Located in a historical landmark building on shady Eighth Avenue, the Montessori School of New York is a nonprofit establishment and New York City's first Montessori school. Unlike most Montessori schools, which end at kindergarten, MSNY educates Pre-K through 8th grade. The international school hosts many foreign children and offers a diverse multicultural curriculum.
The Linden Tree Preschool is located inside the beautiful and historic Christ Church in Cobble Hill. Although Linden Tree is owned by Episcopal Schools, it does bring religion into the classroom. Children from all backgrounds are welcome.
Rory's Room offers a learning environment for young children before heading off to kindergarten. Daily schedules are offered with a structured routine to allow children to learn and discover. The program curriculum include music, theater, reading, storytelling, imaginative play, yoga, dance, gardening, sign language, foreign language, nutrition, science and early math. Various schedules are available, from morning sessions only to full-day schedules.
The Berekeley-Carroll school is a college preparatory day school for children ages pre-K through 12th grade. It has been in Park Slope for more than 100 years. At both the lower school on Carroll Street and the upper and middle school on Lincoln Place, the school offers numerous extracurricular activities as well as summer programs and day camps. The school also features a full athletic center, including a 75-foot pool.
Located on the second floor of the Park Slope Neighborhood Family Center, A.C.E. Early Childhood Center is a private preschool catering to children ages 2.5 to 5. School tuition is based on a sliding, income-based scale, and the school offers early drop-off and late pick-up.
This pre-school and daycare offers daily care for children from 2 to 6 years old. The school is affiliated with Christianity, and teaches about the Christian faith and the Bible, in addition to a regular curriculum. The center offers summer programs and after school programs as well.
Special Sprouts is a free, special education program funded by the Board of Education for special needs students between the ages of three and five. In particular, the program addresses issues such as speech and language development, social and emotional development and motor skills.
Immaculate Heart of Mary School is a private Catholic school located between E. 2nd and 3rd street. The school provides education to students from the pre-K to 8th grade level. It also seeks to share the Catholic faith, so all students are required to attend morning prayer, religion classes, liturgical and paraliturgical services. Its principal is Maureen E. Rooney.
Established in 2009, Greene Hill School is a private school for children in pre-school through eighth grade. It is dedicated to achieving a racially and economically diverse balance of children and their families and provides instruction, including mathematics, science, the arts and athletics. It also offers a summer camp program and extracurricular activities.
P.S. 26 is a school that serves grades pre-K through fifth. The school's principal is Michele Ashley, and it's a winner of the State Business Council 2003 Pathfinder Award, an honor given by the Business Council to recognize schools that show a marked improvement from one year to the next on their students' state test scores. Named after Olympic track star and African-American civil rights advocate Jesse Owens, P.S. 26 offers various after-school programs and annual spring festivals and fashion shows.
The Kingsley School for Child Development offers special education for children ages three to five. Located on a bustling strip of Atlantic Avenue, the center is centrally located and close to trains and services. The Kingsley School is a fully funded non-profit organization, so if a child is evaluated and accepted they receive their education free of charge.
Opening its doors in 1990, the Union Temple Preschool offers a three-year morning program to three-, four- and five-year-olds. Although the curriculum has a "Jewish perspective"--the preschool is assocatied with the Reform Judaisum Union Temple --it is open to children of all faiths and communities.
This is one of four Get Set Kindergarten School locations, which offers daycare and educational program for children ranging in age from three months to six years. The center has an open door policy so parents can stop in anytime to see their child. Books are provided and children participate in a range of activities, including dance, music, story telling and academics.
The Bedford Stuyvesant Headstart Early Childhood Development Center at DeKalb is one of 10 neighborhood centers serving 600 children throughout Bedford-Stuyvesant. The center offers a federally funded and free pre-kindergarten daycare program. The Quincy Center offers free early literacy for children. The five-story building shares space with several other civic organization, and hosts a variety of workshops for adults and children, including marital arts, tap and ballet, and guest speaker presentations.
This day care enrolls children ranging in age from six months to 12 years. Daily day care is offered to those 6 months to 6 years of age and takes place from Monday through Friday. An after school program is available to kids from six to 12 years. The programs offer hands-on projects, read-alouds and writing exercises, among other activities.
This local day-care center is licensed to supervise children between the ages of two and six. Citadel Day Care also offers meals and musical instruction. Citadel Day Care is conveniently open seven days a week.
Part of a natinwide chain, this FasTracKids franchise is an early education facility which caters to children ages six months to eight years. With programs designed to foster and develop communication skills, creativity and critical thinking, FasTracKids offers a variety of enrollment options, including 40 and 80 class programs and month-to-month options. Classes include music, sign language, literacy, math and more. Summer camp programs are also offered.