East Amherst Preschools

LE3 is a nonprofit organization with the mission to Locally Enrich Educational Experiences for all children through academic programming.
Our curriculum covers:
Preschool academics: art, literature, math/numbers, gross motor skills, creative free play 30 Minutes of Physical Education.
School-age students can ride the bus for free within the Williamsville School District.
RATES INCLUDE breakfast, homemade lunch, and a snack
Daily rate of $55.00 for care from 6:45am-6:00pm
Half day rate of $27.50 (five or fewer hours)
School-age:
Before School: $5.00/day
After School: $9.00/hour
Discounts: Full Week, Military, and Teachers receive 10% off weekly invoices.
**All programing uses a back-billing system. On Monday's invoices are sent our for the time used during the previous week. No daily/weekly minimum. ONLY pay for the days/time that your child(ren) are in our care.**

About EduKids:
For those who seek the best high quality early childhood education in Western New York, EduKids offers innovative programs led by a caring, dedicated staff, facilitated by state-of-the-art education centers, which combine to provide your child with a safe and nurturing home away from home. The success of EduKids is due to its strong curriculum and educational programming as well as its nurturing, devoted staff. Our trained caregivers understand each child's growing wonderment and expanding imagination and cater to each individual with love, attention, challenge and support. Our high standards and accreditation through the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) prove that our programs and environments are appropriate, engaging and safe. We go the extra mile to provide extraordinary care for your child.

About CrossPoint EduKids:
Opened in 2001, our CrossPoint location can be found in the beautiful Business Park located at North French Road and Millersport Highway, right next to the 990.
This EduKids center provides a carefree and conveniently located childcare program for countless employees of the business park. The loving and attentive staff in the infant suite welcomes your little one each day, while our esteemed preschool and kindergarten readiness program provides enriching daily activities and play opportunities. These facets combined with the rigorous standards of the NAEYC curriculum create the ultimate home away from home for your child. This location (along with our Williamsville center) is also a proud, integral part of the Williamsville UPK program.

Elizabeth Cercone, CrossPoint Center Director
I received a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, as well as Social Sciences from the University at Buffalo in 2001 and in 2006 I received my Masters in Business Administration from Medaille College. I started in the Early Childhood field in 2000 and have experience working in the classroom with infants, toddlers and preschoolers. I became the Director of EduKids CrossPoint in 2010. I enjoy what I get to do every day. Interacting with families and helping to meet all their needs is one of the best parts of my job. In 2012, my husband and I were lucky enough to welcome a healthy baby boy into the world and I love that he is able to come with me every day - I'm proud to say he's an EduKid! It is great that I get to watch him grow and see how much he learns each day.

At Childtime, your child gets what he or she needs to develop their best mind, their love of learning, their personality, their bright future. Inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach, central to our educational philosophy is the belief that secure relationships with responsive and respectful adults provide the basis for all learning. Staff and teachers, and the relationships children develop with them, are vital for learning, for trust, and for independence. Our approach is designed to help them grow as students and people, in school, and in life beyond.

Before moving to school, I worked as a behavior therapist at Center for Autism and Related disorders. I worked one on one with children with Autism, and did lessons with them to help improve their disorder in any ways possible.

We offer fun and nurturing morning preschool programs for children, ages 2-5. We provide great learning opportunities tailored to each individual child's strengths. A wonderful place to be a kid and an affordable school for parents at a tuition rate of only $19 a day!

We offer small class sizes of 10 children with 2 nurturing teachers with over 35 years combined experience. The teachers consist of experience teaching toddler, preschool, UPK and Kindergarten classrooms as the lead teacher upon receiving their Bachelor's, Masters and NYS certification in education.

We provide a nurturing and structured program preparing your little ones academically and socially for Kindergarten. It's the perfect way to allow your children to grow, while also having plenty of time to spend with you at home before they go off to school.

Child Care, Preschool & Summer Camp serving ages 6 weeks to 9 years. Why join us? 25 years in business, 2-acre fenced-in play theme park, children are not in one room all day-we rotate from theme room to theme room (i.e.: computer, ecology, library, craft, gym, dramatic play rooms); Baby boutique infant care; Enrichment is included: Dance, creative sports and fitness, Spanish and American Sign Language; Breakfast snack, lunch, afternoon snack; Community visitors; And...our famous outdoor theme park!

About EduKids:
For those who seek the best high quality early childhood education in Western New York, EduKids offers innovative programs led by a caring, dedicated staff, facilitated by state-of-the-art education centers, which combine to provide your child with a safe and nurturing home away from home. The success of EduKids is due to its strong curriculum and educational programming as well as its nurturing, devoted staff. Our trained caregivers understand each child's growing wonderment and expanding imagination and cater to each individual with love, attention, challenge and support. Our high standards and accreditation through the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) prove that our programs and environments are appropriate, engaging and safe. We go the extra mile to provide extraordinary care for your child.

About CrossPoint EduKids:
Opened in 2010, Niagara Falls Boulevard location in Amherst, NY features a warm and loving staff dedicated to ensuring that your child is carefully attended to and receives the most enriching learning and play experiences. This prestigious NAEYC Accredited center provides a bevy of opportunities for your child to imagine and explore their surrounding environments, including our custom, green outdoor play space and state-of-the-art equipment.

About Krystal Kelting, Niagara Falls Boulevard Center Director:
Ever since I was a child I knew when I grew up I wanted to be advocator and educator for young children. I received my Bachelors of Science in Early Children and Elementary Childhood in December 2010 from Buffalo State College and quickly began my career as both a preschool teacher and administrator. I joined the EduKids family in 2013 as an Orange Butterfly Teacher. Throughout my years with EduKids, I have enhanced my early childhood skills and learned an abundance of knowledge that has helped me become a leader here. I enterted the Management Trainee Program in April 2016. I was so fortunate to have the opportunity to continue to grow with EduKids as I became a director in June 2016. It is my goal to aid children along their learning experience and to help them enhance their developmental skills to the fullest while at the same time providing a loving, safe, and nurturing environment for them. Every child is unique, and very special and as a Director for EduKids Inc I make it my duty and responsibility to make sure that every family and child feels that EduKids is their home away home.

EduKids is synonymous with excellence. We understand that children follow fairly predictable stages of growth, socialization and intellectual development. However, we feel strongly that every child must be recognized as an individual, free to shape his or her own patterns, adjust to his or her own environment, choose his or her own interests and grow at his or her own pace. EduKids allows room and opportunity for growth, friendship, fun and family for all children.

Our Vision has remained steadfast for over 26 years: EduKids will be synonymous with excellence among early childhood programs and be recognized as the benchmark of quality staff, programs and facilities in the industry.