#1 Best Preschools in New York
Brookville Center for Childrens Services Edu #10
Special education school · Pre-K only
Smaller classes than 86% of preschools in New York
Glen Head, NY
A+Overall grade174 students5 students per teacher
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#2 Best Preschools in New York
Beyond Learning Center
Special education school · Pre-K only
Smaller classes than 77% of preschools in New York
Depew, NY
A+Overall grade202 students6 students per teacher
#3 Best Preschools in New York
Wraparound Services of the Hudson Valley
Special education school · Pre-K only
Smaller classes than 82% of preschools in New York
Lake Katrine, NY
AOverall grade63 students5 students per teacher
#4 Best Preschools in New York
Manhattan Star Academy
Special education school · Pre-K only
Smaller classes than 91% of preschools in New York
New York, NY
AOverall grade64 students4 students per teacher
#5 Best Preschools in New York
The Children's Center at Ucp
Special education school · Pre-K only
Smaller classes than 73% of preschools in New York
Commack, NY
AOverall grade52 students6 students per teacher
#6 Best Preschools in New York
CHC Learning Center
Special education school · Pre-K only
The only preschool in Amherst
Amherst, NY
AOverall grade41 students6 students per teacher
#7 Best Preschools in New York
John a Coleman School
Special education school · Pre-K only
Growing: enrollment up 25% since 2013–14
Yonkers, NY
A-Overall grade115 students6 students per teacher
#8 Best Preschools in New York
Eden II School
Special education school · Pre-K only
Small classes: about 6 students per teacher
Staten Island, NY
A-Overall grade91 students6 students per teacher
#9 Best Preschools in New York
Shield Institute of Flushing
Special education school · Pre-K only
The only preschool in Flushing
Flushing, NY
A-Overall grade33 students7 students per teacher
#10 Best Preschools in New York
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
#11 Best Preschools in New York
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
#12 Best Preschools in New York
Variety Child Learning Center
Special education school · Pre-K only
The only preschool in Syosset
Syosset, NY
B+Overall grade38 students8 students per teacher
#13 Best Preschools in New York
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
#14 Best Preschools in New York
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
#15 Best Preschools in New York
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
#16 Best Preschools in New York
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
#17 Best Preschools in New York
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
#18 Best Preschools in New York
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
#19 Best Preschools in New York
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
#20 Best Preschools in New York
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
#21 Best Preschools in New York
Upstate Cerebral Palsy
Special education school · Pre-K only
The only preschool in Utica
Utica, NY
BOverall grade180 students8 students per teacher
#22 Best Preschools in New York
The Brandeis School
Early childhood program · Kindergarten only
The only preschool in Lawrence
Lawrence, NY
B-Overall grade336 students18 students per teacher
#23 Best Preschools in New York
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
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