Programs & Tuition | Newark Nature School - Now Enrolling in Newark, DE

Five rooms, one curriculum, real learning every day.

Newark Nature School delivers the Brightwheel Experience Curriculum across all five age bands - a research-based, age-appropriate program covering early literacy, numeracy, science, social-emotional, art, and music - with weekly themes that pull from the natural world.

Infant Room

12 wks – 12 mo · Brightwheel infant track

Predictable feed and nap rhythms, daily reading and music time, sensory exploration, and one-on-one language modeling. Bottles - breast or formula - warmed and logged. Outdoor stroller walks on warm-weather days under shade.

Toddler Room

12 – 24 mo · Brightwheel toddler track

Early language modeling, finger paints, music circles, story time, and gross-motor play. First words, first steps, first songs - tracked in the Brightwheel app and shared with you in real time.

Two-Year-Olds

24 – 36 mo · Brightwheel 2-yr track

Vocabulary growth, color and shape recognition, blocks, dramatic play, beginning self-help skills, and storytime with deep questions. Toilet learning at the family’s pace.

Preschool

3 – 4 yrs · Brightwheel preschool track

Letter and sound recognition, number sense, beginning writing, science investigations, art, and music - all woven into weekly themes that frequently draw from the natural world. Field trips down Main Street twice a month.

Pre-K

4 – 5 yrs · Brightwheel pre-K track

Reading readiness, sound-letter mapping, number sense to 20, beginning writing, and the social skills to walk confidently into Newark Charter, Christina, or Newark School District kindergartens. Children leave us with a portfolio.

What’s included

Nutritious morning snack, lunch, and afternoon snack prepared on-site. Seasonal menus, allergen-aware kitchen. All Brightwheel curriculum supplies and a daily app feed of your child’s photos, milestones, and meals.

Week-one assessment

Your child’s teacher establishes an age-appropriate developmental baseline in their first week.

Conferences twice a year

One-on-one parent-teacher conferences every six months - portfolio, assessment, what’s next.

Monthly calendar

Posted outside the building and sent home each month with classroom themes, dress-up days, and family events.

About tuition: Rates vary by age band and full-time / part-time schedule. We email a current rate sheet in our reply to your inquiry. Email us and Savanna will send it within a business day.