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With over 55 Years of Service
29 Segur Street
Dover NJ 07801
(973) 361-0880
PROGRAMS
Early Care
Optional care
for working parents
7:00 a.m to 8:30 a.m
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Full Day
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8:30 a.m to 2:30 p.m
Our inclusive bilingual
preschool program for children
ages three to five
prepares students for kindergarten in the public schools.
Aftercare
Optional care
for working parents
2:30 p.m to 6:00 p.m
NEWS & EVENTS
Graduation & Moving up
On June 18, 2024 El Primer Paso graduated its 54th preschool class. Our children, with the help of their teachers and Board member Luis Martinez (who accompanied the children on his guitar), learned two songs each class and put on a very special performance. Two of the songs, " We're Off to Kindergarten and English/Spanish Color Song (Graduates and Moving up Children)" are depicted in this video.
Spring Field Trip
Turtle Back Zoo
On Friday, June 7th, we had our Spring Field Trip to The Turtle Back Zoo.
The kids and their parents had a lot of fun .
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Easter Egg Hunt 2024
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On Thursday, March 28th. Before spring break, we had our easter egg hunt.
Guess who stopped by?! THE EASTER BUNNY!
The kids were surprised and had a great time.
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A huge THANK YOU to our parent volunteers for helping us!
Dr. Seuss Pajama Party 2023-2024
On Wednesday evening, March 6th, El Primer Paso’s families were treated to a Pajama Party in honor of Dr. Seuss’ birthday. The children enjoyed hearing some of Dr. Seuss’ most beloved books read aloud by our friends from the Dover Police and Fire Departments: Officer Francisco Aragon, Lieutenant Kevin Andreano, Allen Bell, Jeff Jozowski, and Guiseppe Santillo.
Thanks to our staff, parents, and readers for sharing this experience with our kids. Everyone had fun!
CHILDREN'S HOLIDAY
PERFORMANCE
We want to thank our children, parents, staff, Director and board members for a successful holiday event. A special thanks goes to board member Luis Martinez who prepared the children for their performance and accompanied them on his guitar.
Queremos agradecer a nuestros niños, padres, equipo de trabajo, Directora y miembros de la junta directiva por la celebracion exitosa de estas festividades. Un agradecimiento especial para el miembro de la junta directiva Luis Martínez, quien preparó a los niños para su presentación y los acompañó con su guitarra.
Dental Screening
Thanks to Zufall Health Center and their dental staff for providing this service for our kids. Everyone had fun!
Gracias al Centro de Salud Zufall y su personal por brindar este servicio a nuestros niños. Todos se divirtieron!
GRADUATION 2022-2023
On June 21, 2023 El Primer Paso graduated its 53nd preschool class. Our children, with the help of their teachers and Board member Luis Martinez (who accompanied the children on his guitar), learned three songs and put on a very special performance. One of the songs, "English/Spanish Color Song (all children)" is depicted in this video.
MEMORIAL DAY'S PARADE
We had an excellent Memorial day's parade.
Thank you to the participants that came out to support us. We were very happy to see some of our alumni.
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Tuvimos un excelente desfile del dia de los caidos.
Agradecemos a los participantes que vinieron a apoyarnos. Estuvimos felices de ver a nuestros exalumnos.
Family Picnic
We had such a great time at our Family Picnic. 😎 Thank you parents for sharing this amazing activity.
Nos lo pasamos muy bien en el picnic de nuestra familia. 😎 Gracias padres por compartir esta increíble actividad.
On June 21, 2022 El Primer Paso graduated its 52nd preschool class. The celebration was particularly special since we were unable to have a real ceremony during the pandemic. Our children, with the help of their teachers and Board member Luis Martinez (who accompanied the children on his guitar), learned three songs and put on a very special performance. One of the songs, "The World is a Rainbow" is depicted in the video above.
