Cresthill Academy

Specialties

Our educational center features an organic meal plan, proprietary curriculum, Mandarin Chinese language classes, and certified teachers led by Harvard University Education School Alum.

Cresthill Academy offers full time and part time scheduling for children ages 6 weeks to 6 years old and we are open year round from 6:30am to 6:30pm.

The academy has nine classrooms, two indoor play areas and three outdoor playgrounds.

Tuition includes organic meals and snacks, extracurricular classes such as Mandarin and Music, American Sign Language, Yoga, Science, Art, Movement and more!

We have a wonderful summer camp program and before and after school care for children up to 4^th grade.

Cresthill Academy is proud to be independently owned and operated by a long-​time New Jersey family. We are not a franchised child care center and our heart is invested in our students, staff and community.

History

Established in 2014.

Cresthill Academy was founded in 2014 by Ms. Christina Dorando. After spending years in the early childhood field, both as a teacher and an administrator, Ms. Dorando identified a need to push the boundaries of early childhood education.

Ms. Dorando envisioned an early childhood program with an emphasis on healthy and organic meals, balanced and integrated curriculum, and the benefits of early foreign language education taught in an immersive and fun environment.

In 2014, Ms. Dorando’s vision became a reality when she founded Cresthill Academy, a première early childhood development center with an innovative curriculum, evident based design, and a progressive vision.

Meet the Business Owner

Christina D.

Business Owner

Hi! Thank you for your interest in learning more about Cresthill Academy!

My name is Christina Dorando and I am the founder and owner of our school.

I earned my Masters Degree in Education from Harvard University and my dual Bachelor of Science degree from Carnegie Mellon University. I have over six years of preschool classroom and administration experience and a passion for enlightening our youngest learners!

I was inspired to open my own early education center because I was dissatisfied with I saw from working within existing centers; and I believed that our youngest learners deserved more than what was available.

I envisioned a program that served yummy and organic meals, in-​house designed curriculum to meet the unique needs of individual learners, and teaching foreign language in a meaningful and useful way.

Having grown up in Morris County, I am ecstatic to be leading a team of caring and passionate teachers to educate the youngest learners of our community!