Who We Are - St. David's Nursery School
St. David's Nursery School
Joanne Lorine, Director
610.687.3777
The St. David’s Nursery School is licensed by the State Board of Private Academic Schools for the pre-school program and by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare for the extended day program. The School’s creative learning environment encourages growth and development through free play, art and craft projects, music fun, story time, language experiences, and large/small motor activities. There is a weekly chapel program conducted by staff members from the church. Classes are available for children from the age of two through kindergarten. All classes have a certified teacher and an assistant. An optional Lunch Bunch and Extended Day Program are available. Children of St. David’s parishioners are given priority along with Nursery School siblings, at registration time on a first-come, first-serve basis. Registration takes place in December for the following September. St. David’s Nursery School has earned the reputation of being the very best on the Main Line.
Philosophy
St. David’s Nursery School’s "Creative Learning Environment" is a special place for preschool children. Within the beautiful setting of the school and in a relaxed atmosphere, children are encouraged to grow and develop optimally:
Socially-Emotionally - Children learn social skills through interaction with peers and teachers in group situations. Children are given opportunities to develop and maintain a positive self-image through experiences in which they have choices, positive feedback and success. Teachers are loving and caring in their interactions with the children.
Intellectually - Children grow as they interact with the environment and learning materials. They are challenged to think, create, and express themselves.
Physically - Children are given many opportunities to develop and maintain perceptual and large and small muscle skills each day.
Curiosity, alertness, initiative, creativity, confidence, and autonomy are encouraged in all activities.
Each day offers the child opportunities for free play, choice of manipulative materials, art and craft experiences, language development, music experiences, and large and small muscle development. We stress that preschool children learn from experiences that are concrete and active, usually in the form of play. Play is the most effective way of learning during these early years. Through play children learn to communicate, to exercise their imaginations, to try our ideas, to practice grown-up behavior and to develop.