Neighborhood House Nursery School (NHNS) is operated by the Neighborhood Association, a non-profit, community-based organization. Opened in 1920 and located in a charming Victorian house just one block from Taylor Park, the NHNS provides a home away from home environment where children learn to love the process of learning and discovery. NHNS also creates a unique opportunity to connect learning to our natural environment with the use of our garden area. The pre-school program is open to children of parents who live or work in Millburn/Short Hills and the surrounding communities. Our staff works diligently to prepare each child for the transition to elementary school through fostering confidence, self-awareness and the ability to connect all learning to the world in which we live.
Our school provides the kind of environment and varied "hands-on" experiences that will allow your child to:
  • Make a successful break from home
  • Learn to be with other children
  • Become familiar with a group setting
  • Develop an interest and joy in learning
  • Develop security and a feeling of success
  • Develop self-expression
  • Develop self-control
  • Develop creativity
  • Develop responsibility

News and Events

Neighborhood House is a Grow NJ Kids rated program. Grow NJ Kids (GNJK) is New Jersey's state-wide program to raise the quality of early childhood education. We join 45 other states in creating universal standards of quality. Finally, as a rated program, we have demonstrated our commitment to offering high-quality child care and promoting school readiness. The key to this program is continuous improvement. 

During the month of November, the children will learn about the first Thanksgiving. They will also celebrate in school with their own Thanksgiving Feasts on Wednesday, November 20 in the morning and afternoon and Thursday, November 21 in the morning only. 

We will continue our bingo program with the seniors from the Bauer Center (i.e., "Friday Friends") on November 22. Our 3s class will be going this time joined by students from Millburn High School.  

We are closed for the Thanksgiving holiday starting on Wednesday, November 27 at Noon followed by Thursday, November 28 and Friday, November 29. 

There are still some spots available in our program for the 2019-2020 school year.

Please contact Jennifer Langan at neighborhouse@verizon.net or 973-376-0739 for more information. 
Neighborhood House Nursery School
12 Taylor Street
Millburn, NJ 07041
973-376-0739
neighborhouse@verizon.net