 Students are placed in the school by referral from their home public school districts, with tuition paid for by the school district.Preschools in Ridgewood include Bethlehem Early Learning Center, West Side Presbyterian, First Presbyterian School, the Cooperative Nursery School of Ridgewood, and the Montessori Learning Center.The village of Ridgewood is served by two weekly community newspapers – "The Ridgewood News" and the "Ridgewood Suburban News".