Lightbridge Academy of Cranford, NJ

Welcome to Lightbridge Academy of Cranford!

Hello! Thank you for your interest in Lightbridge Academy of Cranford! My name is Amanda Jennings and I am the Center Director. I have my Bachelor’s Degree in Education and my Master's Degree in Teaching Students with Disabilities. I have been working in Early Childhood Education for over 15 years! My experience began with babysitting in high school for many families right here in Cranford! My administrative experience began in 2014, in which I was able to focus on coaching and mentoring. I have two daughters, Keira and Jada, and in our spare time we love going to the beach and spending family time together.

Our Assistant Director, Liz Henao has been with Lightbridge Academy since 2009. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Spanish Education and she has been working in Early Childhood Education for over 10 years. She began her administrative career in 2017. She is passionate about spending time with family, traveling, cooking, dancing, soccer, and anything Mickey Mouse.

Our Seedlings curriculum focuses on the whole child, incorporating areas such as writing (Handwriting Without Tears), language and literacy, social and emotional development, STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, math), and utilizing the outdoor learning environment for collaborative learning and play. Our center also offers state of the art technology including a biometric fingerprint entry, interactive whiteboards, ParentView internet monitoring, and Tadpoles; our e-communication system. These tools all help us reach our goal of keeping parents connected to our center and to their child throughout the day. We strive to meet the needs of our working parents as well as our stay at home moms/dads who are looking for a program that will offer early education and socialization for their children on a part time basis. In order to do so, we offer our families a flexibility in programming, ranging from 2, 3 or 5 days per week for children ages 6 weeks through Preschool/Pre-K. We look forward to meeting you and having you join our family!

Sincerely, Amanda Jennings, Center Director