Below you will find a list of preschools in North Brooklyn. This is a community resource that we hope you will find helpful. If you would like to have your program added to this list or updates to existing information, please contact us.
Age Range: 3 months – 4 years.
About: “ABC’s goal is to provide the highest quality of service based on the latest educational research in early childhood. Our staff work diligently to create a safe, age-appropriate and nurturing environment where a child can play, explore, learn, grow, and make life-long friends.”
Differentiator: Emphasis on success of each individual child in a warm environment with plenty of individualized attention.
Age Range: 2s – 8th Grade.
About: “Ardor School for Passion-Based Learning is an independent day school admitting children as young as 2 years old through 8th grade. We are offering enrollment for 2 and 3 year old programs, Pre-K, Kindergarten, Grades 1 and 2. Going forward, we will be adding one grade every year. We enrich a joy for learning through a multi-faceted and rigorous curriculum, in which each child’s interests for defined areas of learning are the central focus.”
Differentiator: Beautiful, newly-renovated and spacious 3-story building featuring a large classrooms, a gym and theater space. After school programs, summer camp, flexible schedules.
Age Range: Infant through PreK.
About: “Our World at Their Fingertips curriculum features an arts program that sparks creativity, a language program that fosters an interest in reading, a science program that stimulates curiosity, our school has dedicated movement areas to help keep children active, a STEM lab where children learn about Science, Technology, Engineering, Math and Art Studio.”
Differentiator: Emphasis on creating a joyful space for learning filled with high quality materials and a Reggio Emilia approach to learning.
Age Range: 12 months – 1, 2s, 3s and 4.
About: “Building Blocks of Greenpoint is super excited to be part of the growing Greenpoint community! The brand new, state of the art facility is now open. Featuring beautiful, spacious classrooms with floor to ceiling windows with plenty of natural light and warm color tones creating calmness and harmony. Offering a high quality program utilizing Montessori-inspired toys and curriculum, along with enrichment classes such as music, movement, cooking, and dance. The focus is on providing a loving, child-centered environment where learning is done through self exploration and group play. The goal is to create and inspire an everlasting educational foundation to become successful, independent adults.”
Differentiator: In addition to providing a safe and exciting learning environment, Building Blocks gives busy working parents the peace of mind knowing that all food is provided on site. Building Blocks has partnered with outside caterers to provide children with healthy nutritious meals included in the tuition. Breakfast, lunch and snack are all provided complimentary.
Age Range: 2s – 2nd Grade
About: “At C’E Montessori we prepare the child to transform their world, without prejudice to what that world will be, which child will transform it or how it needs to be transformed. We respect the potential of the child and the fundamentals of our ideas enough to allow our students to imagine that world different.”
Differentiator: A “Peace Education” and “Gender-Inclusive” Curriculum and emphasis on social justice and diversity. Organic snacks and teaching a love of cooking and healthy food.
Age Range: 3s, 4s and Kindergarten
About: “Carrig Montessori School is a traditional Montessori preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten located in Williamsburg. Our central location is convenient for those living in Bushwick and Greenpoint in Brooklyn, and Glendale, Maspeth, Middle Village, and Ridgewood in Queens. We take pride in being one of the few childcare centers in Brooklyn to offer the learning environment of a school, combined with the extended hours of a daycare. Owned and operated by local parents since 2009, we are committed to providing high quality Montessori education at an affordable price. Our tuition reflects a true desire to serve the community and remain accessible to families in the neighborhood.”
Differentiator: Optional extended day hours until 6pm for working parents. Outdoor play space includes a private patio and the playgrounds at Cooper Park, located directly across the street.
Age Range: Ages: 20 months old to 4 years old.
About: “Spanish immersion program were kids can learn and play in a culturally and linguistically enriching environment through art, music, dancing and more! Here, we truly believe that each child is special and unique, and learning a second language and knowing another culture can provide useful skills for the rest of their lives.”
Differentiator: Spanish language immersion program. Small, warm program with limited enrollment and class size of 6.
Age Range: 2s, 3s & 4s
About: “The FFLO program follows the French Education Nationale curriculum. Our mission is to help students develop memory and creativity, reasoning and imagination, diligence and autonomy, and fostering a spirit of initiation. Intellectual development is stimulated with observation, experimentation, and active exploration. The Education National structures this learning in 5 areas: Becoming a student: enriching the French Language and its structure, Exploring literacy and language skills, Critical thinking and building numeracy and maths skills, Discovering the world around and physical activity and finally, creating and imagination through the visual arts and music.”
Age Range: 2s, 3s and PreK (UPK)
About: “At Gan Chabad Preschool, we provide a warm and happy environment, recognizing each child’s unique emotional, intellectual, social, mental and physical abilities. Respecting this uniqueness, we blend Judaic and secular subjects into a rich, fulfilling, stimulating and progressive preschool program.”
Differentiator: Small caring environment that feels like a family. Connection to Jewish community events including weekly Tot Shabbat. Flexible enrollment options. Summer camp available. All meals provided at the school and included with the cost of tuition.
Age Range: 2 months – 5 years old.
About: “Green Beans is a small pre-school in the heart of Greenpoint. We are all organic, and offer a French-English dual language program. At Green Bean we care about the growth of the child’s mind and body. This is why we are also green and organic. We use environmentally friendly-chemical free cleaners, and serve 4 organic meals daily.”
Differentiator: Maximum enrollment of 16 children in an intimate warm environment. Dual-language structure with an emphasis on creating a love of learning.
Age Range: 20 months to 4 years.
About: “We are a micro-school serving up to 12 children. We believe that learning is a collaborative effort; teachers and children alike learn from one another through socializing in verbal and nonverbal ways. At GGP we create an environment that addresses the specific needs of the individual while maintaining a safe, loving and fun place for everyone involved.”
Differentiator: Maximum enrollment of 12 children in play-based environment. Beautiful backyard space and proximity to multiple playgrounds.
Age Range: 2s, 3s and PreK (UPK)
About: “At JCC Brooklyn – North Williamsburg, our classrooms are loving and caring spaces for children and families. Our children are encouraged to try new activities, meet new friends and satisfy their curiosity by learning about the world around them. We believe that our work is to support children to be the best that they can be. Home and school are a team and our doors are always open to families’ questions and ideas..”
Differentiator: Full and half day options. Optional aftercare program until 4:30pm. Summer camp offered.
Age Range: 6 weeks to 6-years-old.
About: “Our Life Essentials® learning approach and curriculum at our preschool in Williamsburg encourages children of 6 weeks to 6-years-old to explore and progress in their own way, and at their own pace. At Kiddie Academy of Williamsburg, your child will grow socially, physically, emotionally and intellectually. Our highly trained teachers are there every step of the way to guide, nurture and cultivate your child’s development.”
Differentiator: Summer camp offered. Focus on STEM learning and developmentally appropriate curriculum. Diverse fields of learning.
Age Range: 3 months – 5 years old.
About: “Every child is a unique individual who just needs to be exposed to an endless world of knowledge and possibilities. Our curriculum introduces a combination of Montessori philosophies and Creative curriculum approaches that offer every child a well-rounded early childhood experience, with a wide range of enriching daily activities, to meet the needs of each individual child. Our carefully selected classroom materials, planned educational activities, and diverse enrichment to challenge the capacities of young children. We pride ourselves in introducing a new and innovative approach to childcare, geared toward future success.”
Differentiator: Monthly tuition with no annual contract. Many exciting enrichment classes offered.
Age Range: Infant to PreK.
About: “Learning Steps is committed to providing a variety of learning experiences to children in a safe and nurturing environment. Our goal is to help children gain the social competencies, academic skills and the self-confidence necessary to succeed in our pre-school and future school environments. Through hands-on, creative experiences, we aim to nurture each child’s individual development.”
Differentiator: Emphasis on social-emotional and independent learning.
Age Range: Infant to PreK.
About: “Mi Escuelita is a bilingual licensed program developed by energetic, creative educators and artists, that collectively have over twenty years of experience. Promoting curiosity and creativity, our program stimulates children’s natural talents within a creative space which offers a wider range of possibilities than in regular school settings. Our daily schedule includes dramatic play, blocks, art, music, movement, gardening and cooking which is the foundation upon which literacy, math, and science are supported.”
Differentiator: Bilingual and arts-focused education.
Age Range: 1-3 years old.
About: “MONTESSORI-maison is a home-based program that remains true to Montessori’s original “Children’s House” model. Maison means house or home in French and it was created to give a ‘très petit’ group of little ones a nurturing sense of home in their transition to care outside of their own home, rather than a more traditional classroom experience. This warm environment is carefully prepared with purposeful, accessible child-led activities in a beautiful, light-filled and dedicated play-space in a Bushwick apartment, near Ridgewood. MONTESSORI-maison’s focus is on natural learning materials that help build strong concentration, coordination, order and independence skills as well as an emphasis on daily practical life tasks in the home (functional play kitchen, real child-size cleaning tools). In addition, we are a bilingual program that incorporates French songs and meaningful language throughout our daily routine with an Extended Day schedule of 8:30 am-5:30 pm.”
Differentiator:Bilingual French Montessori-trained educator providing more individualized care in a newly licensed/registered home-based program with Extended Day hours for working parents.
Age Range: 2s to 6th grade.
About: “Ms. Lam Montessori School is a Mandarin-Immersion school serving children between the ages of 2-years-old and Sixth Grade. Our classrooms adhere to authentic Montessori standards. We are a bilingual English-Mandarin Immersion School. Whether your child has been exposed to Mandarin or not up to this point, upon full completion of our program, you can expect to see him/her reading and writing in both English and Chinese, just like the thousands of children who have done so by the time they have graduated from Ms. Lam Montessori school. “
Differentiator: Mandarin immersion. AMI-Certified Teachers.
Age Range: 2-7 years old.
About: “Our classrooms are spacious, sunny and well equipped to foster young children growth and learning across all domains (social/emotional, gross & fine motor, communication and language development, cognition and problem solving and self-help skills). Our curriculum is an eclectic mix of children’s interests, creative curriculum and Early Learning Guideline. All curriculums are developmentally appropriate and are based on best practices for young children. The program promotes reasoning, respect and reasonability for children of all ages. All of our programs are staff by qualified and caring personnel. Our facilities include two large outdoor play yards, two indoor play rooms, a school library and a state of the art kitchen, where our staff prepares delicious and healthy meals each day.”
Differentiator: Spacious facility with outdoor playspace, prepared meals and a UPK Program.
Age Range: 2s – Prek.
About: “We offer full- and part-time programs to preschoolers age 2 through 5. Our recently renovated space includes bright, beautifully equipped classrooms; sunny, spacious outdoor areas; and a large, air-conditioned gymnasium. With nurturing guidance and developmentally appropriate practice, our teachers will introduce the children to a lifelong love of learning. Come see what The Mount Carmel Early Childhood Center is all about!”
Differentiator: Great indoor and outdoor play spaces and option for summer camp.
Age Range: 2s, 3s and PreK (Lower School) and K-8 (Upper School).
About: “At Northside, we attend to the whole child to develop academically, socially, emotionally, and physically. We create safe and welcoming learning environments where each child feels heard, seen, and cared for. We believe cultivating positive relationships with our students is at the heart of learning. These supportive relationships have a positive influence on a child’s academic and personal development.”
Differentiator: Based in Reggio Emilia approach. Recently renovated spacious roof playground.
Age Range: 2s, 3s and 4.
About: “The Williamsburg Neighborhood Nursery School was founded on the belief that a good early childhood program should provide children and their families with a bridge between the worlds of home and school. The nursery school environment must be both structured and nurturing; it must combine the safety and comfort of home with the social and intellectual stimulation of school. Young children are explorers. They use all of their senses to investigate their world and the people within it. Classroom materials and programs are designed to encourage and enrich this exploration. Teachers act as guides, extending the children’s thinking, setting reasonable limits for their behavior, and helping them grow as independent learners.”
Differentiator: Private backyard space for outdoor play. Parents are welcome visitors in the classroom every morning.
Age Range: 6 weeks – 4 years old.
About: “At Two by Two Childcare Academy, we embrace both childcare and teaching using our own unique methodology – The Language of Learning. Blending the Creative Curriculum and the Reggio Emilia Approach, we work with our children to ensure that they are learning in the best possible way for them.”
Differentiator: Flexible schedules and fees, NYS Certified Teachers and curriculum based in the Reggio Emilia Approach.
Age Range: 3 months – 12 years.
About: “We know that children arrive in this world ready to learn. They are eager to explore and figure things out for themselves. What they need from the adults around them is love, support, and guidance to help them build trust and independence. Beyond that, they need a safe, peaceful, thoughtfully prepared and intellectually engaging environment, designed to foster their natural curiosity and joy of discovery. That, in a nutshell, describes Montessori education done right. And that is what we strive to do every day for every child.”
Differentiator: Montessori based. Spanish dual-language program.
Age Range: 2-5 years.
About: “At Treehouse, we focus on creative play, hands-on activities and project-based learning. We employ a regular daily routine that includes free play, artistic work (drawing, painting or modeling), circle time (stories, songs, poems games), practical tasks (cooking and gardening) and extracurricular activities such as yoga, dance and performing arts. In creating Treehouse, we thoughtfully have constructed an environment for your little ones to help them grow emotionally, socially, cognitively and physically.
We intended our classroom to resemble natural environments, like playgrounds, parks and forests. We use natural materials such as sand, shells, plants, rocks and sawdust, just to name a few, which encourage children’s imagination and reinforce their identification with nature. We believe that this kind of environment creates a safe atmosphere in which kids feel free to create, develop and express themselves.”
Differentiator: Created by a mother-daughter team with a passion of early childhood education and the arts. Focus on what makes each child unique.
Age Range: Preschool – 6.
About: “wBees North Brooklyn has roots in its infancy as a parent-run cooperative six years ago in Williamsburg / Greenpoint. We have grown and evolved from completely outdoor learning classes to a Montessori-inspired co-working classroom in Greenpoint. We offer our North Brooklyn families, a co-working classroom coupled with a beautiful outdoor classroom. We also offer school-aged children camps during school-breaks and all summer long. Come learn and play with us beyond the walls of the classroom!”
Differentiator: Camps during school breaks. Emphasis on outdoor learning and nature with a Montessori-based philosophy.