PARKSIDE PRESCHOOL I has 11 large classrooms. All preschool classrooms have computers and are divided into centers that gears to the curriculum. The center also has a library, Parents Center, offices, kitchen where all the food is prepared. Also, see What Do We Do In Preschool?

The High Scope Curriculum is used here and throughout the Jersey City School District, for more information please visit TeachingStrategies.com.

We provide a multicultural menu that is approved by the Department of Agriculture. No outside food is admitted. All the food is prepared by our cooks. Provisions are made for children who are allergic to certain food with a doctor™s note. Menus are posted weekly on the main Bulletin Board.

The center provides a yearly calendar with all the holidays, training days and important dates such as the Moving on Ceremony for the preschoolers, Parents Appreciation Day, Multicultural Festival, Harvest Festival and so on.

Our Center accepts vouchers from the Urban League and DYFS.

The center also provides monthly workshops for parents presented by various agencies to help them with resources and the educational development of their child.

The preschool children go on field trips during the year that gears to the curriculum and lesson planning.

All the children go outside for a walk around the community when the weather is appropriate. It is important to dress your child according to the weather.