Flemington-Raritan Regional School District

Welcome to Preschool!

Preschool Vision: 

Through partnership between family and educators, we cultivate the development of the whole child through education with typical peers in an environment responsive to diverse learners.

Preschool Mission and Beliefs:

Each child is a unique individual whose needs are met in mixed delivery classrooms of 3 and 4 year olds and inclusive of students with special needs. Staff are trained to address the varied abilities, interests, needs, and learning styles. Children learn best through meaningful play. The District’s play-based, child-centered program includes the integration of: physical, cognitive, social, emotional, language, self help and aesthetic experiences in an effort to develop the whole child. Meaningful play encourages curiosity, discovery and problem solving which allows individual growth and development of a positive self-image. Parents serve as the first and most influential teachers for their children, contributing significantly to optimal learning when actively engaged in the educational program. This collaboration is evident through routine communication, special events, and feedback forums, cultivating a vital home/school partnership. Recognizing parents as crucial educators, involvement may vary according to the child's program, emphasizing the importance of ongoing teacher-parent communication for the overall development of early childhood learners.

The New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) provided a preschool expansion award for Flemington-Raritan's three and four-year- old children through the preschool expansion award.  The funding removed all costs for families and provides the opportunity to increase our preschool program enrollment. The District currently utilizes a lottery system for enrollment with the plan to continue to expand the district to all eligible three and four-year-old children in the district in the upcoming years. Preschool expansion is a BIG endeavor, and each year, we will offer more seats.  

The Flemington-Raritan School District has expanded its preschool services to additional families for a free, full-day preschool experience for the children of residents of the community who have a child who is 3-4 years of age before October 1st of the school year.  The program seeks to provide a safe and nurturing learning experience in which children can play and learn.  Children identified by the Child Study Team as eligible for special education and related services and general education peers are placed together in a whole-child, developmental learning environment.

Children are instructed in the Tools of the Mind curriculum, which is inclusive of a variety of planned activities that promote readiness skills, self-regulation, language, motor, and social/emotional growth.

The Flemington-Raritan Preschool Program is held five full days a week at all of our preschool locations.  The Preschool follows the District calendar for holidays.   All preschool classrooms are taught by teachers with the required New Jersey teaching certificate.  Teaching Assistants provide additional instructional support.

Do you still have questions about preschool? Send your inquiry to preschoolexpansion@frsd.us.