Evelyn Street Day School is a Caring Place to Learn and Grow

Our Daycare & Preschool Programs Make Learning Fun

We provide an engaging and developmentally appropriate curriculum with just the right amount of challenges to push children to a higher level of thinking. Evelyn Street Day School provides a top-quality education in a home-like and green setting. We are conveniently located off of Route 17 in Paramus.

Our school, which offers daycare and preschool
programs for infants through Pre-K:

    • Has nurturing staff members who demonstrate the utmost respect and appreciation for children and knowledgeably administer to the cognitive, social and emotional needs of all of the students
    • Strives to exceed expectations in terms of professionalism and wealth of knowledge and passion for the teaching craft
    • Is led by a hands-on owner with high expectations of her staff and of herself
    • Welcomes parents as partners in the learning process
    • Provides a safe and secure environment with alarmed security services and video cameras throughout
    • Exudes a warm and inviting home-like atmosphere
    • Provides a healthy environment reflected in a new HVAC system, flooring that meets stringent California standards, zero-VOC paint on the walls,  Greenguard-certified wood furnishings and use of recycled paper products and green cleaning supplies whenever possible
    • Offers nutritious organic and all natural lunches
    • Features an indoor gym for fun and physical fitness year round
    • Has two outdoor playgrounds, one of which is equipped with cedar play structures & the other with rubber mats for added safety

Special Note

We transform our rear alleyway into a nature zone that’s perfect for science exploration and growing organic food.

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Call us to learn more: 201-523-9555

To learn more about our preschool and daycare programs or to schedule a tour, send us an email or give us a call at 201-523-9555.
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Our Team

The Zheng Family
The Zheng FamilyOwners
I am Victor. I am with my wife, Emma Li, and our three children. Richard is almost 6, Charles is 3 years old and Cathy is three months old.

It is a privilege to be the owners of Evelyn Street Day School. My wife and I love everything about the daycare center, that it is green, has an amazing staff and education program. It is a lovely school. The children and families are awesome!

I was in the trading business, which required me to travel a lot. I had also worked at the university level in the past. When my wife and I had our first child, Richard, we decided to engage in a new career. We looked at our child, so precious, and realized we wanted to own a business centered around children. In 2016 we purchased our first daycare center. Evelyn Street is our second location.

It is our hope that all of the children here will feel a lot of joy and will experience a lot of social, emotional and cognitive growth while in our care. We care about the whole child, their happiness and the happiness of their parents, too.

Thank you, parents, for all of your support.

Best Regards,
Victor Zheng

Editor’s Note: ESDS was founded by an educator in the belief that every child benefits from a clear and thoughtful, interesting and engaging program and this is what ESDS provides. It is every administrator and teacher’s aim here that the students will grow and achieve success and, as a result, gain in confidence.

Janice Finkelstein
Janice FinkelsteinDirector or Operation
Hello, my name is Janice Finkelstein. I am an educator and prior Owner/Director of Mark Country Day School and Camp in Bay Shore, NY for 18 years. I am thrilled to be a part of the Evelyn Street Day School team and its unique educational program.

I earned my bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood education from Queens College and my Master of Science in Early Childhood Education from Northern Illinois University. I am a certified NYS Early Childhood/Elementary School Teacher with over 30 years of experience working with children of all ages.

My goal as an ESDS administrator is to provide a safe, loving, and enriching environment for children who enter our daycare. I believe children learn the most through play and interacting with their peers while giving them opportunities to grow, learn, and explore. ESDS provides a topnotch educational program, age-appropriate structure and consistency that is essential for our students to successfully graduate into Kindergarten.

I have four grown children, three sons and one daughter. They have given me ten grandchildren from ages 3- 12, who are the light of my life.

My Mottos : If your mind can conceive it, if your heart can believe it, then you can achieve it.

Children will forget what you said and what you did, but they will never forget how you made them feel.

Doreen Stella
Doreen StellaDirector of Curriculum and Personnel
Hello. My name is Doreen Stella. I am one of the assistant directors.
I have been in the early childhood education field nearly 20 years. I spent most of those years in the classroom as a head teacher. I was also an assistant director prior to joining Evelyn Street Day School.

I earned my bachelor’s degree in Speech and Language Pathology from New Jersey City University. I was a speech and language therapist for the Union City Board of Education for a decade prior to transitioning to full time parenting. I am conversant in American Sign Language.

I also happen to be the Sign Language teacher for the school. I find it delightful to teach sign language to the children and later walk by a classroom and see them using Signs outside of that teaching time. Children are fast learners! And I love it when parents ask me what certain signs mean – that’s because children are using signs at home.

I have three grown daughters and one of them is a teacher.

My motto: Don’t say I can’t. Say, I need help.