Hickory Hill Day School

In our classrooms we have implemented the Creative Curriculum. Your child’s classroom will provide the opportunity to learn about the world through their various modalities. As their abilities mature their understanding and experience of the world changes.

Our goals are multifaceted. When they leave they will have as their foundation the pre-academic skills necessary to be successful in Kindergarten and/or First Grade. In addition we seek to teach them how to plan and organize their day. This of course is a skill we all need and use as adults. Moreover by providing a greater diversity of materials we hope to encourage each childs creativity and individual expression of their inner worlds.

With respect to language skill development Teachers are constantly talking with the children about their play providing a language rich environment. All centers are labeled with pictures and words. In this manner within each center children learn to organize materials and then planning and coordinating activities with each other. As the children mature they move from the concrete to pictures to letter and word recognition. Moreover there are writing materials in many of the learning centers where children begin to recognize the need to write and begin to use this skill at a very elementary level. Last but certainly not least we hope to teach the children to listen. Listening a critical component of communication is important to learning and understanding one another. As the teachers listen to the children in an accepting and nurturing manner children will learn to listen to each other and hopefully to themselves. This facility is authorized to administer over-the-counter topical ointments only

Child Ages:

2 years - 12 years

Licenses & Accreditations:

New York State Office of Children & Family Services -

Hours of Operation:

7:00 am 7:00 pm