A Step Ahead Preschool (2026 Profile)

A Step Ahead School was established in 1993. The Educational Director/Owner is a graduate of Seton hall University.

She holds a Masters Degree in Education with a Minor in Psychology, and Teacher Certifications in Spanish, Psychology and English As A Second language.

She graduated with honors a member of Kappa Delta Pi Xi Gamma Chapter.

Her experience includes working for Seton Hall University's ESL department developing curriculum, also as an Adjunct Professor teaching undergraduate Remedial Reading, Reading through the use of computers and ESL to foreign and exchange students.

Prior to opening A Step Ahead School she was a Tenured Teacher employed by the Palisades Park, N.J. Board of Education as a Teacher of Spanish in the Junior Senior High School and as a Kindergarten through eighth grade ESL teacher for Lindbergh School.

We at "A Step Ahead School" believe that if a child is in an environment where he or she is happy then that child will thrive.

The first five years of life are the most important, here a child develops physically, socially, emotionally and cognitively.

Quick Facts (2026)

School Type: Early Childhood / Day Care
Grades: Prekindergarten-Kindergarten
Enrollment: 35 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

Top Rankings

A Step Ahead Preschool ranks among the top 20% of private schools in New Jersey for:

School Overview

School Type

Early Childhood / Day Care

Religious Affiliation

Catholic

Grades Offered

Grades Prekindergarten-Kindergarten

Student Body

Total Students

35 students

Student Body Type

Co-ed

% Students of Color

83%

State avg.: 40%

Students by Grade

Academics and Faculty

Total Classroom Teachers

1 teacher

Student-Teacher Ratio

35:1

National avg.:

Tuition and Acceptance Rate

Admission Deadline

None / Rolling

School Notes

A Step Ahead School was established in 1993. The Educational Director/Owner is a graduate of Seton hall University. She holds a Masters Degree in Education with a Minor in Psychology, and Teacher Certifications in Spanish, Psychology and English As A Second language. She graduated with honors a member of Kappa Delta Pi Xi Gamma Chapter. Her experience includes working for Seton Hall University's ESL department developing curriculum, also as an Adjunct Professor teaching undergraduate Remedial Reading, Reading through the use of computers and ESL to foreign and exchange students. Prior to opening A Step Ahead School she was a Tenured Teacher employed by the Palisades Park, N.J. Board of Education as a Teacher of Spanish in the Junior Senior High School and as a Kindergarten through eighth grade ESL teacher for Lindbergh School. We at "A Step Ahead School" believe that if a child is in an environment where he or she is happy then that child will thrive. The first five years of life are the most important, here a child develops physically, socially, emotionally and cognitively.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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