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York College Child and Family Center

94-12 160th Street Jamaica, NY 11451
718-262-2930
email: yccfc@york.cuny.edu
webpage: https://www.york.cuny.edu/child-family-center


The York College Child and Family Center offers quality childcare and early education for children of York College student parents. The center is licensed by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. It is located in a modern 10,000-square-foot building on the former St. Monica's Catholic Church site. The center features seven classrooms, a kitchen for food service, two administrative offices, an indoor multipurpose room, and a secure playground. The program is designed to support student parents by offering affordable, flexible childcare options, both part-time and full-time. Fees are kept low, and the Center also provides an income-based subsidy.

We currently provide childcare for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers from 6 months to 5 years old.

  • Flexible Scheduling is offered to student parents. Their class schedules serve as the basis for their child's enrollment. With flexible scheduling, student parents only register their child/children for the days and hours they need for class, work-study, fieldwork, or studying.

  • Qualified and Experienced Early Childhood Staff: The Center’s staff includes a Certified Director with 40 years of experience in the field, Master-level Certified Head Teachers, Teacher Assistants, and support staff, including an Enrollment & Compliance Manager and a Curriculum Coordinator. The Center offers developmentally appropriate early childhood programming in a nurturing and culturally diverse environment. Teachers facilitate hands-on learning through play activities that stimulate each child's cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development.

  • A Resource for the College Community: The Child and Family Center is an integral part of the academic community, serving as a work-study, fieldwork, and observation site for interns from various academic departments.

Further Information:

Enrollment in the center is available for children of York College students, faculty, and staff.

  • We also serve the community through our free Department of Education programs, such as 3 K and UPK.

  • Children are registered according to their parents' class schedule. The center does not provide drop-in or emergency child care services.

  • Enrollment is limited and based on a first-come, first-served basis.

  • The center follows the York College calendar during the spring and fall semesters; the summer months are June and July, and it operates Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Fridays from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.