Welcome---The Helen King Reynolds Private School is a preschool for 3 and 4 year old children located in an 1890's Queen Anne-style house in Stratford's historic district.  HKR is nationally accredited and continues its longstanding tradition of excellence in preschool education.  We believe in the whole child and value early childhood education.  We support parents as the primary influence on their children and see the delight of a child's first school experience.  The staff at HKR, who are professional, caring, creative, and appreciative of this age, provide fun-loving activities for children in their social, physical, emotional, and intellectual development.  It's our pleasure and privilege to share in your children's early years with you!

                                                                                                           Lynne Goetz

History

The building that houses the present Helen King Reynolds Private School was built in the 1890's as a private residence.  It is also now listed on the National Register Of Historic Places.  In 1911, Sheriff Charles E. Stagg lived here.  In 1940, Bridgeport Post newspaper manager T.A.D. Weaver lived here with his family.  In fact, the shed in the back yard was his daughter's playhouse.  Helen King Reynolds, who had established a private school on Main Street in 1931, purchased the property in 1943 and operated her private school here for grades K-8.  A teacher under Helen King Reynolds, Eleanor Novak, then continued to operate the school for many years.  In the early 1960's, Kathy Fagella and Elaine Letch remade the school into a preschool.  In 1974, Muriel Fletcher bought the school and property and operated her preschool program here for 22 years before selling HKR to Alexandra Semanchik in 1996.  Alexandra Semanchik retired in 2010 after 24 years as a teacher then owner and director of HKR.  The current director, Lynne Goetz, bought HKR in 2010.  Lynne Goetz and most of the current staff members have worked for many years under both Muriel Fletcher and Alexandra Semanchik.  The Helen King Reynolds Private School has been nationally accredited since 1990 and continues to run as a preschool  continuing a long tradition of educational excellence.

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