About The Academy

• Quick Facts
• Our Philosophy
• Our History
• Our Faculty

The Academy was founded in 1979 as the National Academy for Child Development. Barbara C. Frey was one of the co-founders of this non-profit organization which provided individual developmental evaluations for children and their families. The NACD expanded to serve families across the United States.

The Academy in Mountain Lakes has served over a thousand families to date and is unique in that it provided a school which, under the direction of Barbara Frey, implemented the philosophy of encouraging the potential in children. In 1995 Marjorie McCabe-Peacock joined The Academy Team and she and Barbara began to expand the school's programs.

In 1999-2000, a new Board of Trustees was formed, thus founding The Academy for Children, a non-profit, tax-exempt, non-sectarian, 501(c)3 educational organization and school.

The Members of The Academy Board of Trustees are:

The Academy for Children is currently under the directorship of Barbara Frey and Marjorie Peacock. The Academy focuses its programs and services on children and their families in the nearby communities. Our Mission Statement and Philosophy continue to guide Academy administration and programs.