Our Education Philosophy

"Bible stories are shared and Christian principles of love and respect are emulated. This is done by incorporating the teachings of Christ's love in all of the activities throughout the day. Our teachings demonstrate the basic truth that God loves and respects each person. In keeping with this philosophy, we have incorporated a Character Building program to reinforce these principles."

 

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114 Old Stage Rd, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
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New Peanut Allergy Guidelines

New peanut allergy prevention guidelines start in infancy

Peanut allergy affects about 2% of the children in the United States, and those numbers appear to be growing.
A serious peanut allergy can lead to anaphylaxis and, rarely, even death, which means some parents avoided introducing peanuts to their children.
But on Thursday, an expert panel published new guidelines about when to introduce some infants to peanut-containing foods as a way to prevent food allergies, a technique validated by the Learning Early About Peanut allergy, or LEAP, study.
"Many, many people were asking their doctors, their pediatricians, 'We've heard about this wonderful information; what should we do?' " said Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. "The professional societies -- such as the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, etc. -- all decided they needed to get together and sit down in a few meetings and put together some guidelines."
The institute sponsored the conference where the new "Addendum Guidelines for the Prevention of Peanut Allergy in the United States" was written to supplement the 2010 Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Food Allergy in the United States.
Intended for pediatricians and other health care providers, the guidelines are published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
But the real purpose of the guidelines is "to spread the word," said Fauci.
What are the guidelines?
The recommendations are "really simple and straightforward," Fauci said, explaining that the intention was to answer the typical questions of family physicians.
Recommendations fall into three categories.
The first category includes children who are believed to be most likely to develop a peanut allergy: infants who have severe asthma, egg allergy or both. Parents can either introduce these children to peanut-containing food at 4 to 6 months or get a reference to an allergist who will give the child a skin prick test or a blood test to see whether the infant is allergic to peanuts.
If not allergic, parents should follow the recommendation of introducing peanut-containing foods at 4 to 6 months. However, if the infant is allergic, parents should refrain.
The second category includes children with mild to moderate eczema; less likely to have an allergy, these infants should be introduced to peanut-containing foods about 6 months of age.
Finally, the third category belongs to children with no eczema or food allergies and no family history of such. These children can either be fed peanut-containing foods or not at any age, based purely on family and cultural preference.
"So if it's severe, go to an allergist," summarized Fauci. "If it's not severe, give (peanut-containing foods), but give it at 6 months." For infants with no family history of allergy or no food allergies themselves, "don't worry," said Fauci: Just give them whatever foods the family prefers.
"Something as simple as that ... we think will go a long way in decreasing the incidence of peanut allergy in society," Fauci said.

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Our Mission

Our Mission is to partner with parents to provide a safe, Christian environment where children can grow in faith and develop social and academic skills for life.

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Reminder About Winter Wear

Please make sure that you dress your child
appropriately to go outside. We do go
outside everyday (weather permitting), even
if it is just for a quick walk around the
building. Children need fresh air and
physical activity on a daily basis. It helps
keep them healthy and well. Thank you for
your help!

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We will also have fun creating new colors by
blending other colors together and painting
beautiful masterpieces on the easel. The
expressions on the children’s faces are delightful
as they experiment with paint.

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What's up in Winter

During this winter month, we will be experience
winter – we will bring the snow inside the
classroom. The children will begin to explore
the concept of wet/dry, hot/cold, melting, etc. as
we play with the snow and do some ice cube
painting. We will watch the snow melt – like
magic! Oh, my! We can’t forget to build a
snowman! We will be reading books like “Polar
Bear, Polar Bear” and learning songs like
“Frosty, the Snowman” and finger plays such as
“Five Little Snowflakes.” “5 Little Polar Bears”.





 
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