Kiddie Academy of Hicksville is a franchisee of Kiddie Academy International independently owned and operated by Nikko Care Inc. Nikko Care Inc. is owned and operated by Russell Plevretes and Karla-Jo Plevretes. The Academy has been open since 2002 and is fully licensed by the New York State Office of Children's and Family Services. The buses used in our afterschool program are in full compliance with New York State Department of Transportation, DOT, requirements and are inspected by DOT every 6 months.

Our goal is to, providing safe nurturing environments for children, and to have children in childcare learn. This is why we view our center not as daycare but rather a learning center. Kiddie Academy has an extensive curriculum that incorporates the philosophy that children learn through play. Their curriculum includes educational experience in foreign language, computers, music, science, math, art as well as many other areas. The education department at Kiddie Academy International is regularly updating the curriculum to stay ahead of the curve.

We bring with us many years of business and legal experience. Karla-Jo has over the years gained a wide range of business experience having a background in retail as well as sales. Russell not only brings business experience to the corporation but also most recently legal experience. He has been an attorney for over 10 years and a police officer for 20 years most recently as a police lieutenant.

Parents can expect to see the owners, as well as their director Michelle, at the school on a daily basis and should feel comfort that the owners and director have a strong presence at the school. The director Michelle has a Masters Degree and many years of experience in the childcare setting. As the director Michelle plays a major part in running the day-to-day operations of the center.