Early Childhood Education

  • Supporting Young Children and Families for Lifelong Learning

    We are excited to help your child learn and grow through appropriate activities that will result in a lifelong love for learning.

  • Christina School District provides several opportunities for parents to enroll in early childhood education and promote healthy development in the Newark and Wilmington areas.

    We recognize that YOU are your child's first (and best!) teacher, but we will gladly share this journey with you and do all that we can to make sure that school is a safe and fun place where your child will thrive. 

    Christina's Early Childhood Education Programs Offer:
  • Safe, healthy learning
    environment for children
  • Positive, warm interactions
    between adults and children
  • Developmentally appropriate
    programming
  • FREE breakfast, lunch & snacks
  • Opportunities for family involvement
  • Small class sizes
  • FREE developmental screening for children ages birth-age 5
  • Half-day and full-day programs

Preschool & Prekindergarten Registration Information

Preschool

To qualify for an in-school Preschool program, a child must be 3 years of age by August 31.

  • Christina Early Education Center
  • Stubbs Early Education Center
  • Stubbs ECAP at Neighborhood House

Prekindergarten

To qualify for an in-school PreK program, a child must be 4 years of age by August 31.

  • Christina Early Education Center
  • Stubbs Early Education Center
  • Stubbs ECAP at Neighborhood House

  • ** If your child is under the age of three years old and you have concerns regarding your child's development in any of the following areas: communication, cognition (thinking/learning), self-help (feeding/dressing), social/emotional, fine motor and gross motor skills, please contact Child Development Watch at 302-283-7140.

  • Children who participate in a quality preschool acquire skills needed for kindergarten readiness, social-emotional learning and have a variety of enriching experiences.

Early Childhood Education Schools & Programs


CEEC building

Christina Early Education Center

620 E. Chestnut Hill Rd.
Newark, DE 19713

302-454-2720

The front of Stubbs Early Education Center

Stubbs Early Education Center

100 N. Pine St.
Wilmington, DE 19801

302-429-4175

Neighborhood House

Stubbs ECAP Program

Neighborhood House
1218 B St., Wilmington, DE 19801

302-429-4175