Super Bees
Starting at 4 years
Super Bees is a full year of Pre-K excellence and the curriculum keeps raising the bar all year long so no child coasts. By the end of the year, Super Bees don’t just meet kindergarten benchmarks, they exceed them.
Ages
4 years and up.
Class Size
1:12 ratio. Small Pre-K class — every child challenged and seen.
Daily Rhythm
Half Day 8:30 AM – 2:30 PM · Full Day 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM. Mandatory arrival by 8:30 AM.
Care Focus
Kindergarten readiness — literacy, math, Spanish, and executive function.
ABOUT OUR CLASSROOM
Pre-K Done Right
Super Bees combines the full Creative Curriculum framework with a structured literacy strand that builds real decoding and early reading, a math workshop where children solve problems and think critically, and a Spanish program that builds prior exposure into genuine conversational ability.
Children leave Super Bees with the academic skills, social confidence, and executive function to excel in kindergarten at any school in Jersey City or beyond. Same teachers. Evolving rigor. Kindergarten-ready confidence.
What your child will experience
Morning Meeting
Calendar math, weather graph, and daily news discussion.
Structured Literacy
Phonics, sight words, and early reading and writing.
Math Workshop
Number operations, word problems, geometry, and measurement
Spanish Class
Conversational practice, vocabulary, and cultural exploration
Project Investigations
Creative Curriculum project work and inquiry.
Purposeful Tech
Interactive and minimal — never passive screen time.
A DAY IN SUPER BEES
- 7:00 – 8:30 AM · Early care calm arrival, breakfast, independent reading or journaling.
- 8:30 AM · Mandatory arrival Pre-K starts together with morning meeting.
- Morning meeting attendance, calendar math, weather graph, daily news discussion.
- Structured literacy block phonics, sight words, early reading and writing.
- Math workshop number operations, word problems, geometry, measurement.
- Spanish class conversational practice, vocabulary, and cultural exploration.
- Creative Curriculum project work and investigations.
- Outdoor play, lunch, and afternoon enrichment / rest. 6:00 PM close.
PARENT CONCERNS WE ADDRESS
Kindergarten
Kindergarten readiness this is the entire focus of Super Bees; we assess each child and work intentionally to close any gaps so they start kindergarten with confidence.
Screen time
no passive screens; any technology is interactive, purposeful, and minimal. Learning happens through doing.
Choosing the right kindergarten
We’re a resource: we know the local schools, understand what they look for, and can help you advocate for your child.
BY THE END OF THIS ROOM
- Reading simple CVC and sight-word books independently.
- Writing full sentences with beginning punctuation.
- Adding and subtracting within 10; understanding place value to 20.
- Holding a simple back-and-forth conversation in Spanish.
- Demonstrating full kindergarten readiness: focus, independence, peer collaboration, and resilience.
MEET OUR TEACHERS
Ms. Amanda
Lead Infant Teacher
With over 8 years of experience in early childhood care, Ms. Amanda is passionate about helping infants feel safe, loved and ready to explore.
Ms. Jasmine
Infant Teacher
Ms. Jasmine brings warmth and patience to every moment. She loves celebrating small milestones that lead to big achievements.
– Butterfly vega
We’d love to meet you!
Come see our classroom, meet our team and discover why families love BusyBees of Palisade.