Founded in 1981, DeVita Karate provides training in the art of Tang Soo Do Karate for children and adults of all ages. Since it first opened, the school has helped over 300 students achieve the rank of Black Belt, and seen 17 students reach Master Belt. Master Joseph DeVita is a 7th Degree Tang Soo Do Black Belt and 3rd Degree Jiu-Jitzu Black Belt, studying under Tang Soo Do founder, Grandmaster Hwang Kee. In addition to Tang Soo Do, DeVita Karate also offers Tai Chi, Self-Defense and Cardio Kickboxing classes.
Pat-A-Cake is a Christian preschool and child care center that offers an all-year program for children from 3 months to 5 years old.
The school was founded in January 2006. The school teaches "hands-on" play and offers activities to develop social, emotional, cognitive and verbal skills.
Glenville Child Care is a preschool within Glenville Elementary School in Greenwich that accepts kids who are four years old or older and holds about 60 students. The school is well known for its child care services.
Little Friends, a daycare and preschool located in the first floor of a quiet office building, offers part time and full time care for children aged six weeks to kindergarten age. The facility features a private outdoor play area. Little Friends also offers an after-school program and daycare services during school holidays for children up to eight years old.
Children's Day School began in 1947 as the Christian Day School and was renamed upon expansion in 2002. The school now includes a second campus at 8 Riverside Avenue in Riverside. CDS provides affordable early childcare for Greenwich families. There are educational play-based programs for six-week to six-year olds.
The Selma Maisel Nursery School is located on the campus of Temple Sholom in Greenwich.
The Nursery School program provides individual and group activities, such as storytelling, painting, music and movement, book publishing, sensory tables, block building, enrichment programs and a new Discovery Room.
Through Israeli dance, holidays and festivals, and the weekly Shabbat celebration, children gain an appreciation for their Jewish identity, according to the school's website.
Specialized staff visits the school on a weekly rotating basis, including a storyteller, a gym coordinator, an Israeli dancer and a wildlife educator. Rabbi Hurvitz and Cantor Fradkin are also frequent visitors to the classrooms.
As children progress from two to four years old, their classrooms increase in size and number of students.
For more information about The Selma Maisel Nursery School or to arrange a tour, contact Director Phyllis Lyons at [email protected].
Little Friends Child Care and Preschool in Greenwich accepts children from six weeks old. The facility has a capacity for 135 children.
Hours are from 6:30am to 6:30pm and the building is located in the heart of Greenwich.
The facility also keeps parents up to date with an active Facebook page.
This preschool, housed in a former church, accepts children for day care and early childhood education programs from ages 6 months to 5 years old. Gateway has large outdoor play areas and bright classrooms. It is affiliated with two other Greenwich programs: Kid's Corner Head Start and the Arch Street Preschool. All are part of the Family Centers organization.