A Great Place to Grow in Osterville, Massachusetts
St. Peter's Nursery School
Established
in the fall of 1982, by the church, as a self-sustaining non-profit entity, St.
Peter's Nursery School continues to provide
an early education program for young children. In fact, we are now educating the children of former
students!
Licensed
by the Department of Early Education and Care (EEC), we serve as many as 33
children per day, between two classrooms, (an average of 50 families) ages 1.9
-5 years from September-June. In addition, we offer a six week Summer Program for
2-6-year-old children during July and August.
We are a
non-profit Corporation with a membership of 24, a majority of whom are members
of St. Peter's Church. The 9
Trustees are chosen from the Corporation to meet monthly and make decisions
regarding policies and procedures and fundraising activities. There is an Executive Committee:
President, Treasurer and Clerk.
Members of the Corporation and Trustees are elected for 1, 2, 3 year
terms at our Annual Meeting in June. In addition to the 9 Trustee Members, the
Rector and Junior Warden of St. Peter's Church, or other Vestry appointed
representative, is included in the Trustee membership.
Our fiscal year begins on July 1 and ends June 30. Our income relies primarily on
tuition paid by parents of our students, supplemented by fund raising events
and thoughtful donors. Enrollment
numbers fluctuate from year to year depending on the demographics within our
community. Advertising, families with multiple children attending, and
creative and flexible scheduling options produced an increase in our 2009-2010
enrollment numbers.
Staff members: 6/day, 7 total. CORI reports filed annually; Infant
and Child First Aid certified annually.
Continuing education and workshops are required of all staff.