Registration for 2023-2024 is now open
Click on "enroll" above to complete a registration form. For more information, email tmccaffrey@littleleafschool.com.
About Us
Welcome to Little Leaf, the first licensed Nature Preschool in New York State!
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Little Leaf is a unique nature preschool for children ages 2 - 5. Our educators are passionate early childhood experts who place play, social-emotional learning and the natural world at the heart of the children's days. The curriculum is emergent and play-based, inspired by the Reggio Emilia and Waldorf pedagogies. The global Nature Pre-school Movement and the Coyote Mentoring approach enliven our daily work.
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We have beautiful indoor classrooms as well as acres of the natural world to explore at all of our sites.
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Little Leaf is comprised of three locations; the Andrus-on-Hudson campus in Hastings-on-Hudson, the Lenoir Nature Preserve in Yonkers, and Teatown Lake Reservation in Ossining.
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Little Leaf is a member of the Eastern Region Association of Forest Kindergarten and Nature Schools, the Childcare Council of Westchester, and the National Association of the Young Child. Little Leaf at Andrus-on-Hudson and Little Leaf at Lenoir Nature Preserve are licensed by the State of NY Office of Children and Family Services.
Contact form
Little Leaf Preschool at Andrus-on-Hudson
185 Old Broadway
Hastings-On-Hudson, NY 10706
(914) 418-4541
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Little Leaf Preschool at Lenoir Nature Preserve
19 Dudley Street,
Yonkers, NY10701
(914) 418-4541
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Little Leaf Preschool at Bethany Arts Community
40 Somerstown Road
Ossining, NY 10562
(914) 214-1055
