BRIEF HISTORY OF BNS.                    

In 1965, a group of mothers wishing to provide a preschool experience for their children, met and formed the Bloomfield Cooperative Preschool Nursery. The school was originally held in the playroom of a private home and was later housed in both the Methodist and Congregational churches of East Bloomfield. In 1975, the Board of Regents of the State Education Department of New York granted the Bloomfield Nursery School, as it is now named, a provisional charter of incorporation. On July 23, 1985, Bloomfield Nursery School was granted and Absolute Charter. The Bloomfield Nursery School has been in continuous operation since 1965 and is housed in the United Methodist church of East Bloomfield.

MEMBERSHIP

The membership is made up of tuition paying family units, including those on scholarship. Each member will be allotted one vote in matters requiring membership voting. Each family will serve as parent-helper on days assigned by the class representative or chosen by family on registration night, serve on one committee, and perform cleaning duties. Members are expected to participate in and support all school functions.  You may review this year's Parent Handbook for more information on parent responsibilities.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Board of Directors, with the possible exception of the Administrator and the Treasurer, is composed of volunteer parents who have children attending the nursery school. These volunteers spend many hours working on their responsibilities for the benefit of the nursery school. The administrator may or may not have children attending the school and receives a small stipend for her work. She is the head of the board and is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the school. The administrator welcomes your questions, calls, and concerns.

PROGRAM

Bloomfield Nursery School seeks to serve the needs of young children and their families by supplementing the home environment with developmentally appropriate social, emotional, physical and cognitive experiences. We try to provide a program that will equip children with skills to succeed in kindergarten and beyond. Learning activities such as games, finger plays, free play, painting, and stories encourage children to listen, construct, move, and interact while developing language, numeration, and social skills. The program fosters creativity and questioning and allows children to make independent choices.

In addition to the lead teacher, there is a full-time teacher's assistant. the assistant's primary responsibility is to guide and interact with the children, providing more individualized attention to the children. The remainder of her time is spent assisting the lead teacher by preparing project materials. The teacher's assistant is a great asset to our program.

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