Government & Community Affairs

Arthur, Eugene and Thelma Community Life Center

Sylvia Townsend,
Director

15 Mount Morris Park West
New York, NY 10027

Tel: 212-876-8710
Fax: 212-876-6465

Hours: Monday through Friday:
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Ages Served: Birth to 5 years

Services: The Arthur, Eugene and Thelma Community Life Center is a city-run agency that provides child care for working parents.

Antioch Day Care Center

Brenda Williams,
Director

515 West 125th Street
New York, NY 10027

Tel: 212-864-9677
Fax: 212-749-8210

Hours: Monday through Friday:
7:45 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Ages Served: 2 to 5 years

Services: The center cares for children ages 2 to 5 years old.

Associaciones Dominicanas Day Care

Sukhwant Wallia,
Director

510 West 145th Street
New York, NY 10031

Tel: 212-690-3290
Fax: 212-368-2677

Hours: Monday through Friday:
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Ages Served: 2.5 to 5 years

Services: Associaciones Dominicanas Day Care offers day care services for children ages 2.5 to 5 and an after school program for older children.

Bank Street Family Center

Amy Flynn,
Director

610 West 112th Street
New York, NY 10025

Tel: 212-875-4412
Fax: 212-875-4759

Hours: Monday through Friday:
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Ages Served: 6 months to 4 years

Services: Bank Street Family Center is designed to provide developmentally oriented, culturally sensitive childcare and family support for families of children six months to four years. The Center also serves as a preschool special education, early intervention and evaluation site for children birth to five years, and a training site for graduate students and high school interns.

Bridge Community Center

Juanita Anderson,
Director

111 Wadsworth Avenue
New York, NY 10033

Tel: 212-928-9741
Fax: 212-923-3580

Hours: Monday through Friday:
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Ages Served: 2 years and 9 months to 5 years

Services: The Bridge Community Center offers a full nursery school program that includes puzzles, reading, numbers, letter concepts, color painting, dance, music, and trips.

Cathedral Parkway Towers Preschool

Sandra Hunt Smith,
Director

125 West 109th Street
New York, NY 10025

Tel: 212-749-0291
Fax: 212-678-5219

Hours: Monday through Friday:
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Ages Served: 2 to 5 years

Services: The Cathedral Parkway Towers Preschool provides a day care center for children ages 2 to 5 with various learning and recreational activities.

Charma Child Development Center

Cynthia Allen,
Executive Director

218 West 147th Street
New York, NY 10039

Tel: 212-368-4710
Fax: 212-926-9626

Hours: Monday through Friday:
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Ages Served: 2 to 5 years

Services: Charma Child Development Center offers childcare services for children ages 2 to 5. Activities at the center vary depending on the different age groups.

Citizens Care Day Care Center

Praduman Singh,
Director

3240 Broadway
New York, NY 10027

Tel: 212-690-0742
Fax: 212-690-8684

Hours: Monday through Friday:
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Ages Served: 2.5 to 6 years

Services: Citizens Care Day Care Center offers day care services that incorporate activities such as arts, crafts, dancing, and painting.

Citizens Care Day Care Center I

Manalebish Ali,
Director

131 St. Nicholas Avenue
New York, NY 10026

Tel: 212-666-1683
Fax: 212-666-5244

Hours: Monday through Friday:
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Ages Served: 2.5 to 6 years

Services: Citizens Care Day Care Center I offers a preschool education that includes recreational activities such as art and music.

East Calvary Nursery

Behenie Robin,
Director

1 West 112th Street
New York, NY 10026

Tel: 212-534-5249
Fax: 212-534-3174

Hours: Monday through Friday:
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Ages Served: 3.5 to 5 years

Services: East Calvary Nursery offers preschool children various educational, cultural, social, and positive emotional experiences. All educational skills and developmental experiences provide children with opportunities to explore, develop, create and participate in a variety of children centered age appropriate hands on activities. These activities include music, woodworking, arts and crafts, computer, language development, foreign language, outdoor play, block building, role playing, sand and waterplay, cooking, and field trips throughout the year.

Grace Temple Day Care Center

Inez Bonds,
Director

325 Lenox Avenue
New York, NY 10027

Tel: 212-866-4938
Fax: 212-993-7860

Hours: Monday through Friday:
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Ages Served: 2.5 to 5 years

Services: Grace Temple Day Care Center has a full day care program for children ages 2.5 to 5 where children learn through play activities like art, painting, crafts, and block building.

Graham Windham Harlem Day Care Center

Nicole Slaney,
Director

669 Lenox Avenue
New York, NY 10037

Tel: 212-491-8501
Fax: 212-491-9847

Hours: Monday through Friday:
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Ages Served: 2 to 6 years

Services: The Graham Windham Day Care Center offers preschool children and older children tutoring, computer training, singing, dance, music, and language classes.

Grant Day Care Center

Williesteen Moore,
Director

1299 Amsterdam Avenue
New York, NY 10027

Tel: 212-666-6000
Fax: 212-666-0021

Hours: Monday through Friday:
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Ages Served: 2 months to 13 years

Services: Grant Day Care Center offers full day care services and an after school program for infants and children. Activities at the center include gym, music, dance, and art classes. In addition, tutorial services are available for children ages 6 to 13.

Harbor Morningside Children's Center

Rorry Scott,
Director

311 West 120th Street
New York, NY 10027

Tel: 212-864-0400
Fax: 212-665-2645

Hours: Monday through Friday:
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Ages Served: 2 to 5 years

Services: Harbor Morningside Children’s Center offers child day care services for infants and toddlers and an after school program with educational and recreational activities for older children.

Harriet Tubman Day Care Center

Ladest Nelson,
Director

138-142 West 143rd Street
New York, NY 10030

Tel: 212-281-3207
Fax: 212-491-1239

Hours: Monday through Friday:
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Ages Served: 2.5 to 6 years

Services: The Harriet Tubman Day Care Center serves children of families in transition, due to fire, eviction, domestic violence, or inadequate housing. The staff encourages the full exploration of the learning process necessary for complete academic and social development. At the center, children participate in art, math, science, phonics, social studies, music, and multicultural activities.

Herbert G. Birch Services

Paul Larsen,
Chief Executive Officer

554 Fort Washington Avenue
New York, NY 10033

Tel: 212-741-6522
Fax: 212-741-6739

Website: www.hgbirch.org

Hours: Monday through Friday:
8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Ages Served: Infants to 5 years

Services: The Early Childhood Center at Herbert G. Birch Services provides day care services for infants and children under 5 years of age. Children are offered the opportunity to learn a variety of social, emotional, and educational skills. In addition, the center offers an after school program with recreational activities for mentally challenged and disabled children.

Hope Day Nursery

Leoncia S. Mendoza,
Director

2112 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10037

Tel: 212-234-3333
Fax: 212-368-0519

Hours: Monday through Friday:
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Ages Served: 2.5 to 5 years

Services: The Hope Day Nursery offers day care services that incorporate activities such as computing, cooking, art, and music.

Isabella Child Care Center

Fatemeh Modarres,
Director

515 Audubon Avenue
New York, NY 10040

Tel: 212-342-9436
Fax: 212-923-0927

E-mail: fmodarres@isabella.org

Hours: Monday through Friday:
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Ages Served: 3 months to 5 years

Services: The Isabella Child Care Center's program is based on early childhood education principles. The staff at Isabella believes that children learn best in a clean, safe, nurturing and healthy environment. The curriculum is designed to promote independence, self-confidence, self-esteem and individual decision-making. The children participate in intergenerational programs with the residents of the Isabella Geriatric Center. Activities at the center include arts, crafts, cooking, exercising, and trips.

James Varick Day Care Center

Ruby Archie,
Director

151-7 West 136th Street
New York, NY 10030

Tel: 212-234-8058
Fax: 212-368-5100

Hours: Monday through Friday:
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Ages Served: 2.5 to 6 years

Services: The James Varick Day Care Center's program curriculum includes learning and play activities that vary according to the child's age group.

Mary Walton Children's Center

Altagracia Moguel,
Director

224 West 152nd Street
New York, NY 10039

Tel: 212-283-4241
Fax: 212-283-0355

Hours: Monday through Friday:
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Ages Served: 2.5 to 6 years

Services: The Mary Walton Children’s Center offers math, science, and reading classes in computer-equipped classrooms.

Medical Center Nursery School

Howard Johnson,
Director

60 Haven Avenue
New York, NY 10032

Tel: 212-304-7040
Fax: 212-544-4243

Hours: Monday through Friday:
8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Ages Served: 2 to 6 years

Services: The Medical Center Nursery School is an independent, not-for-profit early childhood school located at the Health Sciences Campus of Columbia University. It provides half and full day programs and serves both the medical center and the community at large. Admission is given to children of families affiliated with Columbia University, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, and the New York State Psychiatric Institute.

Morningside Day Care Center

Madeleine Lockett,
Director

2967 Frederick Douglas Boulevard
New York, NY 10039

Tel: 212-281-4142
Fax: 212-690-4494

Hours: Monday through Friday:
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Ages Served: 2.5 to 5 years

Services: Morningside Day Care Center provides childcare services and a day care program designed for parents who are working or are attending school.

Nicholas Cardell Day Care Center

Norma So,
Director

84 Vermilyea Avenue
New York, NY 10034

Tel: 212-942-6757
Fax: 212-942-6792

Hours: Monday through Friday:
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Ages Served: 2.5 to 5 years

Services: The Nicholas Cardell Day Care program is a multi-faceted comprehensive child development system. The center's curriculum is based on teacher's observations and recordings of each child's special interest and developmental progress. Using an integrated approach, the curriculum provides for all areas of child development including physical, emotional, social and cognitive.

Oliver Street School Age Day Care Center

Alice Lee,
Director

8 Henry Street
New York, NY 10038

Tel: 212-732-3005
Fax: 212-587-5965

Hours: Monday through Friday:
9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Ages Served: 6 to 12 years

Services: The Oliver Street School Age Day Care Center provides a safe and secure environment that complements the daily academic experiences in school of children 6 years and older. The children spend many enjoyable hours interacting in a variety of enriching activities.

Open Door Care Center

Jai Kush,
Director

820 Columbus Avenue
New York, NY 10025

Tel: 212-749-5572
Fax: 212-662-8867

Hours: Monday through Friday:
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Ages Served: 2 years and 5 months to 5.5 years

Services: The Open Door Care Center is committed, through family education, to develop the potential within each child. The staff works closely with parents, other caregivers and professionals to provide an environment in which every child can experience the pleasure of play, the building of friendships, and the joys of learning through experience and discovery.

Parents in Action Child Care (HACER)

Frank Alvarado,
Director

611 West 177th Street
1st Floor, Suite #1
New York, NY 10033

Tel: 212-927-2800
Fax: 212-927-8548

Hours: Monday through Friday:
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Ages Served: 2 to 5 years

Services: The Parents in Action Child Care program provides child care services to children ages 2 to 5. Children must be toilet trained before they enter the program.

Quo Vadis Day Care Center

Marilyn Johnson,
Director

4111 Broadway
New York, NY 10033

Tel: 212-568-6554
Fax: 212-568-1205

Hours: Monday through Friday:
7:45 a.m. to 5:45 a.m.

Ages Served: 2.5 to 5 years

Services: The Quo Vadis Day Care Center provides a program based on the integration of social services, health and education. The class curriculum is planned and carried out by skilled and qualified teachers in the field of early childhood education. The center’s atmosphere reflects a learning environment that is warm, nurturing and geared to the need of the children.

Rena Day Care Center

Sheila Willard,
Executive Director

639 Edgecombe Avenue
New York, NY 10032

Tel: 212-795-4444
Fax: 212-795-7365

Hours: Monday through Friday:
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Ages Served: 6 weeks to 6 years

Services: Rena Day Care Center services children that are at least 2.5 to 6 years of age. The center requires that all young children are toilet trained. The Center also offers a Family Day Care program for children 6 weeks old to 2 years of age.

Rocky Mount Day Care Center

Teneka Harrison,
Director

37-41 Hillside Avenue
New York, NY 10040

Tel: 212-942-1253
Fax: 212-942-0067

Hours: Monday through Friday:
7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Ages Served: 2 years and 9 months to 5 years

Services: Rocky Mount Day Care Center provides quality day care services for working parents with children. The Center offers a safe and knowledgeable setting in which children can learn and play.

Salem Day Care Center

Elizabeth Ohuche,
Director

211 West 129th Street
4th Floor
New York, NY 10027

Tel: 212-678-2712
Fax: 212-316-5849

Hours: Monday through Friday:
8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Ages Served: 3 to 10 years

Services: Salem Day Care Center provides preschool child care services for children ages 3 to 7 and an after school program for children ages 7 to 10.

Sheltering Arms

Celeste Gordon,
Director

2289 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10037

Tel: 212-283-3100
Fax: 212-281-7377

Hours: Monday through Friday:
3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Ages Served: 5 to 13 years

Services: Sheltering Arms operates an after school program for children ages 5 to 13. The program’s activities include dance, physical education, music, and computer training classes.

St. Benedict’s Day Nursery

Sister Rose Mary,
Director

21 West 124th Street
New York, NY 10027

Tel: 212-423-5715
Fax: 212-423-5917

E-mail: stben124@aol.com

Hours: Monday through Friday:
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Ages Served: 2 to 6 years

Services: St. Benedict's Day Nursery offers a developmentally appropriate day nursery program. At the Center, children always remain with other children in their same age group so that their needs are met accordingly.

The Inwood Nursery School

Devika Constance,
Director

3732 Tenth Avenue
New York, NY 10034

Tel: 212-567-5654
Fax: 212-567-1460

Hours: Monday through Friday:
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Ages Served: 2.5 to 5 years

Services: The Inwood Nursery School offers developmentally appropriate classrooms where children participate in activities that include music, arts and crafts, and painting.

The Nursery Infant Toddler Day Care Center, Inc.

Lenore Lupie,
Director

130 Fort Washington Avenue
New York, NY 10032

Tel: 212-740-4455
Fax: 212-740-4456

Hours: Monday through Friday:
7:45 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Ages Served: 2 months to 5 years

Services: The Nursery Infant Toddler Day Care Center, Inc. was created to cater exclusively to infants and toddlers and their special needs. Infants and toddlers need more nurturing and one-to-one care than older children. Holding and loving are very important for babies. Equally important is allowing the child the opportunity to explore his environment with the security of qualified adults nearby. The Nursery has four classrooms. The infant room houses eight babies. The Minis are 12 to 24 months in a group of five children. The Toddlers, 2 year olds, are in a group of up to ten children. The Preschoolers, 3 and 4 year olds are in a group, not to exceed seventeen children. Because developmental stages are so varied at this point in life, the children move to the next room based on their development, not on their age. Routine is necessary in a group setting, but young children need flexibility in their day. In the infant room, the Nursery accommodates each individual child's schedule. In the toddler room, there's a lot of emphasis on activities for daily living. The Center offers semi-structured hands on activities throughout the day. The children are also offered a great deal of freedom. Because they learn so much at this stage of life, everything they do enhances their development. Preschoolers are offered a variety of activities. They receive simple academic lessons in preparation for kindergarten. This includes learning numbers and letters. The Center also offers music, dance, art, outdoor, and free play. In each classroom, social and verbal skills are developed throughout the day as the children are involved in different activities.

UFBCO Day Care Center

Darlene Spencer,
Director

474 West 159th Street
New York, NY 10032

Tel: 212-281-1950
Fax: 212-281-0679

Hours: Monday through Friday:
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Ages Served: 2.5 to 11 years

Upper Manhattan Child Development Center

Delena Fluker,
Director

204 West 134th Street
New York, NY 10030

Tel: 212-368-3502
Fax: 212-368-5896

Hours: Monday through Friday:
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Ages Served: 2.5 to 5 years

Services: The Upper Manhattan Child Development Center provides day care services as well as a recreational program that includes dance, martial arts, and sports.

Uptown Nursery School

Connie Castro,
Director

1 Cabrini Boulevard
New York, NY 10033

Tel: 212-568-1724
Fax: 212-568-1724

Hours: Monday through Friday:
7:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Ages Served: 2 to 6 years

Services: The Uptown Nursery School offers day care services that include a recreational program that offers music, arts and crafts, dancing, and active learning through play.

Utopia Children Center

Teresa Evans,
Director

236 West 129th Street
New York, NY 10027

Tel: 212-663-7375
Fax: 212-663-7375

Hours: Monday through Friday:
8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Ages Served: 2 to 12 years

Services: Utopia Children Center offers comprehensive community day care services.

Washington Heights Child Care Center

Nereida Hill,
Director

610-14 West 175th Street
New York, NY 10033

Tel: 212-781-2472
Fax: 212-781-6910

Hours: Monday through Friday:
7:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.

Ages Served: 2 years and 9 months to 6 years

Services: The Washington Heights Child Care Center offers a full time day care educational program. Depending on the day's lesson, activities that include singing, painting, water play, block building, puzzles, active play in sand boxes, and trips are coordinated.

YM & YWHA of Washington Heights and Inwood Nursery School

Madalyn Goldman,
Director

54 Nagle Avenue
New York, NY 10040

Tel: 212-569-6200
Fax: 212-567-5915

Hours: Monday through Friday:
8:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Ages Served: 2 years and 9 months to 5.5 years

Services: The YM & YWHA of Washington Heights and Inwood Nursery School emphasizes individual attention to each child in a maturing and stimulating environment. A vibrant curriculum is followed which focuses on the emotional physical, social and intellectual development of the children. Through small group experiences, children are taught to learn, share and develop skills together. With teacher's guidance, they are encouraged to make decisions and choices, which build self-esteem and confidence. Children are divided into two classrooms, one for three year olds and the other for four year olds. Age appropriate curriculum is taught in each classroom. Facilities include two vibrant, large, air-conditioned classrooms, full-size gymnasium, roof top playground and an indoor playground designed to enhance motor skills and build self confidence and independence. Round trip door to door transportation is provided.

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