Over the past 20 years, the Mill Neck Manor Early Childhood Center (ECC) has provided programs and services for children, ages three and four, who have special needs. Maximizing our expertise and determination to continuously meet these special needs, which include deficits in speech/language, communication, cognitive, fine and gross motor development, the administration has embarked on an innovative project to improve the functionality of the ECC building, as well as upgrade and enhance its internal structure and appearance. 

 

The Early Childhood Center has helped over 700 preschoolers achieve their academic milestones, while supporting their families and strengthening dozens of Long Island communities. The majority of preschoolers who graduate from the Early Childhood Center program are successfully transitioned to kindergarten within their home 

school districts. 

 

I am frequently amazed when I meet parents of former students who attended the ECC program. They all attest to how successful their children have become as a result of the early services. In fact, parents of a child who attended the ECC 15 years ago recently told us how their child didn’t speak in his first four years and blossomed at the ECC. This past September, he entered the top broadcasting school in the country. Together as a community, we can ensure that more children are able to grow into successful adults. 

 

Please join our “Restoring Hope, Building Dreams” renovation campaign by making a tax deductible gift today. The best part is your gift will be matched by the Mill Neck Manor Board of Trustees, dollar for dollar! In addition, we have received our first $100,000 pledge from the Ned J. Giordano Foundation. 

 

We thank you for your continued support and for helping to make the hopes and dreams of our preschoolers with special needs a reality. On behalf of everyone at the Mill Neck Family of Organizations, I wish you and your family a blessed Christmas and happy, healthy new year.

 

The design intent for this project is to make the facility both functional and exciting for preschoolers and staff. We will employ the use of texture, color, lighting and materials to enhance the experience of learning. The classroom space currently used for occupational and physical therapies will revert back to a much-needed classroom.

• Gross motor skills area; performance area; 
• alternative/multi-purpose area
• Fine motor skills area with 4 workstations
• 8 therapist workstations
• New handicap bathrooms
• New parent/staff conference room with storage
• Faculty lunch area
• New office
• Energy efficient windows and doors
• Incorporation of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)