Welcome to the Morris School District Preschool Program. Our goal is to provide high-quality preschool for every child in Morristown and Morris Township. In collaboration with district administrators and partner preschool sites, we strive to ensure that every child has a strong foundation and can reach their full potential in all areas of development. 

All of our classrooms for 24-25 school year will be a multi-age settings for three- and four-year-old children. Children of both ages will stay with the same adults in the same room for a two-year period, creating a “family” type learning environment that includes the children, teachers and parents.

Cross-age learning allows for social interaction, modeling, mentoring and leadership among children. A child may accomplish something earlier with support from a more advanced peer while the older child experiences feelings of confidence and compassion (Vygotsky, 1962; Vygotsky, 1978; Slavin, 1987). A multi-age setting allows teachers to foster an emotionally secure environment for children to grow, learn, take risks and experience success. While children are developing social skills, learning responsibility and engaging in more complex play, teachers are generally more child-centered, as they must adeptly accommodate individual strengths, interests and needs. The two-year time period helps ensure that teachers, parents and children know each other well and develop a working partnership.

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