Rainbow Christian Preschool & Kindergarten

Rainbow Christian Preschool & Kindergarten is a preschool in Woodside, NY. The school operates as a mission of St. Jacobus Evangelical Lutheran Church (ELCA), a congregation that has welcomed people from all nations and of all races since 1867. It is licensed by the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and contracted by the NYC Department of Education, with closings that follow the NYCDOE school calendar. Programs run year-round from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and include full-time and part-time schedules as well as the Pre-K For All (PKA) full-day program. The school motto "Teaching with Love" has been in place since 1987, and the facility includes air-conditioned classrooms, a full-size indoor gymnasium, and a private outdoor playground. The teaching team is led by Director Carla C. Olmez, who joined Rainbow in September 2011 and holds a BA in Linguistics and Communication Disorder from Queens College, an MS in Education from St. Pastor Joseph Mantovani has been with St. Jacobus Lutheran Church and Rainbow since December 2009; he grew up in Brooklyn, studied at Brooklyn College, and completed his Master's and pastoral training at the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. Pre-K teacher Ms. Laurie earned a Bachelor's in Health Education from St. Francis College, a Master's in Childhood Education from St. The school body reflects the many nationalities living in northwestern Queens. The school sits on 43rd Ave, about 0.1 miles from P.S. 12Q - The James B. Colgate School, roughly 0.2 miles from Queens Boulevard and the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, and the same short distance from New Roots Community Garden Queens. It holds a rating of 4.50 based on 8 reviews, reflecting a solid reputation among the families it has served. Families in Woodside looking for an early childhood program grounded in a long-running church mission will find one that has shaped young learners in the neighborhood since 1987.