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Child Care & Preschool Center in Bayville, New Jersey

Hillcrest Academy in Bayville, New Jersey, is a warm, welcoming child care and preschool center located on 2 acres of property with a big playground area. This educational facility opened more than 25 years ago, and many teachers have been with us for more than 20 years.

Our philosophy involves teaching classroom guidelines while exposing your child to new ideas and concepts through activities, including swimming lessons, and day trips not available in most cookie-cutter day care centers. Each child experiences many life lessons first hand, to build on and gain a love for learning.

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Infant Care

Your child will feel right at home with seasoned staff members that are trained to make the transition from home to an exciting, activity-enriched environment seamless. Daily experience sheets are filled out and sent home to keep you informed of your child's schedule for the day.

Toddler Care

Children are highly encouraged to develop a refined vocabulary and self-help skills. The program enables them to think and do for themselves, and also helps them prepare for their pre-school age.

Preschool Program

Hillcrest Academy is well known for its comprehensive preschool program. We pride ourselves in teaching your child everything they need to begin their elementary education, and in bringing out a love for learning.

Pre-Kindergarten

In our Pre-Kindergarten program, students develop a variety of skills, including letter recognition, letter sounds, and writing. Many parents have returned to tell us how well prepared their children were for elementary school.

Busing & Fun Clubs

Our center offers early drop-off busing from the local schools for working parents, as well as after school programs with fun clubs your child can join. These clubs are intended to keep your child interested and engaged.

My daughter has been at hillcrest for 3 years now. We did look at some other corporate like day cares. They were clean and probably nice but they were lacking the family feel of hillcrest academy. The kids are always busy. Everyone knows the kids names. And there are plenty of hugs to go around from staff. This is her first year on the summer camp program with swim lessons included. She loves going to school. It makes being a working parent a little bit easier. She knows her colors, numbers, abcs and all her songs thanks to hillcrest. Everyone that is there from the owner to maintenance is wonderful.

Kyle W.

Kyle W.
My family absolutely loves Hillcrest Academy. My children attend the preschool and summer camp program. The director Amy is wonderful and so is her assistant Danielle. The school is very clean, fantastic swimming pool, the playground is amazing and all the teachers are wonderful. When I drop my kids off for the day I feel like I'm leaving them with family. My children both love going here. Love everything about Hillcrest.

Caroline R.

Hours of Operation:

Mon-Fri 06:30 AM - 06:30 PM
Sat-Sun - Closed

Proudly Serving:

Bayville, Lanoka Harbor, Lacey, Forked River, & Pine Beach, New Jersey

Awards/Recognition:

Teacher of the Year

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