Pastor Charles W. Froehlich has been the pastor for more than 30 years. St. Luke's has been in Dix Hills since 1962. It was the first Lutheran Church in Dix Hills and one of the first churches built in the area.
Meetings for parents with troubled teenagers and the local Boy Scouts troop are held here. The church also has services around the holidays like Easter and Thanksgiving to bring food to the underserved as well as on Super Bowl Sunday.
Tiny Tykes has been around for 15 years providing an education- orientated environment within a warm and caring setting. It plans the curriculum based upon the age of the child, allowing growth at the child's own pace. Its staff has over 30 years of combined experience, with an established history and credits in the child care profession.
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church and School was founded in the early 1950s and has witnessed decades of change in Plainview. The church is a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The school is chartered by the New York State Department of Education and is licensed by the New York State Department of Children and Family Services.
Pine Tree Day Nursery has been in operation since 1964, offering day care and preschool services for children from six weeks to six years old. Located on Roanoke Ave., just north of Pulaski St., Pine Tree sits convenientally located in the middle of town.
The Montessori School in Pelham Manor is a preschool and Kindergarten. Its activities and lesson plans encourage social development, physical coordination and problem solving.
Since 1972, the Rosa Lee Young Childhood Center has served the Rockville Centre community. It is a non-profit organization which is chartered by New York state as a school. It offers programs for toddlers, preschoolers and kindergarteners. It also has after-school care programs for grade school aged children. All programs are also available over the summer. Scholarships and payment assistance are available. It is a member of the United Way Agency.