St. Paul's
Nursery School
and
After School Kindergarten
Child Care Program
a non profit organization
65 North Main
Street
Wallingford, CT 06770
Parent comments from the Kindergarten childcare program
We have found the program to be innovative and creative. The program not only complements the kindergarten curriculum but also enhances it. The teachers are kind, thoughtful and experts with the early learner. Our daughter has felt nurtured as well as challenged. She has made many friends too. We wish we could send our daughter everyday to St. Paul’s for the rest of her elementary years.
Jeffrey Lederle and Anne Varrone-Lederle
We love our family away from home. The structure caring and education is top notch!
Cyndi and Bill Fries
The best choice I could have made for my Family, Their upbeat personalities, teaching skills and never-ending patience have made my daughter’s first year of kindergarten a memorable one.
AnnMarie Russo
We appreciate the opportunity to offer our comments regarding St. Paul’s Kindergarten Childcare.
Our son has had a very positive experience this year at St. Paul’s. In his words: “I like the Lego’s and playing the game of Trouble best!”
We have just a bit more to say. We appreciate the attention given to those early mechanics-the right ways in letter, number formation, and early reading foundations for first grade next year. We know this is due to many reasons, including the time he spends at St. Paul’s. He leaves his morning kindergarten class and is transported by the “big red van” daily to St. Paul’s for the afternoon. We give his afternoon care not one second thought. For us, this means everything. Our child has managed asthma due to weather changes. We feel extremely confident knowing that any asthma attack symptom will be watched, with a call to us with any question about his breathing. St. Paul’s is lovingly staffed by experienced childcare providers who are mothers first- who listen, who offer compassionate care. The younger college staff members are also pretty terrific! Every staff member seems genuinely happy to truly be making a difference in the lives of the children is their care.
Our son is feeling very capable as he moves to first grade. We appreciate that so much! It was no accident that we chose St. Paul’s last year after a prayer to make the best decision- the right choice-for him. We are grateful for our very fulfilling experience at St. Paul’s.
Lynne Landry and Dean Landry
My children have been attending St. Paul’s Nursery School and After Kindergarten Childcare Program for the past 6 years. My older daughter Stephanie had such separation anxiety and would never want to be apart from me, however when she went to school at St. Paul’s she would run and join in with the other kids and adoring teachers. She is a fall baby and I considered sending her to Kindergarten the year she was turning 5. With the advice from the concerned teachers at St. Paul’s, I chose to wait one more year and was told that I would never regret it. Well, I never will regret it. My daughter is now in second grade and is reading on a fifth grade level. She is so well adjusted and is an overall great student with all high marks. Waiting was the best thing I ever did!
My younger daughter Sara spent three years in the nursery school program and is now attending the After K Program. She looks forward to getting on the van with her friends and having lunch together at St. Paul’s. Jeanette, Louise, and Lori are the absolute best teachers. They have a wonderful routine set up for the children and they are allowed to go at their own pace and unwind after their busy morning in Kindergarten. They take walks, enjoy nature; read; sing; cook; and play with such enthusiasm. I wish I had the patience that they have.
It is with such regret that this is our last year at St. Paul’s. I truly feel as if it is a second home and love and thank the teachers for all that they have taught and given my children.
Dena Neilson