Lollys Early Childhood Center

Lollys Early Childhood Center is a day care center in Long Island City, NY. The center provides early childhood education for young children and offers parents daily photo, video, and update communication, parent-teacher conferences, and opportunities to volunteer in the classroom. Instruction covers creative expression, phonetic awareness, language development, mathematical thinking, scientific thinking, socio-emotional development, and physical development, with small-group classes in yoga, martial arts, photography, and music. Head teachers hold bachelor or master of science degrees in early childhood education or a closely related field, assistant teachers are pursuing or hold bachelor's degrees in the same area, and all staff are certified in Child CPR and First Aid. Classrooms are equipped with eco-friendly furniture, manipulatives, literacy tools, libraries, art materials, and SMART Boards, and the program follows the standards of the National Association for the Education of Young Children through a thematic, child-initiated curriculum. Lolly's holds a rating of 4.7 from 31 reviews.

The center was founded in 2010 by Ms. Ilana, who holds a master's degree in early childhood education and was among the first to open a childhood development center in the LIC neighborhood. Ms. Stephanie, known as Ms. D, joined in 2011 as head teacher of the pre-K class before moving into a director role in July 2022; she holds a master's degree in education, has worked in the field for nearly two decades, and received the 2017 Blackboard Award for Excellence in Education. The teaching team includes Ms. Rashell, head teacher of the toddlers, who joined in 2021 and has worked with children with autism in honor of her sister; Ms. Angelise, a lead teacher who graduated from Brooklyn College and is completing a master's at Queens College; Ms. Anastasya, who holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Hunter College and brings experience from the New York City Autism Charter School and the Child Development Center; and Ms. Dorothy, head teacher of the Blue Room. Lolly's has received the Best of Queens Awards for Child Care/Preschool seven years in a row and was inducted into the 2022 Queens Business Hall of Fame.

The center is located on 47th Avenue, near Vernon Boulevard, Gantry Plaza State Park, and a post office.

The center's standing in the LIC community is reflected in a steady stream of repeat and referred families. Its induction into the 2022 Queens Business Hall of Fame and seven consecutive Best of Queens Awards for Child Care/Preschool underscore the reputation its 4.7 rating represents.

For families in Long Island City seeking an established early childhood program with experienced, credentialed teachers, Lolly's offers a credentialed, community-rooted option steps from Gantry Plaza State Park.