Jefferson Ready Start Network Paula Polito, JRSN Advisory Council Member and Owner of Beary Cherry Tree Child Care, provided public testimony to the Louisiana Senate Finance Committee on behalf of JRSN. She urged the committee
Our highly qualified educated teachers stay with Beary Cherry Tree for an average of 12 years.
Interactions are a key factor proven to drive children’s academic and life-long success.
Offering low teacher child ratios allow for more intentional interactions between teachers and children.
Beary Cherry Tree provides equitable access to high quality early care and education in an environment that offers a diverse teaching team, reflective of the families served. Our socially, emotionally and academically appropriate environments enable children to explore, learn and play. With the help of our parents, Beary Cherry Tree is helping mold the leaders of tomorrow!
Education is and always has been our priority! We help children develop their social skills, listening skills and sharpen their learning ability.
All members of our staff have their CDA or are working on their CDA’s or have a Bachelors Degree.
When you step into our infant classroom, you’ll see how much we want your infant to feel safe, loved, and ready to explore their world.
Age: 0-1
Ratio: 1:4
We help our wobblers along encourage them to use their imagination and their inquisitive personality to learn, develop and grow.
Age: 1-2
Ratio: 1:5
We encourage the toddlers to use their high energy and self-help skills to expand their vocabulary and strengthen their expression in a proper way.
Age: 2-3
Ratio: 1:5
We encourage the children to develop more of their social and emotional skills while making sure they are ready to enter kindergarten.
Age: 4-5
Ratio: 1:10
What Our Parents are Saying
"Everyone is very friendly and great with the kids. The staff goes above and beyond."
Jefferson Ready Start Network Paula Polito, JRSN Advisory Council Member and Owner of Beary Cherry Tree Child Care, provided public testimony to the Louisiana Senate Finance Committee on behalf of JRSN. She urged the committee
Early Childhood Family Tax Credit The School Readiness Tax Credit (SRTC) for families is a child care tax credit for taxpayers with children under the age of 6 enrolled in a Type III early learning
January 2022 Covid Update We hope everyone had a great holiday season! Unfortunately during the season, COVID-19 has not taken a break. With the Omicron variant, the spread has significantly increased. Most early childhood programs