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Preschools in Ridge, NY are rated 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 1 reviews of the 60 listed preschools

Reach For The Stars Preschool

Great school ran by a lovely family

- Denise S.

Butterfly Kisses Childcare & Learning Ctr

Great daycare! They work with your schedule, Love the children, have a reasonable rates, send picture updates, will work with special diet...

- Jessica

Kiddie Academy of Farmingville

My children attended Kiddie Academy from 12 weeks until graduating Pre-K. The whole care team was loving, passionate, and took amazing care...

- Natalie V.

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Reach For The Stars Preschool

1720 Middle Country Rd Ridge, NY

5.0(1)
Child care
Preschool
Reach For The Stars Preschool is an early childhood education program provider located at 1720 Middle Country Road, Ridge, NY. The school offers infants, toddlers and preschool programs and provides children with an educational, fun curriculum in an environment that supports positive growth in all areas of child development....

Denise S. says "Great school ran by a lovely family"

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Little Lamb's Nursery School

19 Longwood Rd Ridge, NY

Kindergarten
Child care
Preschool
Little Lamb's Nursery School in Ridge, New York is a non-profit organization and dedicated to providing the highest quality services for children and families, and to demonstrating success in clear and measurable ways. The center provide child care for families and kids from two and half to five years old.
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Butterfly Kisses Childcare & Learning Ctr

41 Howe Rd Coram, NY

4.0(5)
In-Home daycare
Child care
Preschool
Full day childcare and preschool. Ages 6 weeks to 5 years and school aged to siblings. Numerous rooms for your child to explore. Due to such high success, a second location is now open in Selden. Staff highly trained in ECD and CPR/First Aid. Very clean, safe, nurturing environment for your child to learn and explore

Jessica says "Great daycare! They work with your schedule, Love the children, have a reasonable rates, send picture updates, will work with special diet plans and does...

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Kiddie Academy of Farmingville

2270 N OCEAN AVE FARMINGVILLE, NY

5.0(1)

State license verified

Day Care
Child care
Preschool
Kiddie Academy offers educational, age-specific child care programs. Our flexible, standard based curriculum is uniquely designed to help your child thrive in both school and life, while our safe and nurturing environment allows them to have fun while they learn. Learn more about what makes Kiddie Academy a leader in early...

Natalie V. says "My children attended Kiddie Academy from 12 weeks until graduating Pre-K. The whole care team was loving, passionate, and took amazing care of my girls....

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Creating Memories Daycare

117 Somerset Ave Mastic, NY

5.0(1)
Hello my name is Jennifer I just opened my daycare in Mastic. I've been taking care of children for over 12 years. I have an 8 year old son and an almost 2 year old daughter. Moriches Elementary is the nearest elementary school so if your interested you can call, email or message me. All meals, snacks and homework being done is...

Jennifer B. says "Great with children, hardworking, honest and willing to help others in any way"

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Pat's Play-land

64 Dawn Drive Shirley, NY

5.0(2)

State license verified

Family day care in business for 22 years. Provide safe fun loving environment for children 6 weeks to 12 years. New York state licensed. CPR certified, insured, accepting DSS. I provide healthy meals, safe outdoor play, & flexible hours before school and after school. Reasonable rates. Will provide references upon request.

Kimberly P. says "I loved the way of how she took care him I would see that my baby was always happy and smiling . She took great care of him .. that very helped me and...

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Little Kiddie Einstein's Daycare

5 Wendy Drive Farmingville, NY

5.0(3)

State license verified

Little Kiddie Einstein's Daycare: 631-566-7886, www.Facebook.com/LittleKiddieEinsteinsDaycare Preschool, 5 Wendy Drive, Farmingville, NY 11738. Hours of Operation: 6:30am through 7:00pm. State Licensed | CPR & First Aid & Safety Certified. Welcoming Children: 6 weeks - 9 years. FULL-TIME/PART-TIME space available. *...

Sara M. says "Little Kiddie Einstein's Daycare is by far the best daycare around! I looked around at a few other daycares in the area before deciding on Little Kiddie...

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Kristina's Kids

11 Island Bay Ave Middle Island, NY

5.0(8)
Recently I became a stay at home mom and would like to offer child care for no more than two children in my home. I have nearly 16 years experience in child care. I worked as a nanny for my niece from October 1999 to September 2004, raising her until she was off to Kindergarten. After this experience, I worked at Kiddie Academy...

Christie K. says "Our daughter has been going to Christina since she was just about three months old being our first child and needing to center off to daycare to return...

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Kiddie Academy of Miller Place

275 Route 25a Miller Place, NY

5.0(3)
Developmental (play-based)
Academic
Child care
Preschool
We provide educational daycare in the greater Miller Place, NY area that focuses on days filled with learning and fun, the key ingredients of our Life Essentials educational philosophy. The smiles you'll see on our children's faces as they learn, share family style meals with other children, and grow socially will delight you....

Michelle S says "I have been sending my almost two year old daughter to Kitty Academy in Miller Place for about six months. First and biggest appeal of kiddie Academy is...

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Happy Days Nursery

744 Old Medford Avenue Medford, NY

5.0(2)

State license verified

The Happy Days Program is based on the philosophy that most children can learn the skills necessary to succeed in school, that each child learns at his/her own rate and that success in learning will help to develop the child s self image. We at Happy Days Nursery feel that early childhood should be a time of fun, warmth,...

Deanna says "My entire family had gone to Happy Days. From the original location in Patchogue where my now 30-something year old cousins went, my brother and I went and...

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Kiddie Academy of Wading River

5952 NY-25A WADING RIVER, NY

5.0(1)

State license verified

Day Care
Child care
Preschool
Kiddie Academy offers educational, age-specific child care programs. Our flexible, standard based curriculum is uniquely designed to help your child thrive in both school and life, while our safe and nurturing environment allows them to have fun while they learn. Learn more about what makes Kiddie Academy a leader in early...

Natalie V. says "My children attended Kiddie Academy from 12 weeks until graduating Pre-K. The whole care team was loving, passionate, and took amazing care of my girls....

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Paper Planes Early Learning Center

620 New York 25A Mount Sinai, NY

5.0(1)

State license verified

Paper Planes is an early childhood learning center providing education and care for children 6 weeks through 5 years old. We also offer summer camp for school-age children. Paper Planes was built on the idea that a childcare center must raise the bar for standard of care and quality in early childhood education. Quality care is...

Care Member says "Paper Planes is AMAZING. I was so nervous to send my baby off the daycare but he and I both love it. His teachers love him like their own. I feel so...

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The Infantree, Inc.

21 Holly Lane Shirley, NY

5.0(2)

State license verified

Safe, immaculate environment with nutritional breakfast, lunch and snacks provided. We also have a safe and fabulous outdoor play area. Transportation is available to local schools. We provide learning circle for our toddlers in the morning and provide many opportunities for socialization for all ages. There is homework...

Nunzio P says "Fantastic Day care center. I had my three kids at Infantree and the staff was very professional, clean and well staffed. I highly recommend this daycare....

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Precious Kids

540 Horseblock Rd Suite 1 Farmingville, NY

5.0(9)

State license verified

Developmental (play-based)
Academic
Child care
Preschool
It is our mission to provide quality childcare. Precious Kids is privately owned by a parent who had the same worries of young working mothers today. We know that choosing a childcare center can be difficult. The worries and guilt new mothers feel leaving your child are very stressful. But you can feel good knowing that your...

J N says "We absolutely love the staff and Precious Kids! The communication and safety is much better then our previous preschool and the curriculum is great! My 4 year...

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Wishing Star Day Care

453 Moriches Mid. Is. Rd. Manorville, NY

5.0(6)
A NYS Registered day care and member of the Child Care Council of Suffolk, Inc. since 1996. I am certified in infant/child CPR and First Aid. Before and after school care for South Street and Dayton schools. A loving home environment filled with age appropriate activities.

Tara M. says "I was lucky to have grandparents available to watch my first two children while I worked. However, while pregnant with my third child, the grandparents...

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HabiTots Preschool and Child Care Center Middle Island

1400 MIDDLE COUNTRY RD MIDDLE ISLAND, NY

State license verified

Child care
Day Care
Appointed with state-of-the-art security equipment and meticulously maintained, Habitots is beautiful, safe, and efficient. Throughout the halls and classrooms, you will find caring, hard-working, knowledgeable, and simply incredible, certified staff, all of whom love what they do. Children are born ready to learn. The desire...
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Munchkin University Child Care, Inc.

1029 William Floyd Parkway Shirley, NY

Developmental (play-based)
Cooperative
In-Home daycare
Child care
Preschool
All inclusive child care: County programs accepted~7 days a week~Trans (Mastic, Shirley, Moriches, Manorville, Eastport) Located on 2.5 Acres at an easily accessible location on William Floyd Parkway and Sunrise Service Road. We are open 7 days a week with flexible hours to accommodate all your child care needs. We serve the...
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Triumph Child Care

11 Nord Park Blvd Middle Island, NY

Triumph Child Care offers the best of both worlds with a dedicated child care space within a warm, loving home. Children will receive individualized attention and hands-on care by a provider, assistant and volunteer 'granny'. Triumph Child Care provides a safe haven for your children. NYS Registered Provider for ages 6 weeks...
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DIAMOND'S DAYCARE

1 Meadowrue Lane Coram, NY

1.0(1)
In-Home daycare
Preschool
Diamond's Daycare Where Kids Learn, Play & Grow Diamond's Daycare is a family daycare located in Coram, NY for children of ages 6 weeks to 12 years. Diamond's Daycare believes that a consistent, nurturing environment is key to a child's development. We offer daily activities that promote a child's physical, emotional,...
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HabiTots Preschool and Child Care Center

703 PATCHOGUE E PATCHOGUE YAPHANK RD MEDFORD, NY

State license verified

Child care
Day Care
Appointed with state-of-the-art security equipment and meticulously maintained, Habitots is beautiful, safe, and efficient. Throughout the halls and classrooms, you will find caring, hard-working, knowledgeable, and simply incredible, certified staff, all of whom love what they do. Children are born ready to learn. The desire...
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FAQs for finding preschools near you in Ridge, NY

There are two main types of preschool programs near you in Ridge, NY. The first is a full-time program that usually works best for parents working full-time shifts, and the second is a part-time preschool where your child would attend only two to three days per week and typically choose between a morning and afternoon shift. A part-time preschool can be a great option if you want to ease the transition of this new learning experience for your child! You can also check your options in Ridge, NY for traditional preschool centers, or private home-based preschools.

When you begin looking for preschools near me in Ridge, NY, consider your priorities and ask administrators about their philosophies and approach to common child care issues or occurances. You may also want to ask about the ratio of learning time to supervised play time so you can get a good sense of whether you believe your child's needs will be met. From there, ask about what a typical day consists of, what the safety protocols are and how discipline will be handled. Also, make sure to check directly with the preschool for information about their local licensing and credentials in Ridge, NY.

When looking for a preschool near you in Ridge, NY on Care.com, you'll be able to review preschools by distance from you ZIP code. From there, you can compare between preschool programs by traditional facility-based preschools and private, in-home preschools. Be sure to check any reviews from other families in Ridge, NY who have previously sent their kids to any of the preschools you are interested in.

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