Located in a residential property, surrounded by homes and tree-lined streets, Five Star Kiddie Care is a center caring for children as young as 6 weeks and as old as 12. Providing meals and an outdoor play areaon the premises, Five Star Kiddie Care is snuggled among the residences, not the businesses, of Bayside.
Francis Child Care offers daily programs as well as summer, after-school and extracurricular activity programs. Francis Child Care gives working parents the flexibility they need to drop off and pick up their kids without having to rush. With a safe, nurturing and creative environment, Francis Child Care offers such extras as ballet, creative movement, jazz, golf and art on Wednesdays and Saturdays at an additional fee.
Reputed for being a warm and open community that welcomes all Jewish worshippers, Chabad is a large facility that offers a bevy of programs and opportunities to participate in Jewish life. It offers Bar and Bat Mitzvah training, an adult education center, summer camps and a Judaic library filled with holy books. Preschool and half- or full-day child care is also available. The center's motto is learning through "experimentation, experience and sensory explanation."
P.S. 41 Crocheron has the distinction of being a nationally recognized as a No Child Left Behind "Blue Ribbon School" in 2007. An NYPD security guard is posted at the front entrance, but the school--based on its environs--doesn't seem to need it; the 2009-2010 Department of Education's Accountability Report scored PS 41 a 9.3 out of 10 for safety and respect. Academic expectations, communication and engagement were also rated very high.
