Our Middle Island location offers a variety of full-day classroom settings. Just Kids works closely with Longwood Central School District to provide an inclusive Universal Prekindergarten Program. While many of our UPK students attend our main Middle Island site, Just Kids offers UPK classrooms located at West Middle Island, Coram, and Ridge Elementary School. The Creative Curriculum is utilized and aligns nicely with the Prekindergarten Early Learning Standards. The students at our Middle Island site have opportunities throughout the day to visit the school library as well as the school PBIS store, Beez-R-Us.

Our newest additions to our Middle Island site include a Sensory Room, where students get to explore a variety of materials utilizing a multi-sensory approach and a Technology Room, where students are provided with STEAM-based activities and learn the basics of coding and navigating digital platforms. This location also has a music teacher who pushes into the classrooms and provides engaging, hands-on lessons.

All of the classes have access to licensed social workers who are able to provide additional support to students, teachers and families.

Address: 35 Longwood Road, Middle Island NY 11953
Phone: (631) 924-0008
Fax: (631) 924-1243

Student Hours: 8:30-2:30
Professional Staff Hours: 8:15-2:45 (no lunch)
TA Hours: 8:15-2:45 

Coordinator: Patty Brandow 
Mentor Teacher: Cindy Schnider 
District UPK Contact Name: Alicia Chirayil
Speech Supervisor: Lead: Laura Semisa
OT Supervision: Irene Zombek (Justin Tate-OT)
PT Supervision: Kelly Fleming
MHW Coordinator: Amanda Welch 
BCBA: Bunnie S  

# of Classrooms: 3
# of Behavior Technicians: 1 (Abby Bossert)
# of Nurses: district nurse  

Student Management: Kim Paland   

Assessment Used for UPK: Curriculum Gold Checklist (district provides teacher accounts) 

UPK Coordinator and District Liaison: Chris 
SCIS Administrator: Patty Brandow  
Mentor Teacher: Amanda (SCIS) 

Ridge (3 Classrooms) 

Ridge Address: 105 Ridge Rd, Ridge, NY 11961

Ridge Student Hours: 9:00-2:30
Teachers: 8:30-3:00 (6.5 hrs- lunch with students) 
TAs: 8:45-2:45 (6 hrs- lunch with students)  

West Middle Island (6 Classrooms: 4 SCIS, 2 Stand Alones) 

West Middle Island Address: 30 Swezey Ln, Middle Island, NY 11953

West Middle Island Student Hours: 9:00-2:30
Teachers: 8:30-3:00 (6.5 hrs- lunch with students) 
TAs: 8:45-2:45 (6 hrs- lunch with students)  

Coram (4 Classrooms) 

Coram Address: 61 Coram Mount Sinai Rd, Coram, NY 11727 

Coram Student Hours: 9:00-2:30
Teachers: 8:30-3:00 (6.5 hrs- lunch with students) 
TAs: 8:45-2:45 (6 hrs- lunch with students)  

District UPK Contact Name: Amy/Jen 

# of Nurses: District Nursing  

Assessment Used for UPK: Dial (done by teachers in October; done by district in June); Switching to Brigance (2026)
Progress Monitoring for Brigance: portfolio assessment/Seesaw