Executive Director’s Message
Our school age program was registered as a 4H club, thanks to our mentor from Rutgers Cooperative Extension. Our small organic garden plot doubled in size during the 2007 growing season. The children planted radishes, peas, broccoli, and two different varieties of lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, pumpkins and popping corn. They tended the garden daily and the produce was included for lunch or special snacks. The most exciting phase of gardening was harvesting the corn in the fall and then popping it for snack. Who would have thought that strawberry popping corn, which is used in the fall as door decoration, could be so delicious? More...
President’s Message
Welcome to the 108th year of The King’s Daughters Day School (KDDS). What began as a small non-profit Nursery in 1906 with only three children has transformed into a precious jewel here in The Queen City of Plainfield, N.J.
KDDS prides itself on educating and preparing the youngest of students for future endeavors. The value of the education received is even more critical at such an early age. KDDS understands the real challenges faced by today’s working families. A child should not be denied a first-rate education because of inadequate finances. Through generous donations and fee subsidies for tuition, many children who might not otherwise be able to enroll in KDDS are now thriving students. Typically, the school subsidizes the tuition of all of its students.More...