Little Lukes Preschool & Childcare Center

Little Lukes Preschool & Childcare Center, based in East Syracuse, NY, provides New York State–approved preschool education and childcare for children ages 3–5 across Central New York. The program serves children of all abilities in inclusive classrooms and, through a partnership with Milestones Children’s Center, integrates classroom-based speech, occupational and physical therapy, school psychology, and special education. Centers operate in DeWitt (East Syracuse), Baldwinsville, Camillus, Fulton, Oswego, and Pulaski.

Classrooms are led by NYS-certified teachers and use Learning Without Tears and Conscious Discipline curricula. Instruction is hands-on and developmentally appropriate, building early literacy, numeracy, language, social-emotional, and motor skills in preparation for kindergarten.

Families benefit from a fingerprint-secured entry system, nutritionist-approved meals aligned with the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), and daily communication through the ProCare app. Typical hours are Monday–Friday, 7:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

Little Lukes partners with Universal Pre-Kindergarten and local school districts for placements and accepts subsidized childcare rates for families who qualify, offering guidance on county child care assistance programs. The centers do not offer infant or toddler care.