Childcare & preschool in Finger Lakes

Finger Lakes Christian School

childcare · Seneca Falls

AgesPre-K (staff directory lists a Pre-K teacher). School is PreK–12

ScheduleSchool year. 2026–27 calendar is posted as a PDF on the Resources page

Price2026–27 Pre-K $1,999 for the first child; registration $100 per child

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Healthy Kids Early Learning Waterloo

childcare · Waterloo

AgesInfant 12–18 months; toddler 18 months–3 years; preschool 3–5 years

ScheduleMonday–Friday 6:30am–6:30pm

PriceRegistration $75 per child ($10 with Child Care Assistance; max two registration fees per family). Preschool 8-hour day: $953/month for 4–5 days, $715/month for 2–3 days; extended $5.50/hour. Toddler: $1,040 / $740; extended $6/hour. Infant: $1,126 / $844; extended $6.50/hour. 10% sibling discount on the oldest child's tuition

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Rainbow Junction Ltd

childcare · Penn Yan

Ages6 weeks through 5th grade / 12 years. Infants 6 weeks–12 months; older infants 12–18 months; toddlers 18–36 months; young 3s; preschool/Pre-K older 3s and young 5s; school-age kindergarten–5th

ScheduleMonday–Friday 6:30am–5:30pm. Breakfast served 7–8am. 3PK 9am–3pm on school days following the Penn Yan calendar

Price$25 registration plus sliding-scale tuition by household income (amounts not posted)

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Ready, Set, Grow! Preschool

childcare · Brockport

AgesGuppies two years old by December 1; Goldfish three years old by December 1; Sharks Pre-K / UPK

ScheduleSchool year beginning in September; Guppies twice weekly 9:30–11:45am; Goldfish 2-day or 3-day 9:20–11:50am

Price2026–27: Guppies $2,000/year; Goldfish three-day $2,500/year; Sharks four-day UPK $3,000/year; Sharks five-day UPK $3,400/year; Guppies/Goldfish registration $50 per family ($45 before April 15)

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Rush Nursery School

childcare · Henrietta

AgesNursery school programs for ages 2–5; KinderPrep age 5; UPK age 4

Schedule2s Tue/Thu or Friday 9:45–11:45am; 3s half-day or full-day Mon/Wed or Tue/Thu; 4s half-day or full-day two- or three-day options; KinderPrep Mon–Fri 12:30–3:00pm or mixed full/half-day; UPK Mon–Fri 8:30am–2:30pm or 9:00am–3:00pm

Price2026–27: registration $125 ($115 additional sibling); annual tuition $1,052 (2s one-day) to $7,420 (5s mixed full/half days); UPK no tuition through the district

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St. Michael School

childcare · Penn Yan

AgesPreschool and Pre-K through grade 5

ScheduleSchool-year preschool/Pre-K. Activity Center (before/after care) 7–8:30am and 3–5:30pm on school days, preschool through grade 5

PriceActivity Center $5/hour for 1 child, $7.50/hour for 2, $8/hour for 3; late pickup $5 per quarter hour after 5:30pm. Tuition schedule for 2026–27 is posted as a PDF (amounts not copied here from an older year)

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The Tree House

childcare · Albion

AgesPlay-based preschool ages 2-5; Homeschool Leadership group ages 5-8; birthday parties for ages 7 and under

ScheduleSchool year September–June. Saplings Tue/Thu 9–11:30am; Seedlings Mon/Wed/Fri 9–11:30am; 2–3 hybrid Mon/Wed/Fri 10:15am–12:45pm; Pre-K 11:45am–2:45pm (2-day, 3-day Mon/Wed/Fri, or Mon–Fri); Homeschool Leadership Mon/Wed/Fri 12–3pm

Price$50 registration fee. 2025-26 tuition in 10 payments September–June: 2-day $235/month; 3-day $288/month; Pre-K 5-day $410/month; Homeschool Leadership $280/month.

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Webster Montessori School

childcare · Webster

AgesToddlers 18 months–3 years; primary 3–6 years; elementary grades 1–6

ScheduleHalf-day programs to 11:45am; full-day to 3:15pm. Wrap-around 7:30–8:40am and 11:45am–5:30pm; full-day wrap-around 7:30am–5:30pm on select holidays and school breaks

PriceToddler/Primary half-day $9,500; Primary full day $11,190; Elementary $11,410

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BrightPath Batavia

childcare · Batavia

AgesInfant 6 weeks-18 months; toddler 18 months-3 years; preschool ages 3-4; pre-K ages 4-5; before and after school ages 5-12

ScheduleOpen 6:00am-6:00pm

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Canandaigua Montessori School

childcare · Canandaigua

Ages18 months-6 years

ScheduleFollows the Canandaigua school-district calendar; toddler, primary, and kindergarten

Price2026-27 toddler annual: 5-day full $11,996 / half $8,897; 2-day half from $4,234. Primary 5-day full $9,742 / half $6,868. Yearly registration $150; new-student application $75; 10% sibling discount

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Creative Environment Children's Learning Center

childcare · Macedon

AgesInfants from 6 weeks; Infant 1 about 6 weeks-1 year; Infant 2 about 1 year-18 months; preschool classrooms typically 3, 3-4, and 4-5; programs through age 12

ScheduleMonday–Friday 6:30am–6:00pm

PriceFull week: infants $350; toddlers $300; preschool $295; UPK under 6 hours $190; school-age out of school $265; school-age during school year $205

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FLCC Child Care Center

childcare · Canandaigua

Ages18 months-5 years

ScheduleYear-round Monday-Friday 7:30am-5:30pm; breakfast, lunch, rest, outdoor play, and snack on the posted daily schedule

PriceRates effective July 6, 2026: toddlers and twos $63 (1-5 hours) / $70 (5+ hours); preschoolers $62 / $67; UPK wrap-around $37 per day. Income-based scale; Child Care Block Grant may cover up to 95% for qualifying families

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Keuka Lake School

childcare · Penn Yan

AgesPreschool 3–5 (with and without developmental delays). Daycare 18 months–12 years

ScheduleSchool-year preschool plus a six-week summer program for students who qualify. Nursing 8am–3pm during the school year and the six-week extended year. Daycare: half-day, full-day, and before/after school

PriceDaycare 5 days/week. 12-month full day $13,277.16/year ($255.33/week); half day $7,669.38/year. 10-month full day $11,537.29/year. Summer-only full day $3,138.91. Before and after school with summer $5,843.44/year. Rates as posted Aug 2026; subject to change

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Montessori School of Rochester

childcare · Brighton

AgesNido 6 weeks–18 months; toddler 18 months–3 years

ScheduleMonday–Friday; Nido and Toddler 8:45am–11:45am; Children's House 8:45am–11:45am, 8:45am–1:00pm, or 8:45am–3:00pm; Day House wrap-around 7:30am–5:30pm

Price$100 application fee; tuition not posted

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Pittsford Nursery School

childcare · Pittsford

Agestwo through five; classes for 2s, 3s, blended 3s & 4s, 5-day 4s, and young kindergarten 4.5–5s

ScheduleSchool-year preschool; applications for 2027–28 open December 1, 2026

PriceTwos $1,800; Threes $1,840; blended 3s/4s $2,120; 5-day Fours and Young Kindergarten $4,060

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Pride & Joy Child Care

childcare · Geneseo

AgesInfants, toddlers, preschool & pre-K, and school-age (numeric ages not posted)

ScheduleGeneseo Mon–Fri 6:30am–5:30pm. Avon 7:00am–5:30pm. Livonia/Lakeville 6:30am–6:00pm

PriceDaily and weekly rates (amounts not posted). Infant hold: deposit equal to one week plus a one-time $75 registration fee

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Sunshine Nursery School

childcare · Le Roy

SchedulePlaygroup Wednesday 10:00–11:30am; Nursery 9:00–11:30am (2-day Tue/Thu or 3-day Mon/Tue/Thu); Pre-K 9:15am–12:00pm (3-day Mon/Wed/Fri or 5-day Mon–Fri)

Price$75 non-refundable registration fee due at admission. Online registration $40 per family ($35 plus $5 convenience charge).

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Annie's Ark

childcare · Livonia

AgesSix weeks through 3rd grade

ScheduleMonday–Friday 6:30am–5:00pm

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Finger Lakes Community Action Head Start

childcare · Lyons

AgesPregnant women, infants, toddlers, and preschool children

ScheduleNewark center extended day Monday-Friday 6:15am-5:45pm

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Greece Montessori School

childcare · Greece

AgesPrograms for ages 6 weeks through 6 years (Nido, toddler, primary, extended day)

ScheduleMonday–Friday; Nido 8:45am–11:45am with Day House 7:00am–9:00am and 11:45am–5:30pm; wrap-around 7:00–8:45am and 11:45am–5:30pm (school year September–May; not during summer recess)

Price2026–27: Nido $9,731; Toddler $8,873.15; Primary $8,970.15; Kindergarten $9,355.86; First Grade $9,600; $50 application fee

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Jack 'n Jill Childcare Waterloo

childcare · Waterloo

AgesInfant/toddler, two's, and preschool (NYS Common Core preschool learning)

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Kids Club Child Care Center

childcare · Avon

Ages6 weeks–12 years

ScheduleMonday–Friday 6:00am–6:00pm

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Little Minds Learning

childcare · Palmyra

AgesInfants, toddlers, and preschoolers

ScheduleWeekdays 8:30am-3:30pm; before care and after care offered

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Phelps Playschool

childcare · Phelps

Ages12 months-5 years

ScheduleMonday-Friday 7am-4pm

PriceFull-time rates start at $50/day

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Roosevelt Children's Center

childcare · Newark

AgesPreschool and intervention 3-5; daycare 18 months-5

ScheduleDaycare offered 52 weeks a year; full day, morning half day, or partial weeks

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Stepping Stones Preschool

childcare · Seneca Falls

Ages3-year-old preschool group; 4-year-old kindergarten-readiness group

SchedulePreschool (age 3): Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday 9–11:30am. Kindergarten readiness (age 4): Monday–Friday 9–11:30am

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Mendon Child Care Center

childcare · Mendon

AgesCenter serves ages six weeks to eight years; preschool room described for 3-year-olds

ScheduleMonday–Friday 7:00am–6:00pm

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Phelps Community Center

childcare · Phelps

AgesPreschool 3-4; School Age Program 4-12

ScheduleSchool-age care before and after school, on breaks, emergency closings, and half days; preschool includes daily outdoor or gym time

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The Schoolhouse of Brockport

childcare · Brockport

AgesPreschool from 18 months; school-age through fourth grade

ScheduleSchool-year full-time preschool (4 or 5 days); open 6:30am–6:00pm; summer is pay-by-the-day

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