#25 Best Preschools in the Northeast
Acorn Waldorf School
Independent school · Grades Pre-K–K
Small classes: about 5 students per teacher
Accord, NY
B+Overall grade34 students5 students per teacher
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#26 Best Preschools in the Northeast
Under the Sun Learning Center
Early childhood program · Grades Pre-K–K
Small classes: about 8 students per teacher
Stratford, NJ
B+Overall grade36 students8 students per teacher
#27 Best Preschools in the Northeast
PNS&K
Early childhood program · Grades Pre-K–K
One of the 3 largest preschools in New Jersey
Westfield, NJ
B+Overall grade69 students8 students per teacher
#28 Best Preschools in the Northeast
Small Wonders at Temple Judea
Early childhood program · Grades Pre-K–K
A preschool in Furlong
Furlong, PA
B+Overall grade34 students11 students per teacher
#29 Best Preschools in the Northeast
Tower Hill School
Early childhood program · Grades Pre-K–K
Serving families in Red Bank since at least 2011
Red Bank, NJ
B+Overall grade35 students14 students per teacher
#30 Best Preschools in the Northeast
The Sara Marie School
Early childhood program · Grades Pre-K–K
One of 2 preschools in Clifton Park
Clifton Park, NY
B+Overall grade34 students9 students per teacher
#31 Best Preschools in the Northeast
Child Steps
Early childhood program · Grades Pre-K–K
The only preschool in Havertown
Havertown, PA
B+Overall grade50 students9 students per teacher
#32 Best Preschools in the Northeast
Variety Child Learning Center
Special education school · Pre-K only
The only preschool in Syosset
Syosset, NY
B+Overall grade38 students8 students per teacher
#33 Best Preschools in the Northeast
Congregation Bnos Chaya
Early childhood program · Grades Pre-K–K
One of 8 preschools in Brooklyn
Brooklyn, NY
B+Overall gradeAll girls44 students10 students per teacher
#34 Best Preschools in the Northeast
Aspire of Wny/Ctr for Learning
Special education school · Pre-K only
The only preschool in Cheektowaga
Cheektowaga, NY
B+Overall grade131 students8 students per teacher
#35 Best Preschools in the Northeast
Goddard School
Early childhood program · Grades Pre-K–K
The largest preschool in Collegeville
Collegeville, PA
B+Overall grade36 students18 students per teacher
#36 Best Preschools in the Northeast
Nysarc INC-Suffolk Chapter
Special education school · Pre-K only
Serving families in Bohemia since at least 2011
Bohemia, NY
B+Overall grade90 students10 students per teacher
#37 Best Preschools in the Northeast
Lavelle School for the Blind
Special education school · Grades Pre-K–K
The only preschool in Bronx
Bronx, NY
B+Overall grade73 students4 students per teacher
#38 Best Preschools in the Northeast
The New Life Child Development Center
Early childhood program · Pre-K only
One of 8 preschools in Brooklyn
Brooklyn, NY
B+Overall grade36 students23 students per teacher
#39 Best Preschools in the Northeast
St. Pauls Day School
Early childhood program · Grades Pre-K–K
One of the 3 largest preschools in New Jersey
Westfield, NJ
B+Overall grade70 students18 students per teacher
#40 Best Preschools in the Northeast
St. Davids Episcopal Day School
Early childhood program · Grades Pre-K–K
The largest preschool in Wayne
Wayne, PA
BOverall grade43 students22 students per teacher
#41 Best Preschools in the Northeast
Clear View School Day Treatment
Special education school · Pre-K only
Small classes: about 6 students per teacher
Briarcliff Manor, NY
BOverall grade114 students6 students per teacher
#42 Best Preschools in the Northeast
Westchester School for Special Children
Special education school · Pre-K only
One of the 3 largest preschools in New York
Yonkers, NY
BOverall grade259 students9 students per teacher
#43 Best Preschools in the Northeast
The Children's Learning Center
Special education school · Pre-K only
Serving families in Roosevelt since at least 2011
Roosevelt, NY
BOverall grade137 students10 students per teacher
#44 Best Preschools in the Northeast
The Burlington Academy of Learning
Special education school · Grades Pre-K–K
The largest of 17 preschools in Connecticut
Burlington, CT
BOverall grade78 students30 students per teacher
#45 Best Preschools in the Northeast
Upstate Cerebral Palsy
Special education school · Pre-K only
The only preschool in Utica
Utica, NY
BOverall grade180 students8 students per teacher
#46 Best Preschools in the Northeast
The Brandeis School
Early childhood program · Kindergarten only
The only preschool in Lawrence
Lawrence, NY
B-Overall grade336 students18 students per teacher
#47 Best Preschools in the Northeast
Bnos Margulia Viznitz - DBA of Yeshiva Imrei Chaim
Early childhood program · Kindergarten only
The largest of 64 preschools in New York
Brooklyn, NY
B-Overall gradeAll boys1,324 students18 students per teacher
#48 Best Preschools in the Northeast
Rainbow Academy
Early childhood program · Kindergarten only
The largest of 211 preschools in Pennsylvania
Warminster, PA
B-Overall grade185 students
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