Montessori Kids of Long Island City

The Court Square area has a brand-​new preschool! Montessori Kids of LIC opened its doors in May 2014, and my family and I stopped in for a tour recently.
Montessori Kids is for kids ages 2 – 6. Regular hours are 8:30am — 3pm, and extended hours are 7:30am — 6:30pm on weekdays. The school has a nice large reception area, 2 double-​sized classrooms and one single-​sized classroom for a total of five separate classes, and a large multi-​purpose room where the kids eat lunch. There’s also a small enclosed outdoor area adjacent to one classroom. The kids also go out to nearby Murray Playground on occasion.
The curriculum is based on both Montessori and Common Core. The classrooms have a variety of toys and are visually uncluttered, to support the Montessori style.
The center is locally owned by Bhumika, an early childhood educator and mother. She clearly has high standards for the teachers and the school, and she is on-​site during school hours.
Parents provide lunch and snack, sheet and blanket for naptime, and diapers and wipes. Kids wear a uniform with the school’s logo (or you can iron the logo onto other clothes).
Tours for prospective families are available before hours, after hours and on weekends. For safety reasons, outsiders are not allowed in the school during school hours. However, parents are welcome to sit in and watch their kids once enrolled.
If I lived in Court Square I would definitely send my kiddos here. Welcome to the neighborhood, Montessori Kids!