The Preschool at Chestnut Ridge
4300 Camp Chestnut Ridge Road
Efland, NC 27243
(919) 304-2178
Age range: 3 – 5 years
Tuition: 2 days/week: $175/month + one time $75 supply fee; 3 days/week: $250/month + one time
$100 supply fee; 5 days/week: $425/month + one time $175 supply fee
Scholarships available: not currently available
Accreditation: We are American Camp Association accredited.
Application deadline: Applications are accepted for the waitlist year round.
Application fee: No application fee
Registration fee: An annual supply fee (see rates above) and last month’s tuition are due at the time of registration. These fees are non-refundable upon acceptance into the program.
School starts: After Labor Day
School runs: 8:30 – 12:00; lunch bunch extended hours until 1:00 for $10/day – offered one to two days per week
Class size: 12 children
Student:teacher ratio: 6:1
Boy/girl ratio: We attempt to gender balance the classes.
How toilet-trained do children need to be? Children must be toilet-trained.
Parent participation required: Parent involvement is encouraged, but not required. Opportunities at the preschool include: sharing talents and expertise, helping with fundraisers, organizing social events, and substitute teaching. At camp, we have community farm hours and workdays throughout the year.
Special features: Chestnut Ridge Camp & Retreat Center and Chestnut Ridge United Methodist Church are partnering to provide an innovative nature-based preschool program for children ages 3-5 years old. In a small group setting with 362 acres to explore, children are given the opportunity to play, learn, and engage in hands-on, nature-based activities with a Christian worldview.
Web address: http://www.campchestnutridge.org/preschool
Updated January 2014
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