Everything families need, in one place
The tools we use at Little Friends, help paying for child care, and trusted resources to support your family beyond our classrooms.
Stay connected to your child’s day
Procare engagement app
Procare tracks in-class activities and development milestones that can then be communicated with parents, while connecting those activities to state standards. Procare supports a wide variety of learning methodologies and provides the ability to access and report on developmental milestones.
- Your school sends an email invitation when you enroll
- Check in and out, and see meals, naps, and activities
- Messages, photos, and videos shared right to your phone
Creative Curriculum
Our classrooms use Creative Curriculum — combining structured learning with hands-on, play-based experiences that foster creativity, confidence, and independence.
Toddlers, Preschool & 3’s
Our curriculum for toddlers, preschool and our 3-year-old class supports the development of the whole child with high-quality, comprehensive resources for intentionally teaching and caring for our youngest learners during these most critical and formative years of development.
Pre-K & Kindergarten
Our curriculum for our Pre-Kindergarten is a comprehensive, research-based curriculum that features inquiry, exploration, and discovery as the foundation of all learning.
Integrated Therapy & Harmony Care Finder
Integrated Therapy
Integrated Therapy involves a collaboration between our skilled therapists and dedicated educators to create personalized care plans for each child. From initial evaluations to seamless implementation and ongoing support, we focus on early intervention for developmental delays. Our therapists work closely with families to ensure the best outcomes and assist with insurance navigation and financial planning.
- Developmental language
- Play skills
- Sensory processing
- Social-emotional development
- Behavioral support
Speech & occupational therapy, right here at school
We’ve partnered with Harmony Care Finder to offer Speech and Occupational Therapy (OT) services to our families. Services are provided right here at school, making it easier and more convenient for your child to receive the support they need.
- Speech therapy
- Occupational therapy (OT)
- Speech, OT, or both
- Provided on site at school
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Fill out the interest form
Choose Speech, OT, or both to reserve a potential slot and learn more.
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Harmony reaches out
The Harmony Care Team contacts you to gather the necessary information.
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Discuss next steps
Together you plan your child’s services, provided right here at school.
New Jersey Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP)
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Check eligibility
Use the state’s eligibility calculator to see if your family may qualify based on household size and income.
Eligibility calculator - 2
Apply online
Create an account and apply through MyNJHelps. If you already use it for SNAP or WFNJ, sign in with that account.
MyNJHelps - 3
Send documents to your county
Your county’s Child Care Resource & Referral agency reviews your documents and makes a decision, usually within 30 days.
Find your county agency
Your county’s child care agency
Little Friends families in Mercer County work with Child Care Connection, the county’s Child Care Resource & Referral agency.
Earn too much for CCAP? Mercer County also has a county-funded child care voucher program for working families who live in Mercer County, run by Child Care Connection.
Child Care Connection
1001 Spruce Street, Suite 201, Trenton, NJ 08638
(609) 989-7770Questions about using a subsidy here? Call Little Friends: (609) 890-9164
Program details and income limits are set by the State of New Jersey and Mercer County and can change, so always confirm with Child Care Connection.
Trusted resources for every family
NJ Early Intervention (birth – 3)
Worried about your baby or toddler’s development? New Jersey’s Early Intervention System offers evaluations and services for infants and toddlers with developmental delays.
CDC milestones & tracker app
Free checklists, tips, and the CDC Milestone Tracker app to follow your child’s growth from 2 months to 5 years and share with your pediatrician.
Grow NJ Kids
New Jersey’s child care quality rating system. Learn what quality care looks like and what to look for in a program.
NJ 211
Free, confidential help 24/7 finding local resources for food, housing, utilities, health care, and more. Dial 2-1-1.
NJ Child Care Helpline
Questions about child care options, licensing, or financial help? The state helpline can point you to the right place.
Harmony Care Finder
Our partner for Speech and Occupational Therapy provided right here at school. Fill out the interest form and the Harmony Care Team will reach out about next steps.
Handy downloads
Integrated Therapy brochure
How Integrated Therapy works, from evaluation to ongoing support.
Download (PDF)Tours & enrollment
Start with a tour; our director shares the enrollment information with you.
Schedule a tourNewsletters & updates
Current families receive updates through the Procare app. Newsletters are posted on News & Events.
News & Events
Come see what makes Little Friends special
Tours are the best way to meet our teachers, see our classrooms, and picture your child’s day with us.
Prefer to call? Tours: (609) 375-1525 · Main: (609) 890-9164