St. Luke's Early Childhood Education Center
145 Prospect Street
Farmingdale, New York 11735
516-756-9573
Arlene Soete, Director
For Registration Information, please email us at the above email address and include your name and mailing address. Registration information will be mailed the beginning of January 2012. New families are eligible to register February 1, 2012.
Mission Statement: We recognize that each child is an individual: that all children are creative and that all children need to succeed. We stress the total development of each child: spiritually, morally, intellectually, socially, emotionally, and physically.
St. Luke's Early Childhood Center (ECEC) is located adjacent to St. Lukes Church in Farmingdale. The center has been in operation since 1987 and is licensed through New York State Office of Children and Family Services. The Center has a staff of twenty eight full and part time teachers and assistant teachers. Our teachers are New York State certified and our teachers and assistants are professionally trained to meet the requirements of New York State Office of Children and Family Services. In keeping with these guidelines, the staff is trained in day care program development, nutrition and health needs of children, principles of childhoold development and safety and security procedures, first aid and cpr to name a few.
The center's 10,000 square feet boasts twelve classrooms, a fully equipped kitchen, a full size gymnasium and two outdoor playgrounds complete with swings and several climbing structures. Our center is a locked facility which parents are given a key to at the beginning of the school year. Religious services are attended throughout the school year. Our music program at the direction of Dr. Gene McCoy, teaches our children songs of the seasons, and the opportunity to play musical instruments.
St. Luke's operates Monday through Friday from 7:00am - 6:00pm. For those children that attend full day classes, we provide a hot lunch prepared in the center's kitchen. All children receive a snack in the morning and the afternoon.
Programs:
2 Year Olds (by September 1)
Half Day Session - 9:00 - 12:00 2 Days - Tuesday and Thursday
or 3 Days - Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Full Day Session - 9:00 - 4:00 5 Days
3 and 4 year Olds
Half Day Sessions - 9:00 - 12:00 2 Days - Tuesday and Thursday
1:00 - 4:00 3 Days - Monday, Wednesday, Friday
5 Days - Monday through Friday
3 and 4 year Olds
Full Day Sessions - 9:00 - 4:00 2 Days - Tuesday and Thursday
3 Days - Monday, Wednesday, Friday
5 Days - Monday through Friday
Extended Care is also available: 7:00 - 9:00am and 4:00 - 6:00pm
For further information, please contact the school office at 516-756-9573.