Little Explorers Academy Floral Park

John Lewis Childs School serves Floral Park families at 10 Elizabeth Street. The school’s support team includes special education teachers, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, a psychologist, a social worker, a behaviorist, and reading specialists.

My First School is a cooperative nursery school, so parents are part of the classroom. Families make up our board of directors, serve on committees, and take turns as the helping parent about 5 to 10 days a year, working alongside our certified, Master's-level teachers. We meet in Floral Park United Methodist Church, with our entrance on the Violet Avenue side. Bumble Bees is a one-hour Mommy-and-Me class for children 15 to 24 months, with up to 8 children. Two Time! introduces 2-year-olds to the classroom twice a week with a teacher, an assistant and a helping parent, in classes of 10, and separation happens gradually once a child is ready. Our 3's Nursery, with up to 14 children, meets four mornings or three afternoons a week. Days include music and movement, gym time, sand and water play, block building, painting and open-ended crafts. We deliberately hold off on letters with 3-year-olds and focus on social and emotional growth through play. Wednesday Enrichment adds math and science activities, Handwriting Without Tears letter work, walking trips and visitors, and our week-long summer camp includes cooking and experiments.