Preschool / Day Care in Toms River, NJ

Smart Start Academy, Toms River:
With two locations in Toms River Township, Ocean County, New Jersey, Smart Start Academy offers day care for infants through to kindergarten age. Our infants, toddlers, preschool, pre-kindergarten and kindergarten programs are fun and stimulating. We provide a literature-based curriculum coupled with mathematics. Smart Start Academy was founded in 2000 as a school for early childhood education. It started as a dream, became a reality, and is now celebrating a wonderfully successful past and future. We are a family owned and operated corporation with children's best interests at heart.

We offer:
- Programs for infants through to age of 6
- Infants, Toddlers, Preschool, Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten Programs
- We provide a literature-based curriculum coupled with mathematics

Infants:
Smart Start Academy offers the environment you most want for your little ones during those times when you cannot be with them. We, as childcare givers and moms ourselves, understand the feelings you encounter when taking the first step towards childcare. Understanding your child’s needs and your family’s needs is very important to us.

Toddlers:
Smart Start Academy encourages their toddlers to explore in a safe environment. They are fascinated by just about everything, from a noise to an object. Our staff is trained to encourage their sense of curiosity while also providing quality care throughout your child’s day.

Our well thought out program introduces numerous interests in the eyes of a toddler. Our creative weekly curriculum includes large motor skills, fine motor skills, language development, socialization skills, and much more.

Preschool:
Our preschool program is designed to boost your child’s fascinations and enrich their skills.

This is where your child’s formal learning years begin. We realize that for many children this is their first opportunity to experience interaction with a large group of children on a day-to-day basis. We, therefore, place a large emphasis on socialization and sharing techniques, as well as on educational areas such as vocabulary, language, large motor skills, and fine motor skills. We begin to focus on shape and color recognition, in addition to the exposure of letters and numbers.

Kindergarten:
Smart Start Academy has developed a program, which focuses on preparing your child for their first formal school education.

The Open Court Reading Pre-K curriculum is designed to introduce young children to the basics of literacy. This program will also provide your child with the tools needed to develop a solid reading foundation.

This is the preliminary curriculum to the full Open Court Reading program that is used in the Toms River School System. Your child will be prepared and ready to learn upon entering their kindergarten classroom.

Kindergarten:
Smart Start Academy has chosen a curriculum based on educational research. Your child will have the early literacy skills needed to become accomplished readers and writers.

The Open Court Reading program, also used in the public kindergarten, provides instruction in all areas of a balanced literacy program: speaking, listening, reading, writing, thinking, and viewing.

The program features systematic, explicit instruction in phonemic awareness, phonics, and comprehension word knowledge, along with extensive reading of decodable text and fine literature.

The literature-based curriculum, coupled with mathematics, will assist your child to a successful transition into First Grade.