Learn and Play PreK vs. DeSales Catholic School
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School Overview
Top Rankings
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Student Body
Overview
Learn and Play PreK is a day school setting with a Preschool and Pre-Kindergarten class (3 & 4 year olds)
Learn and Play PreK provides a safe, developmentally appropriate, nurturing environment that promotes social, emotional, cognitive and physical growth.
Our goal is to build skills that set chilldren up for sucess in kindergarten and beyond.
At Learn and Play PreK, an experienced staff and faculty work closely with parents to help children reach their full potential.
Earning trust, growing in responsibility, making decisions, and following through are important goals.
We have joined with Jill's Play Yard (day care) in their new location in Ransomville.
DeSales Catholic School is the only Catholic school in Eastern Niagara County and serves families from 9 local Districts.
DeSales offers a safe, faith-based environment that fosters the intellectual, spiritual, emotional, social and physical development of each student from Early Childhood (age 3) through 8th grade. DeSales students continue to outperform their public school peers on national and NY State standardized tests.
DeSales offers art, music, and Spanish classes for grades K-8.
Students with special needs receive physical therapy, speech therapy and occupational therapy services at DeSales provided by the Lockport City School District. DeSales Catholic School...The start of something great!.
Grades Offered
NS-PK
NS-8
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Learning Difference Programs
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Yes
Year Founded
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1970
Students Body
Total Students
20 students
420 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
-
3%
Students by Grade
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Students by Grade
Nursery Students
5
20
Pre-K Students
15
47
Kindergarten Students
-
35
Grade 1 Students
-
40
Grade 2 Students
-
40
Grade 3 Students
-
32
Grade 4 Students
-
45
Grade 5 Students
-
43
Grade 6 Students
-
36
Grade 7 Students
-
42
Grade 8 Students
-
40
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
2 teachers
36 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
50%
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Average Class Size
20
18
Teacher : Student Ratio
1:10
1:12
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
Formal
(School uniform for Kindergarten through Grade 8)
(School uniform for Kindergarten through Grade 8)
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
None / Rolling
Tuition Cost
$3,000
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Tuition Notes
2 day 1/2 day students - $1200
3 day 1/2 day students - $1800
5 day 1/2 day students - $3000
5 day all day students - $4000
Registered Catholics receive discount with church approval; additional need-based aid is available to families of all faiths
Acceptance Rate
100%
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Admissions Director
Erika Sidell Schultz
Kim Knuutila
Sports
Total Sports Offered
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8
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
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11
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
n/a
Annual Broadway-style Musical, Coding Club, Destination Imagination, Girls Running Club, Instrumental Music Lessons, Middle School Chorus, National Junior Honor Society, Robotics Club, STREAM Clubs, Student Community Service, Student Senate