Best Academic Daycare, Preschool, Kindergarten in Clifton NJ

Welcome To Bright Start Academy

We are a licensed Early Child Care Center in New Jersey, serving children aged 18 months to 13 years. Our engaging curriculum is supported by qualified, experienced, and passionate teachers who are dedicated to nurturing your child’s growth and development. We also offer Kindergarten, First Grade, and a dynamic Summer Camp program.

We understand that a child’s early years are the essential foundation for a lifelong love of learning. Children naturally grow and learn through play, and we nurture this exploration in a safe, secure, and supportive environment. Our experienced teachers recognize each child’s unique learning style and create lesson plans to meet their individual needs, ensuring that every child receives the attention and care they deserve.

At Bright Start Academy, We Offer:

Tailored Learning: Customized preschool program using the HighScope curriculum for every developmental stage, with individualized attention in a small-class setting.
Qualified Educators: Caring teachers dedicated to your child’s growth.
Safe Environment: Secure school designed with your child’s well-being and safety in mind.
Comprehensive Reporting: Detailed reports on individual achievement to track your child’s progress.
Enrichment Classes: We offer karate, music, and gym classes to enhance your child’s development.
Kindergarten & 1st Grade: Small class sizes allow us to provide more one-on-one attention, using the Common Core curriculum.

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Highscope Curriculum

Our school uses the HighScope curriculum, integrating it with weekly themes to create a dynamic and adaptable learning environment. This approach allows us to modify the curriculum to meet each student’s needs and interests. We emphasize four key areas of development: social/emotional, physical, cognitive, and language. By utilizing the HighScope Key Developmental Indicators, our teachers at Bright Start can effectively address the educational needs of all students.

Kindergarten & 1st Grade

Our Kindergarten and 1st Grade classes offer small class sizes, allowing us to provide more one-on-one attention to each child. We create a warm, supportive learning environment while maintaining the high academic standards necessary for these early school years. To ensure a smooth transition to public school, our curriculum is aligned with the Common Core standards.

Field Trips

At Bright Start, learning extends beyond the classroom! Whether it’s a hayride to pick pumpkins or a visit to the library for Read Across America week, our students enjoy numerous opportunities throughout the year to explore the world around them on fun-filled, educational field trips.

Grow NJ Kids

We are proud participants in the Grow NJ Kids initiative, a program dedicated to enhancing the quality of child care and early learning. Through detailed assessments and observations, Grow NJ Kids helps childcare centers like ours continuously improve and maintain high standards. This initiative ensures that we are always striving to provide the best possible environment for your child’s growth and development.

Enrichment Classes

Included with your child’s tuition are our exciting enrichment programs! Each week, our students enjoy singing and dancing in music class, practicing tumbling and flips in gym class, and learning fun karate moves to build confidence and coordination. These activities not only provide fun but also enhance physical and creative development.

Qualified Teachers

The early childhood staff at the center serves as an integral part of each child’s family by recognizing the need for nurturing and respecting children’s own level and rate of development. Through their many years of experience and continuing education your child’s teacher will see your child daily, plan activities to promote your child’s individual skills and abilities, and help bridge the gap between dependence on adult help to becoming an independent individual.

Our Child Care Activities

Gymnastics and Karate

Let the Learning Begin

Gymnastics and Karate: Gross motor development is a major component of each child’s day at Bright Start. To help develop strong muscles we offer two weekly gross motor enrichment classes: Karate and Gymnastics.

Gymnastics Class: Once a week our gymnastics class helps each child develop their balance, agility, focus, and gross motor skills. By running, tumbling, jumping, and balancing your child will strengthen their developing muscles and learn the importance of an active lifestyle.

Karate Class: Your little martial artist will block, punch and kick every week with Master Marcel and Master Nancy from Invictus Fitness and Martial Arts. Students learn the importance of self-control and increase their physical coordination and mental discipline.

Music Class

Let the Learning Begin

Learning rhythm, tempo, and movement are just some of the fun activities that we cover in our weekly music class! Music helps accelerate brain development and helps students develop strong math skills by counting the beat and playing the rhythm. From playing rhythm instruments to singing along with the acoustic guitar it has never been easier to teach our little learners how to appreciate the arts.

Arts and Crafts

Let the Learning Begin

Students are able to express their inner artist through a variety of art mediums such as paint, glitter, play dough, stickers, crayons, stencils, feathers, googly eyes, and more! Our students are able to experience various teacher guided art projects that correlate with our weekly theme or should they wish they can create their own mini masterpiece!

Science and Exploration

Let the Learning Begin

Color mixing, magnets, fossils, digging and experimenting are just a few of the activities our students enjoy in the Science Area. Even the tiniest of scientist can find something exciting to explore in each classrooms Sand and Water Tables.