach
them to know understanding and show
A respect for each person they see;
Let me teach them as they will teach others some day-
And let it begin with me!
I AM YOUR CHILD
I am your child
Where ever you go
You take me too
What ever I know
I learned from you
Whatever I do
You taught me to do.
I am your child
And I am your chance
Whatever will come
Will come from me
Tomorrow is won.
By winning me
Whatever I am
You taught me to be
I am your hope
I am your chance
I am your child.
Whatever I am
You taught me to be
I am your hope
I am your chance
I am your child.
For
registration information call our office at (609) 586-1422.
We look forward
to your inquiries!
