Kids Connection Day Care and Nursery
4 Fern Place
Plainview, NY 11803 (map)
Phone: (516)933-4700, ext. 109
mdinu@acds.org
www.acds.org
Kids Connection, a New York State-licensed, DSS-approved day care program provides an enriched Early Childhood Program for children ages 6 weeks to 5 years. The program operates from 7am-5:30pm to accommodate parents’ work schedules. Kids Connection offers New York State-certified and degree-holding teachers, a low student-to-teacher ratio, an outdoor playground and an indoor gym that offers an array of activities. Curriculum includes enriched academics, mommy and me classes, music classes, movement classes, sensory activities, sign language, computer instruction, art education, socialization skills and attending skills. The agency offers a health care plan, a registered on-site nurse and MAT-trained (administration of medication) individuals. The infant program provides infants ages 6 weeks-16 months a schedule of the day, which includes floor playtime, socialization and exploration of the environment through gross motor activities. The toddler program, for children ages 18 months to 3 years, provides encouragement in attending skills, socialization skills and self-help skills; circle time with various cognitive topics; language development; computer instruction; music and movement; and nap time. The integrated program provides integrated nursery school classes that offer pre-academic training to children ages 3-5. Led by two certified teachers, the program instructs children with The Letter People and Handwriting Without Tears to prepare them for elementary school as well as music and movement, computer instruction, and fine and gross motor activities. Call MaryLynn Dinu, director, at the number above for more information on how Kids Connection could be perfect for your child.