Our History
Ocean Day School was founded in 1982 by a group of Ocean County educators and businessmen. The founders recognized a need for early literacy education, intensive phonics, fullday kindergarten and an affordable alternative to public and parochial school. Ocean Day School opened its first facility in the Cross River Mill Professional Center in Lakewood. The school opened with forty-five students in kindergarten through third grade in a six room space. Two administrators taught the kindergarten and first grades. One additional teacher comprised the first faculty.
By 1986 the school expanded to include pre-kindergarten through eighth grade relocating to North Lake Drive, next to Georgian Court University within the Christ United Methodist Church complex.

Our Present
Today, eight full time state certified teachers facilitate learning in small classes of no more than ten children. Additionally, specially certified teachers work individually or in small groups with children requiring remedial instruction in reading, writing, math, speech articulation, language development, and English as a second language. Full child study team services are provided by Catapult Learning Center to eligible students on site if needed. Academically talented children enjoy an accelerated program as part of our unique policy of cross-grading.