A Child’s Place Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary on Alumni Day, May 3

A Child’s Place (ACP) invites the community and all ACP alumni to celebrate its 40th year anniversary on Saturday, May 3, 2014, at its school campus at 1409 West Front Street.  The event will take place from 10am to 2pm.  Admission is free.

            The first Saturday of May is traditionally celebrated as the school’s annual Alumni Day, but this year’s event will be extra special marking the 40th year it has served the area’s families.  Festivities will include food and entertainment.

            The owner of A Child’s Place, Linda Littenberg, comments, “It is amazing how many alumni attend-- from those who were students here when the school began to recent alumni still in elementary school. That is because this is not just a school--it’s a community that stays with our children all their lives.”

            The Littenbergs, a Lincroft family and alumni parents, have continued founder Alba DiBello’s vision. The educational philosophy is influenced by the schools of Reggio Emilia and nurtures a child’s curiosity and interests with very creative hands-on, project-based activities guided by experienced, caring teachers.

            ACP alumni parent Jan Spak states, "The experiences my children had at ACP have helped shape them into the inquisitive learners and creative problem solvers that they are today."

Over the years, the school administration estimates it has established the educational foundation for over 1,000 children from all over Monmouth County, and many students represent their families’ second generation of ACP students.  Alumni Day now features the return of many children, their parent alumni and grandparents who first believed in the school’s philosophy.

ACP features three programs: Half Day Class for 3, 4 and 5 year olds; All Day Class for 4 and 5 year olds; The Primary Class, a full-day, multi-age kindergarten and first grade for 5, 6 and 7 year olds which meets the New Jersey state standards for kindergarten and first grade. All programs are accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Tuition assistance is available.  For more information, visit www.AChildsPlaceSchool.com.