The Programs We Offer
The Nativity Early Learning Center (NELC) has excellent programs with convenient hours and a long-term, dedicated and loving staff. Our staff/child ratios have led to successful social and academic outcomes. The children feel secure and look forward to coming to school because of our supportive and interactive staff/family relationships.
The NELC serves families of children ages 33 months to 12 years who typically reside in the communities surrounding Nativity. All children must be toilet trained before being admitted to the program. Currently, the center is licensed to care for 137 children.
We offer scheduling options and programs that meet a variety of family needs.
Full Day Preschool
- Licensing requires staff to child ratio of 1:10 in the Tweety/Owl and Munchkin Programs, however, we pride ourselves in keeping these ratios at a lower level.
- 33 months to 5 years old
- 6:30am-6:00pm
Program Options
- 5 days a week (M-F)
- 4 days a week (M-TH
- 3 days a week (MWF)
- 2 days a week (TTH)
- Days can be flexible
Curriculum Highlights
- Bible Story time
- Science Experiments
- Religious Curriculum
- Spanish in the Munchkin Rooms
- World Traveler in the Munchkin Rooms
- Sign Language
- Early Literacy SEEDS read aloud with vocab words
- Letter of the Week and Theme Based Curriculum
- Cooking Projects
- Music and Movement- Yoga
- Daily Outside Time- 2x a Day!
- Large Motor Room across the street and Nativity School
- Special Person of the Week
- Bookmobile
- Daily Rest Time
- Social and Emotional Development
- Emotional Development, Self-Concept and Social Competence and Relationships
- Different Approaches to learning
- Curiosity, Risk-Taking, Imagination and Invention, Persistence and Reflection and Interpretation
- Language and Literacy Development
- Listening, Speaking, Emergent Reading and Emergent Writing
- Creativity and the Arts
- Creating, Responding and Evaluating
- Cognitive Development
- Mathematical and Logical Thinking- Number Concepts and Operations, Patterns and Relationships, Spatial Relationships/Geometry, Measurement and Mathematical Responding
- Scientific Thinking and Problem Solving- Observing, Questioning and Investigating
- Social Systems Understanding- Human Relationships and Understanding the World
- Physical Motor Development
- Gross Motor Development, Fine Motor Development and Physical Health and Well Being
- Religious Education
- The children will develop an awareness of God, the bible, learning prayers, empathy, respect and values through developmentally appropriate activities including being kind and loving to each other. We also celebrate all Catholic Holidays.
Extended Day
- Chldren enrolled at Nativity School in grades Kindergarten-6th
- 6:30am-8:10am- Before School Care
- 2:40-6:00pm- After School Care
Program Options
- 5 days a week (M-F)
- 4 days a week (M-TH)
- 3 days a week (MWF)
- 2 days a week (TTH)
- 1 day a week (M-F)
- Days can be flexible
Curriculum Highlights
- Weekly Classroom Activities
- Homework Time
- Snack
- Free Choice Time in the Classroom
- Outside Time
- Large Motor Room at Nativity School
- Children are able to participate in extracurricular activities at Nativity School
Summer Camp
- Ages 33 months to 6th grade
- 6:30am-6:00pm
Program Options
- 5 days a week (M-F)
- 4 days a week (M-TH)
- 3 days a week (MWF)
- 2 days a week (TTH)
- 1 day a week (M-F)
- Days can be flexible
Curriculum Highlights
- Hands-on Activities
- Free Choice Time in the Classroom
- Outside Time and Park Field Trips
- Arts and Crafts, Cooking and Science Experiments
- Gardening in the NELC Backyard
- Field Trips- on/off site
- Bookmobile