About Us
"Nurturing children with individuality and kindness."
Philosophy
Welcome to Genesis Preschool & Academy! As owners and directors, we are excited to join you during this important stage of your child’s development and look forward providing you with a nurturing and kind environment, that will foster and guide your child’s learning and growth.
Our goal is to offer a modern school that returns to the roots of traditional early childhood education—where children learn through meaningful play, hands-on experiences, and strong foundational teaching in small groups. We prioritize time-honored methods that support each child’s natural development and individual learning style, delivered in a warm, respectful environment.
The dream of our school was built upon our experiences in the educational field and our love of working with children. We are using our extensive experience and education to create a curriculum that borrows from multiple models in order to address the different developmental domains of each child. We have essentially hand-picked the strategies and methods that we have observed to be successful and will not use strategies, curriculums or methods that we deem to be ineffective and stressful for children. As such, our innovative curriculum will take place in a positive, comforting and safe environment by quality teachers and staff who will work in close tandem with the directors on a daily basis. We want you and your children to feel at home when at Genesis and strongly believe in open and consistent communication and collaboration.
We are confident that our highly specialized and curriculum will provide a solid academic foundation, which emphasizes creativity, individuality and independence. At Genesis, we pledge to provide the highest quality care and education for your children in an atmosphere that celebrates community, as well as valuing the bond between our school and your family.
Jinah & J.R. Pacheco
About the Directors
Jinah and J.R. Pacheco have spent the last fifteen years working as specialized early childhood instructors and therapists in both private and public preschool settings in New York City. In addition, they have both served as behavioral consultants to various New York City public and private schools by providing guidance and strategies to teachers in prekindergarten classrooms. Furthermore, they have extensive knowledge of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and working with families who have children with special needs.
Jinah is a graduate of New York University where she received a dual Bachelor of Science degree in Early Childhood General Education and Early Childhood Special Education.
Upon receiving a B.S. from New York University, she earned a Master of Science in Early Childhood Special Education from Hunter College, where she trained under renowned autism expert Dr. Shirley Cohen and completed an advanced certificate in Autism Spectrum Disorders and Applied Behavior Analysis.
J.R. supervises adult therapists, creates behavior plans for schools. He holds dual Bachelor of Science degrees in Early Childhood and Early Childhood Special Education from New York University and a Master’s degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Education, specializing in intellectual disabilities and autism. He is a behavior analyst with a bilingual extension and conducts private evaluations for children birth to five.
Jinah and J.R. met in college and have been happily married for 15 years. They live in Bergen County with their two sons, Jacob and Jude, who are 14 and 11 years old.
