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Resource Directory
Child Care Centers (28) 
Agency for Child Development
Tel: 718-FOR-KIDS.
Email: crmmail@crm.nyc.gov?subject=Message%20to%20Commissioner%20of%20ACS.
Families can apply for subsidized child care services through ACD, which oversees the largest municipal day care system in the country. For a family to qualify for subsidized child care services, it must meet specific financial and social eligibility criteria. Children -- ages two months through 12 years -- are cared for either in group day care centers licensed by the Department of Health or in the homes of day care providers that are registered by the Department of Health. ACD also issues vouchers to eligible families that may be used by parents to purchase care from any legal day care provider in the city.
Bridge Community Center
111 Wadsworth Avenue, New York, NY 10033.
Tel: 212-928-9741.
Fax: 212-928-3580.
Full nursery school program that includes puzzles, reading, numbers, letter concepts, color painting, dance, music and trips.
Broadway Temple United Methodist Church
4111 Broadway, New York, NY 10033.
Tel: 212-928-1200.
Fax: 212-928-1201.
Houses a day care center and a mini school as well as a soup kitchen.
Colors Child Care
Near 207 Street and Seaman Avenue.
Tel: 212-942-4644.
Email: judypr66@hotmail.com.
Children ages 0 to 6 years old. Licensed by the New York City Department of Health. Accepts ACD vouchers. By appointment only.
Dominican Women's Development Center
519 West 189th Street, Ground Floor, New York, NY 10040.
Tel: 212-994-6060.
Fax: 212-994-6065.
Email: guzmany@dwdc.org.
"El Centro" stands as an epi-center of women, children, youth, and family-focused activity in the Washington Heights/Inwood community. They counteract gender subordination by promoting self-sufficiency, advancing educational goals and engendering the necessary skills and self-esteem to transform individual lives and community. They offer free services to women residing in Washington Heights/Inwood and other NYC communities, including: educational development, GED preparation, ESL and BENL classes, citizenship preparation, child care and day care services, ESOL, computer technology training, after-school programs, economic development, home health aid training/placement, domestic violence program, parenting group, educational/support groups for adolescents and children, health promotion, vaccination outreach, advocacy and organizing, youth programs, information and referrals.
Familia Unida Daycare
2340 Amsterdam Avenue (between 176th and 177th streets), New York, NY 10033.
Tel: 212-795-5872.
Fort George Community Enrichment Center
1525 St. Nicholas Avenue (at 186th Street), New York, NY 10033.
Tel: 212-927-2210.
Fax: 212-740-5540.
Has a Head Start program. Offers day care services that include activities such as reading, writing, singing and dancing.
Fort Tryon Jewish Center
524 Fort Washington Avenue (across from Bennett Park, between 183rd and 185th streets), New York, NY 10033.
Tel: 212-795-1391.
Conservative synagogue that offers, in addition to religious services, a nursery school, ballet lessons, parties and dinners.
Herbert G. Birch Services
554 Fort Washington Avenue, New York, NY 10033.
Tel: 212-528-5754.
Fax: 212-740-8566.
Day care services for infants and children 5 years old and under. 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.
Inwood Nursery School
3732 Tenth Avenue, New York, NY 10034.
Tel: 212-567-5654.
Fax: 212-567-1460.
Children 2.5 to 5 years old. Offers developmentally appropriate classrooms where children participate in activities that include music, arts and crafts, and painting.
Isabella Child Care Center
515 Audubon Avenue, New York, NY 10040.
Tel: 212-342-9436.
Fax: 212-923-0927.
Email: info@isabella.org.
Children 3 months to 5 years old. The curriculum is designed to promote independence, self-confidence, self-esteem and individual decisionmaking. The children participate in intergenerational programs with the residents of the Isabella Geriatric Center. Activities include arts, crafts, cooking, exercising and trips.
Little Day Dreamers Day Care
81-83 Seaman Avenue (at Park Terrace West).
Tel: 917-771-9028.
Email: Debsdaydreamers@aol.com.
Offers Baby American Signing classes, ABC Music Classes, Toddler Piano Lessons, Intro to Spanish and Mother Goose Pre-K Curriculum. Classrooms equipped with web cameras hosted by ABCKam for your viewing while you are at work.
Manhattan Bible Church
401 West 205th Street, New York, NY 10034.
Tel: 212-567-2276.
Fax: 212-567-5218.
Houses a preschool program for children in the community.
Medical Center Nursery School
60 Haven Avenue, New York, NY 10032.
Tel: 212-304-7040.
Fax: 212-544-1912.
Email: information@mcns.org.
Children ages 2 to 6 years old. Provides half- and full-day programs and serves both the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center and the community at large.
New Mothers' Support Groups
Tel: 212-781-6368.
Email: shaligher@yahoo.com.
Support, referral and information for new mothers in Washington Heights. Learn strategies to deal with the challenges your new role presents. Practice Shiatsu and Qi Gong to help soothe and comfort your baby and yourself. Be a part of a growing community of new families near you.
Nicholas Cardell Day Care Center
84 Vermilyea AVenue, New York, NY 10034.
Tel: 212-942-6757.
Fax: 212-942-6792.
Children ages 2.5 to 5 years old. The curriculum is based on teachers' observations and recordings of each child's special interests and developmental progress. Using an integrated approach, the curriculum provides for all areas of child development, including physical, emotional, social and cognitive.
Noah's Ark Day Care Center
120 Vermilyea Avenue, Apt. #1-A, New York, NY 10034.
Tel: 212-942-4775.
Pre-school day care center for children 2-6 years of age. Offers: educational and recreational programs, meals, trips. Year-round program.
Nursery Infant Toddler Day Care Center
130 Fort Washington Avenue, New York, NY 10032.
Tel: 212-740-4455.
Fax: 212-740-4456.
Children ages 2 months to 5 years old. 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. Because developmental stages are so varied at this point in life, the children move to the next day care room based on their development, not their age. Preschoolers are offered a variety of activities, including simple academic lessons in preparation for kindergarten. The center also offers music, dance, art, outdoor and free play.
Parents in Action Child Care (HACER)
611 West 177th Street, New York, NY 10033.
Tel: 212-927-2800.
Fax: 212-927-8548.
Children 2 to 5 years old. Children must be toilet-trained before they enter the program.
Quo Vadis Day Care Center
4111 Broadway, New York, NY 10033.
Tel: 212-568-6554.
Fax: 212-568-1205.
Children 2.5 to 5 years old. The program integrates 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 needs of the children.
RENA Day Care Center
639 Edgecombe Avenue, New York, NY 10032.
Tel: 212-795-4444.
Fax: 212-795-7365.
The center services children from 2.5 to 6 years old, and requires that all children be toilet-trained before joining. The center also offers a family day care program for children 6 weeks to 2 years old.
Rocky Mount Day Care Center
37-41 Hillside Avenue, New York, NY 10040.
Tel: 212-942-1253.
Fax: 212-942-0067.
Children 2.75 to 5 years old. Offers a safe and knowledgeable setting in which children can learn and play.
Satellite Daycare
Tel: 212-927-6810.
In-home day care services. Provides training, enrollment, house supervision.
St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church and Day School
124 Wadsworth Avenue (at 179th Street), New York, NY 10033.
Tel: 212-795-5870.
Provides day and after-school instruction for children K-8. This includes religious instruction as well as Greek language study for children of all backgrounds.
UFBCO Day Care Center
474 West 159th Street, New York, NY 10032.
Tel: 212-281-1950.
Fax: 212-281-0679.
Children 2.5 to 11 years old.
Uptown Nursery School
1 Cabrini Boulevard, New York, NY 10033.
Tel: 212-568-1724.
Children 2 to 6 years old. Day care services that include a recreational program that offers music, arts and crafts, dancing, and active learning through play.
Washington Heights Child Care Center
610-14 West 175th Street, New York, NY 10033.
Tel: 212-781-2472.
Fax: 212-781-6910.
Children 2.75 to 6 years old. Full-time day care educational program with activities that include singing, painting, water play, block building, puzzles, active play in sand boxes, and trips.
YM & YWHA of Washington Heights and Inwood Nursery School
54 Nagle Avenue, New York, NY 10040.
Tel: 212-569-6200.
Fax: 212-567-5915.
Children 2.75 to 5.5 years old. Emphasizes individual attention to each child in a maturing and stimulating environment. The curriculum 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 teachers' guidance, they are encouraged to make decisions and choices, which build self-esteem and confidence. Round-trip door-to-door transportation is provided.