Who We Are
Preschool Advantage is a non-profit organization established in 1995 whose mission is to provide tuition for eligible children to attend our partner preschools. For the 2018-2019 school year we are funding tuitions for 85 children to one of 23 carefully selected partner preschools in Morris and Somerset Counties.
Why Our Mission Is Important
By the age of three, children from lower income families are already developmentally behind their more affluent peers. Research shows the most efficient and effective way to equalize that shocking gap is to give children a quality preschool education so they can enter kindergarten ready to learn and succeed. As adults, children who attend a quality preschool are better educated, interact better with others, are healthier, and have higher economic productivity than those who don't get that opportunity. There are thousands of families in New Jersey who cannot afford to provide their children with early education. Preschool Advantage is committed to addressing the need, one child at a time.
Recent Highlights
- Over $95,000 raised at the 2018 Preschool Advantage Golf Invitational. See highlights here.
- A record 85 Children provided with funding for the 2018--2019 school year. The goal for 2019-2020 is 100 tuitions.
- Four partner preschools receive Golden Acorn Awards.
- Over 80 people attend a Preschool Advantage "Meet and Greet" at Studio 7 Fine Art Gallery in Bernardsville
- Massey Quick Simon's Women's Network collects over 100 books for preschoolers!
- Turning Leaves Annual Benefit funds 30 students!
- Preschool Advantage receives proceeds of Massey Quick Simon Charity Golf Event.
- The Peck School's "Pasta for Preschool" Event funds tuition for three students.
- Millburn Middle School's "Students Standing for Students" raises funding for preschool tuition.
- Preschool Advantage featured in New Jersey Monthly.
- Check out our Video Library!
News
We're in the news! See a recent Letter to the Editor about Preschool Advantage!
Video
Booker and Kean: Quality Preschool Works
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker and former New Jersey Gov. Thomas Kean discuss the importance of expanding quality preschool to more families in New Jersey at the 2015 United Way Public Officials Forum.
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker and former New Jersey Gov. Thomas Kean discuss the importance of expanding quality preschool to more families in New Jersey at the 2015 United Way Public Officials Forum.