Montclair Community Pre-K

With two more licenses for recreational marijuana to grant, Montclair is still working out requirements.

The pandemic has led to challenges concerning the closure of day-care centers as parents and children remain at home and providers experience financial difficulties.

Reading to little ones is as good for the reader as it is for the children, writes Merrill Silver about reading at the MCPK.

The Montclair Community Pre-K will hold a dedication ceremony for its new Discovery Playground and Gardens on Saturday, Oct. 19 at 11 a.m. Among those present will be Mayor Robert Jackson, Board of Education President Eve Robinson, Third Ward Councilman Sean Spiller, and MCPK Executive Director Amy Dorr. ...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news The Montclair Community Pre-K expects to break ground on its new playground in June. Pre-K officials met with the Historic Preservation Commission on April 25 and the planning board on May 2. A groundbreaking ceremony is to be scheduled at a later date, said Amy Dorr, the MCPK’s director. A...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Construction of Montclair Community Pre-K’s “natural playground” is expected to begin in early summer. Upon completion it will contain six different zones with activity centers: an edible garden, a discovery garden, an exploration yard, a performance grove, an adventure playscape and an artists’ nook. A natural playground i...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news The Montclair Community Pre-K could have a new outdoor play space by next fall. The pre-school community has decided that its existing playground is in need of a makeover and hopes to have a new playground designed and built over the next year...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news With the announcement of new state funding for Pre-K, Montclair may seek funding in hopes of expanding its Pre-K services. Currently the Montclair Community Pre-K handles Montclair’s three and four year olds. The ...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news Montclair has announced the names of the three finalists in the running for the position of superintendent. Two of the candidates are from out of district: Rachel Goldberg, assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction in the Passaic Public Schools, and Ross Kasun, superintendent in the Freehold Public Schools...

By ERIN ROLL roll@montclairlocal.news The future of Montclair’s pre-K program came up for discussion at the Feb. 7 Board of Education workshop meeting, but not without some tense moments over the subject of money. The board presented a first draft of a resolution concerning the district’s pre-K program. If approve...