Hicksville Nursery School

Open House Wednesday, March 24th 2010.
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The Hicksville Nursery School, a non-profit, non-sectarian cooperative nursery school, is located at the United Methodist Church on West Cherry Street in Hicksville. Our school was founded in 1967 and pioneered by a small group of enthusiastic parents. We have been sustained since then by the continued efforts of the many other enthusiasts who have followed in their wake. The Hicksville Nursery School is chartered and registered by the Board of Regents of New York. Our school has offered hundreds of children their first school experience with a positive, friendly, and stimulating program, resulting in consistent growth and fueled by the highest professional standards.

To offer the young child an environment in which he/she can grow emotionally, socially, intellectually and physically, under the careful supervision of a fully trained staff.

To offer parents the opportunity for better understanding of the needs and developmental patterns of young children through educational programs, conferences, and regular participation in the classroom.

To offer the community the best possible pre-school at the lowest possible cost.

In a caring and positive atmosphere, we create a warm and happy place for preschoolers to learn. As we bridge the gap from home to school, we guide children to a continued good self-image while building social skills in a school setting.

Sensory, motor, perceptual and language skills are introduced through materials and activities which are both child-centered and teacher-directed. Work is planned which emphasizes the process rather than the product, fostering a sense of accomplishment and pride.

Based on the theory that children learn through play, classroom routines encourage active involvement, meaningful experimentation and reinforcement through repetition. Schedules are designed with balance structure and free choice, as well as active and quiet times.

We treat each child as an individual, working from the level each child has attained and moving forward a step at a time. We teach a love of learning by allowing children to experience their own stage of development and helping them to feel success without pressure.

We value the active involvement of parents in our program, both through committee and classroom participation. Helping parent days enable the children to see their parents as important and concerned members of the new school environment, while providing parents with opportunities to view the child with teachers and other children. School then becomes a shared experience which hopefully will continue throughout each child's educational process.

Our director, Anna Chappell, is a New York certified teacher (K-6) with twenty years experience in education. She has taught pre-school and kindergarten and is enjoying her new role as director.
Aides in each classroom

The educational philosophy and program are determined and implemented by the school's director together with the teachers. There is a head teacher for each class and a teacher assistant. Additionally, there is a participating parent attending every class.