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Best New York Nonsectarian ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Preschools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 364 nonsectarian private preschools in New York. You can also find more religiously affiliated schools in New York.
The top-ranked nonsectarian private preschools in New York include Albany Academies, Avenues The World School, and BASIS Independent Manhattan.

Top-Ranked Nonsectarian ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Preschools in New York (2026)

School
Location
Quick Facts
Abc Preschool & Kindergarten Center
Abc Preschool & Kindergarten Center Photo - #1 Childcare in Queens. Excellent education, care, nutrition's, and much more. Register now.
Daycare / Preschool
6620 Laurel Hill Blvd
Woodside, NY 11377
(718) 672-2424
Gr: NS-K | 190 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 2 Tuition listed
Adelphi Academy of Brooklyn
Adelphi Academy of Brooklyn Photo - Adelphi was voted Best ²ÝÁñÉçÇø School in Brooklyn for 2026-2027!
(8)
8515 Ridge Boulevard
Brooklyn, NY 11209
(718) 238-3308
Gr: NS-12 | 235 students Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 15 | Extracurrculars: 20 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Avenues The World School
Avenues The World School Photo - Avenues Early Learning Center Classroom
(4)
259 10th Avenue
New York, NY 10001
(646) 664-0800
Gr: NS-12 | 1,900 students Sports: 14 | Extracurrculars: 99 Tuition listed
BASIS Independent Brooklyn
BASIS Independent Brooklyn Photo - In PreK we offer a thematic, hands-on, comprehensive, and content-rich curriculum that builds skills in an environment that fosters curiosity.
556 Columbia Street
Brooklyn, NY 11231
(929) 626-5001
Gr: PK-12 | 679 students Avg. class size: 14 students Sports: 15 | Extracurrculars: 30 Tuition listed
BASIS Independent Manhattan
BASIS Independent Manhattan Photo
(1)
795 Columbus Avenue
New York, NY 10025
(347) 305-4960
Gr: PK-12 | 305 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 9 | Extracurrculars: 22 Tuition listed
Buckley Country Day School
Buckley Country Day School Photo - Buckley Country Day School is a private, mission-driven, independent co-educational day school, serving 323 children in grades toddler through eight. The school provides a superior elementary education to an intellectually capable and diverse student body in a dynamic learning community.
2 I U Willets Road
Roslyn, NY 11576
(516) 472-2723
Gr: PK-8 | 363 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 9 | Extracurrculars: 6 Tuition listed
Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School
Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School Photo
(3)
5 W 93rd St
New York, NY 10025
(212) 749-6200
Gr: PK-12 | 1,163 students Avg. class size: 14 students Sports: 14 | Extracurrculars: 74 Tuition listed
Lycee Francais de New York
Lycee Francais de New York Photo
(1)
505 East 75th Street
New York, NY 10021
(212) 369-1400
Gr: NS-12 | 1,233 students Avg. class size: 18 students Sports: 9 | Extracurrculars: 33 Tuition listed
Manlius Pebble Hill School
Manlius Pebble Hill School Photo - The opening day Handshake Ceremony is a tradition that dates back generations, with the entire student body along with faculty and staff to welcome each other into a new academic year. Handshakes, hugs, high fives, fist bumps, waves, and rock-paper-scissors are all forms of greetings.
(1)
5300 Jamesville Rd
Syracuse, NY 13214
(315) 446-2452
Gr: PK-12 | 332 students Avg. class size: 13 students Sports: 9 Tuition listed
Pine Street School
Pine Street School Photo
(11)
25 Pine Street
New York, NY 10005
(347) 237-7606
Gr: NS-8 | 360 students Avg. class size: 18 students Sports: 6 | Extracurrculars: 17 Tuition listed
Robert C Parker School
Robert C Parker School Photo - Intentional Community Building (ex. buddy program).
(8)
4254 Ny Highway 43
Wynantskill, NY 12198
(518) 286-3449
Gr: PK-8 | 132 students Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 16 | Extracurrculars: 4 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Southampton Montessori School
Southampton Montessori School Photo
Montessori School
(1)
135 Saint Andrews Rd
Southampton, NY 11968
(631) 283-2223
Gr: NS-6 | 67 students Avg. class size: 16 students Sports: 3 | Extracurrculars: 7 Tuition listed
Tuxedo Park School
Tuxedo Park School Photo - At Tuxedo Park School, every teacher knows every child. Our small size allows us to administer differentiated instruction at all levels and to challenge the most advanced students while supporting those who need additional or varied instruction.
(9)
Mountain Farm Rd
Tuxedo Park, NY 10987
(845) 351-4737
Gr: NS-9 | 127 students Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 9 | Extracurrculars: 11 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
The Waldorf School Of Garden City
The Waldorf School Of Garden City Photo - Welcome to the Waldorf School of Garden City!
Special Program Emphasis
(9)
225 Cambridge Avenue
Garden City, NY 11530
(516) 742-3434
Gr: NS-12 | 300 students Avg. class size: 18 students Sports: 11 | Extracurrculars: 13 Tuition listed
Battery Park Montessori, A Green Ivy International School
Battery Park Montessori, A Green Ivy International School Photo - Our small student-teacher ratios provide rich opportunities for personalized learning and one-one-one support from Montessori-certified teachers with years of experience in child development.
Montessori School
(4)
21 South End Avenue
New York, NY 10280
(347) 237-7606
Gr: NS-K | 100 students Avg. class size: 6 students Extracurrculars: 7 Tuition listed
Bridges Academy (The)
Bridges Academy (The) Photo - Our 2016-17 Graduating class
(19)
339 Snedecor Ave
West Islip, NY 11795
(631) 358-5035
Gr: NS-8 | 238 students Sports: 4 | Extracurrculars: 26 Tuition listed
Chemung Valley Montessori School
Montessori School
(2)
23 Winters Road
Elmira, NY 14903
(607) 562-8754
Gr: PK-6 | 166 students Avg. class size: 20 students Extracurrculars: 5 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Elmwood Day School
Elmwood Day School Photo
Daycare / Preschool
(2)
900 Dobbs Ferry Road
White Plains, NY 10607
(914) 592-8577
Gr: NS-1 Avg. class size: 14 students
Garden School
Garden School Photo - Our goal from the earliest grades through high school is to develop lifelong learners who excel in academics and individuals who enhance Garden School and the college they later attend. All students have their own strengths, weaknesses, talents, and dreams. The college search seeks to find the best match for our graduates, places where they can thrive and learn.
(40)
3316 79th St
Jackson Heights, NY 11372
(718) 335-6363
Gr: NS-12 | 259 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 8 | Extracurrculars: 25 Tuition listed
Green Meadow Waldorf School
Green Meadow Waldorf School Photo - Green Meadow`s middle school academic curriculum engages the budding capacities and immense curiosity of the young teenager. Through practical interdisciplinary experiences, age appropriate challenges, and meaningful social interactions, students thrive academically and emotionally. Every day, students take part in immersive, explorative inquiry, broadening and deepening their understanding of the world.
(14)
307 Hungry Hollow Road
Spring Valley, NY 10977
(845) 356-2514
Gr: NS-12 | 281 students Avg. class size: 20 students Sports: 10 | Extracurrculars: 10 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Ivy League School
Ivy League School Photo
(4)
211 Brooksite Drive
Smithtown, NY 11787
(631) 265-4177
Gr: PK-8 | 324 students Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 3 | Extracurrculars: 3 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
The Kew-Forest School
The Kew-Forest School Photo - At The Kew-Forest School, you will find a community that nurtures lifelong learners, educators who inspire young people, and students who support each other. Established in 1918, Kew-Forest is the oldest independent co-ed, college preparatory school in Queens for students in Preschool through Grade 12. For more info, visit kewforest.org.
(2)
119-17 Union Tpke
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 268-4667
Gr: NS-12 | 207 students Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 12 | Extracurrculars: 23 Tuition listed
Mizzentop Day School
Mizzentop Day School Photo
64 E Main St
Pawling, NY 12564
(845) 855-7338
Gr: PK-8 | 161 students Avg. class size: 10 students Sports: 6 | Extracurrculars: 12 Tuition listed
The Studio School
The Studio School Photo
(21)
117 West 95th Street
New York, NY 10025
(212) 678-2416
Gr: NS-8 | 110 students Avg. class size: 16 students Sports: 6 | Extracurrculars: 7 Tuition listed
Westbury Friends School
Westbury Friends School Photo - Apples picked from our apple tree. Now on to making apple pie.
550 Post Ave
Westbury, NY 11590
(516) 333-3178
Gr: NS-3 | 50 students Avg. class size: 10 students Extracurrculars: 9 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
82nd Street Academics
82nd Street Academics Photo - 82nd Street Academics Full Day Preschool
Alternative School
81-10 35th Avenue
Jackson Heights, NY 11372
(718) 457-0429
Gr: PK-10 | 575 students Avg. class size: 20 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Albany Academies
135-140 Academy Road
Albany, NY 12208
(518) 429-2300
Gr: PK-12 | 680 students Avg. class size: 16 students Sports: 18 Tuition listed
Allendale Columbia School
Allendale Columbia School Photo - Allendale Columbia School has been a leading independent school in Rochester since 1890.
(6)
519 Allens Creek Road
Rochester, NY 14618
(585) 381-4560
Gr: NS-12 | 356 students Avg. class size: 8 students Sports: 11 | Extracurrculars: 25 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
The Art of Words Community School
The Art of Words Community School Photo
Special Program Emphasis
(4)
52 Bridge Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(516) 668-1024
Gr: PK-5 | 156 students Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 2 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Asbury Day Care Center
Daycare / Preschool
1050 East Ave
Rochester, NY 14607
(585) 461-2920
Gr: PK-K | 19 students
B.e.s.t. Learning Center
Daycare / Preschool
525 Veterans Memorial Highway
Smithtown, NY 11787
(631) 864-4064
Gr: NS-PK | 159 students Avg. class size: 15 students Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Bank Street School For Children
Bank Street School For Children Photo
(9)
610 W 112th Street
New York, NY 10025
(212) 875-4433
Gr: NS-8 Avg. class size: 18 students Sports: 5 | Extracurrculars: 2 Tuition listed
Berkeley Carroll Elementary School
701 Carroll St
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 534-6601
Gr: PK-12 | 803 students Tuition listed
Berkeley Carroll School
Berkeley Carroll School Photo - Berkeley Carroll is one of NYC's top independent schools.
(4)
181 Lincoln Place
Brooklyn, NY 11217
(718) 534-6060
Gr: PK-12 | 992 students Avg. class size: 16 students Sports: 13 | Extracurrculars: 35 Tuition listed
Brooklyn Amity School
Brooklyn Amity School Photo - Our wonderful facility.
(7)
3867 Shore Pkwy
Brooklyn, NY 11235
(718) 891-6100
Gr: PK-12 | 210 students Avg. class size: 10 students Sports: 4 | Extracurrculars: 11 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
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