Mike Spekhardt, former Sparta Township Mayor and current Sussex County
Community College Board of Trustees Member recently visited the preschool to
read several books to the children as part of the center’s Celebrity Reader
program. “As a brand-new Grandpa, it was great fun to read to the kids at
Little Sprouts,” remarked Spekhardt.
“The three and four-year-old’s had lots of good questions about the
story. Moreover, I was proud to witness
the work of Project Self Sufficiency and the impact made to our community. The way that PSS supports and guides our
residents through challenges is what makes Sussex County a very special
community.”
The Little Sprouts Early
Learning Center is operated by Project Self-Sufficiency, a local non-profit
agency which offers a wide variety of services to families in northwestern New
Jersey. The daycare and preschool
facility features separate classrooms for each age group, from infants through
those entering preschool.
Fully-qualified teachers are available in each classroom and the
child-teacher ratio adheres to or exceeds state standards. Each classroom has new equipment, as well as
learning centers for dramatic play, computers, science, housekeeping, sand and
water play, reading, and music. The
center also contains an all-purpose room for active indoor play and parent
presentations, as well as a sick room for those children who may fall ill
during the day. The center is equipped
with two separate playgrounds, one for younger tots and one for older children.
Little Sprouts Early Learning Center offers space for 83 youngsters, ages
6 weeks to 6 years. Preschool is free
for Newton residents, ages 3 and 4; students must have turned 3 years of age by
October 1, 2018. All types of subsidized daycare are accepted,
including New Jersey Cares for Kids and Work First New Jersey. The center also offers the National School
Lunch Program, providing nutritionally-balanced, low-cost or free lunches to
eligible children each school day. The
Little Sprouts Early Learning Center is located at 127 Mill Street in
Newton. For more information visit the
center’s website, www.littlesproutsearlylearningcenter.org or call 973-940-3540.
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