Noah's Ark Preschool has been serving the Albany area for over 20 years, providing top quality education for young children. We have bright, cheerful, carefully designed classrooms to provide a stimulating, safe environment, and the rooms are set up with "hands on" learning centers, such as a Reading Center, Art/Easel Center, Manipulative & Puzzle Center, Block Center, Science Center, Dramatic Play Center, Sand/Water Table Center, and Gross Motor Center with Climber. There is also a connected bathroom to the classrooms, exclusively for the children. We also have a large outdoor fenced in play area with ample playground equipment.

We use a theme-based approach in teaching, and we incorporate each theme into all areas of the curriculum. Some of the themes we use are: Fall, Apples and Seeds, The Birth of Jesus, Community Workers, Caterpillars & Butterflies, Pets & Pet Stores etc. Our learning centers change to reflect the theme and provide new stimulation, and our circle time and music and movement time enrich the exploration of the theme, and teach related concepts.

Some of the special activities and events we do throughout the year are:

Field Trips Holiday Parties Christmas Pageant Cooking Experiences (such as making Green Eggs & Ham) Dads-n-Doughnuts Day Moms-n-Muffins Day Teddy Bear Picnic & Pajama Day Pet Show, with exotic pets brought by area Pet store

Special visits with Colonie Firefighters & Police Parent's Open House Book Blast/No TV Week Mid-Year Parent Teacher Conferences Our annual Gingerbread Hunt Graduation, with a slide show End of the Year School Picnic