2020 Best Preschools and Daycares - FINAL_Layout 1 2 / 13 / 20 3 : 42 PM Page 2 Programs : infant , toddler , pre - K programs Fees : Costs vary by age and program Beginnings at MFS — The available Ages : 6 weeks to 5 years Moorestown Friends School Fees : Call or visit for information Waitlist : No Early Childhood Program 110 E . Main St . , Moorestown , Ages : 6 weeks to 7 years Student to teacher ratio:infants , 4 : 1 ; ( 856 ) 235 - 2900 , MFriends.org Waitlist : In some classes toddlers , 6 : 1 ; juniors and preschool , 10 : 1 ; Hours : 8 : 05 a.m . to 3 : 10 p.m . , extended day What’s new : Extra activities now available pre - K , 12 : 1 hours are 7 : 15 a.m . to 6 p.m . What’s new : The school has been rated as a including sports , dance , music and a weekly Programs : Full - and half - day programs are Grow NJ Kids 3 - Star program . themed summer camp program . offered for five , three or two days Fees : $ 9,575 to $ 19,650 Future Scholars Sari Isdaner Early Childhood Ages : Starting at age 3 Early Learning Center Center at the Katz JCC Waitlist : Yes , the program fills in the spring 1351 Route 38 W . , Building B , Suite 1 , 1301 Springdale Road , Cherry Hill , for the following school year ( 609 ) 518 - 1333 , Hainesport , ( 856 ) 424 - 4444 ext . 1242 , Student to teacher ratio:No more than 8 : 1 FutureScholarsLearning.com KatzJCC.org / ECE What's new : Students , faculty , staff and Hours : 6 : 30 a.m . to 6 : 30 p.m . Hours : 6 : 45 a.m . to 6 : 15 p.m . , Mondays families have been engaged in a project to Programs : Infant , toddler , preschool , before through Thursdays ; 6 : 45 a.m . to 6 p.m . on dream up a new Moorestown Friends School and after care and summer camp Fridays playscape which is scheduled to open in fall Half day 9 a.m . to 11 : 45 a.m . ( up to Fees : Costs vary per age and program Programs : 2020 . 2 years old ) ; 9 a.m . to 1 p.m . ( 3 years old to 5 Ages : 6 weeks to 13 years years old ) ; school day 9 a.m . to 3 : 15 p.m . ; Waitlist : Some age groups , call for availability Bright Beginnings Academy full day 6 : 45 a.m . to 6 : 15 p.m . Student to teacher ratio:Varies per class 315 Fries Mill Road , Sewell , ( 856 ) 582 - 1144 ; Fees : Costs vary per age and program 1600 Chapel Ave . W . , Cherry Hill , Ages : 6 weeks to 6 years with a pre - K and ( 856 ) 438 - 5321 ; 616 Sicklerville Road , certified full - day kindergarten Sicklerville , ( 856 ) 875 - 7588 , BBANJ.net Waitlist : Yes , for some age groups Hours : 7 a.m . to 6 p.m . Student to teacher ratio:Infant to 18 Programs : Full - and half - day options months , 1 : 4 ; 18 months to 2 years , 1 : 4 ; Fees : Costs vary depending on school / 2 ½ years to 3 years , 1 : 6 ; 4 years old , 1 : 12 ; program 5 years old , 1 : 15 Ages : 6 weeks through kindergarten What's new : This year , the school will offer Waitlist : Yes new half - day hours from 9 a.m . to 1 p.m . Student to teacher ratio:infants , 4 : 1 ; tod - dlers , 6 : 1 ; preschool and kindergarten , 10 : 1 Shining Lights What’s new : Bright Beginnings now has a Early Childhood Center third location in Sicklerville offering infant 1720 Springdale Road , Cherry Hill , through kindergarten . The school also has ( 856 ) 424 - 4915 , ShiningLightsOnline.org Guidepost Montessori summer camps , and special curriculum that Hours : 7 a.m . to 6 p.m . at Laurel Oak includes mindfulness , art and music . Programs : Full - day kindergarten with 1004 Laurel Oak Road , Voorhees , half - day and full - day options available ( 848 ) 999 - 9456 , Calvary Hill Preschool through pre - K GuidepostMontessori.com / laurel - oak ( Formerly Little Ambassadors ) Fees : Costs vary per age and program Hours : 7 a.m . to 6 p.m . Calvary Hill Church , 535 Mullica Hill Road , Ages : 6 weeks to 6 years Programs : toddler , preschool , kindergarten ; Glassboro , ( 856 ) 891 - 3669 Waitlist : Yes , for some age groups five days a week , full - day and half - day Hours : 6 : 30 a.m . to 6 p.m . Student to teacher ratio : 4 : 1 to 10 : 1 from options available ; three days a week , full - day Programs : Full - time and part - time infants through preschool and half - day options available for toddlers enrollment available , 12 months What’s new : Transitional kindergarten and Fees : $ 680 to $ 1,500 per month . Special Fees : $ 188 / week ( full time ) , $ 44 / day ( part full - day academic kindergarten available . tuition rate available for families who time ) This summer , Shining Lights is offering a na - register early . Ages : 18 months to kindergarten ture - themed summer camp where children Ages : 2 to 6 Student to teacher ratio : 6 : 1 will engage in a variety of activities to ex - Waitlist : NA What's new : Calvary Hill Preschool offers the plore nature and the world around them . Student to teacher ratio:toddler , 6 : 1 ; same great child care and strong academics preschool and kindergarten , 10 : 1 as it did when it operated under the name St . Mary of the Lakes School What’s new : Guidepost Montessori is a Little Ambassadors Preschool . Now that it 196 Route 70 , Medford , ( 609 ) 654 - 2546 , growing network of schools that serves over has transferred its elementary / middle SMLSchool.org 3,000 families worldwide . In South Jersey , school to Crossroads Worship Center , the Hours : 8 a.m . to 4 p.m . it serves children ages 2 to 6 with an environ - education director at Calvary Hill can focus Programs : Full and half day , three and five ment filled with authentic Montessori solely on the preschool program , ensuring a days per week materials , designed to inspire your child . At quality preschool program continues . Tuition : $ 3,400 - $ 6,000 Guidepost Montessori , they believe that Ages : Pre - K3 and Pre - K4 children thrive when given freedom and Discovery Corner Child Care Waitlist : None responsibility under the thoughtful guidance & Enrichment Center Student to teacher ratio:pre - K3 , 15 : 2 ; of dedicated teachers . 53 Haddonfield Road , Suite 322 , Cherry Hill , pre - K4 , 18 : 2 ( 856 ) 667 - 6333 , DiscoveryCornerKids.com What sets it apart : All pre - K students get Lightbridge Academy Hours : 6 : 30 a.m . to 6 p.m . special classes , including : computer 4518 Church Road , Mount Laurel , Programs : Infant , toddler , preschool and programming , library , art , music and gym , ( 856 ) 552 - 2808 ; LightbridgeAcademy.com ? pre - K programs with full - day options in addition to religion . Hours : 6 : 30 a.m . to 6 : 30 p.m . SUBURBANFAMILYMAG.COM ? ? volume 10 issue 12 SUBURBAN FAMILY 33