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Early Head Start

The Child Center of NY offers a nationally accredited Early Head Start program for children prenatal to age three. The program provides continuous, comprehensive child development and family support services for infants, toddlers, pregnant people, and families with limited financial resources. Parenting education and the support of a positive parent-child relationship are integral to the program, as is a focus on supporting the whole child: their physical, social, emotional, cognitive, and language development. We collaborate with Northwell Health to enhance our health services. Our partnership with Strong Children Wellness provides primary care for our clients. We’ve embedded early childhood mental health services within all of our Early Childhood programs.

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Our services in Astoria, Corona, and Woodside are home-based, and we offer a center-based classroom for 2-year-olds at our Escalera Early Head Start in Manhattan. All programs are designed to meet each family’s individual needs. All of our Early Head Start programs are free to eligible children.

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Locations

Early Head Start, Astoria

  • Hours: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

  • Services provided: Home-based services for children prenatal to age 3

  • Special services: Group for pregnant women, mental health services, parenting classes, coordination of services for children with special needs, health and nutrition services. Early Head Start Astoria also features the ParentChild+ curriculum.

  • Assistant Director: Kathy Salazar kathysalazar@childcenterny.org

  • Age Requirement: Children must be at least 16 months old and less than three years old.

  • Families must live in the following zip codes: 11101, 11102, or 11106.

  • ​Languages spoken: Bengali, English, Spanish

  • Preference will be given to families who live in Queensbridge, Astoria Houses, or Ravenswood Houses.

Address: 37-34 29th Street, Astoria, NY 11101
Phone: 718-819-5687

Early Head Start, Corona

  • Senior Program Director: Joanny Ruiz joannyruiz@childcenterny.org 

  • Children must be at least 16 months old and less than three years old.

  • Families must live in the following zip code: 11368

  • Special services: Group for pregnant women, mental health services, parenting classes, coordination of services for children with special needs, health and nutrition services. This site also offers a center-based Head Start program for children ages 3-5. Early Head Start Corona also features the ParentChild+ curriculum.

Address: 34-10 108 Street, Corona, NY 11368
Phone: 347-506-0832

Early Head Start, Escalera

  • Program Director: Tracey Elting, traceyelting@childcenterny.org

  • Hours: 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

  • Special services: Program offers a 2-year-old classroom at our Escalera center. Mental health services, parenting classes, and health and nutrition services are available to all families. This site also offers a center-based Head Start program for children ages 3-5.

  • Admission Criteria: Low-income children; Low-income families and children with special needs are welcome.

  • Ages accepted: 2-year-olds

  • Languages spoken: English, Spanish

169 West 87th Street
New York, NY 10024

Phone: 212-799-2440

Early Head Start, Woodside

  • Senior Program Director: Aisha Okoro (aishaokoro@childcenterny.org)

  • Children must be at least 16 months old and less than three years old.

  • Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

  • Special services: Group for pregnant women, mental health services, parenting classes, coordination of services for children with special needs, health and nutrition services. Early Head Start Woodside also features the ParentChild+ curriculum.

  • Families must live in the following zip code: 11377

  • ​Languages spoken: English, Spanish, Bengali

Cohen Family Wellness Center
43-08 52nd Street, Second Floor, Woodside, NY 11377
Phone: 718-458-4243

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