For new families, KECNS registration is open for the 2021-22 school year.
Welcome to the Kent Education Center & Nursery School (KECNS)
HAPPENING SOON!
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At Kent Education Center and Nursery School (KECNS), our mission is to provide the children of our community with a safe, caring environment for exploration and growth in a consistent teaching environment. Community awareness extends beyond school through field trips and special program presentations, with parent/guardian participation welcome.
Our school meets the individual needs of a diverse population of children and families served by our program, including those with cultural, language and developmental differences. KECNS is located in Kent, Connecticut on the ground floor of St. Andrew's Parish House. Our school is not affiliated with any religion. Licensed and operated in accordance with standards set by the State of Connecticut, the school’s Director and teaching staff adhere to the developmentally appropriate practices and policies of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). KECNS is administered by a volunteer Board of Directors. COVID-19 regulations and guidelines provided by the State of Connecticut and the Office of Early Childhood will be strictly enforced to ensure the safety of students and their families, teachers and their families, as well as the safety of Kent and its surrounding communities. |
KECNS Educational Program
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Programs
Nursery School Monday to Friday 8:30 AM - 1:30 PM Full Day Friday (ONLY) 8:30 AM - 2:30 PM Early Care Monday to Friday 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM KECNS offers early care for those students who need to be dropped off before the Nursery School day. KCS Pre-K Extended Morning Monday to Thursday 8:30 AM - 12:30 PM KECNS offers morning care for students who attend the Kent Center School (KCS) Afternoon Pre-K program that runs Monday through Thursday. At 12:30 PM, Students will be bussed from KECNS to KCS for the Afternoon Pre-K Program by a Region 1 bus. |
Director
Liza Basile Teachers Liza Basile Courtnie Greenlese Deborah Shiflett-Fitton Class size The Nursery School class is limited to twenty children, with a teacher to student ratio of 10:1. Ages 3-5 years old |
Curriculum
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KECNS is a play-based program with an emphasis on the social and emotional development of children. The daily schedule includes extended time in free play indoors and outdoors, which allows for fine and gross motor development. Opportunities for play are combined with music, art, literature, and science in daily school activities. KECNS children are supported to recognize, express and manage feelings and to recognize the feelings of others.
Daily activities include opportunity for problem-solving experiences that help to formulate language development, emotional literacy, and sensory discrimination. Teachers strive to incorporate the interests of the current children in the curriculum. For example, when students have shown an interest in dinosaurs, books, crafts, and songs revolve around this theme for the week. An introduction to reading and mathematics is offered informally through songs and games, which incorporate counting and word or sound recognition skills, thus providing a foundation for later learning. Students complete our program with pre-reading and mathematics skills, a respect for others and themselves, and an eagerness to begin kindergarten. |
Exploration and discovery
Individual and small group activities
Health education practice
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KECNS organizes field trips and guest presentations (see Field Trips & Guests) and students are invited to participate in two performances every year (see Events).
KECNS 6 Bridge Street, Kent, CT 06757 860-927-1294 kecns1@gmail.com
