Jewish Community Center on the Hudson
The Early Childhood Center at the Shames JCC on the Hudson is a licensed day care center in Tarrytown serving children ages 2 through 4 with an emergent, Reggio Emilia-inspired curriculum built around exploration, nature, and play. Classes run for Turning 2's, 2's, 3's, and 4's, with full-day and half-day schedule options across the week. The program operates within a larger non-sectarian community center on South Broadway with a maximum licensed capacity of 131 children across toddler, preschool, and school-age groups.
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A Tarrytown day care center for ages 2 to 4 offering Reggio Emilia-inspired early childhood classes with full-day and half-day options, details families can confirm before enrollment.
Ages served
Children ages 2 to 4, with separate Turning 2's, 2's, 3's, and 4's classes
Schedule options
Five-day full-day (9:00 AM-3:00 PM) and half-day (9:00 AM-12:00 PM) options for 3's and 4's; the 2's program adds a three-day half-day option (Monday, Wednesday, Friday)
Curriculum
Emergent, play-based approach drawn from the Reggio Emilia tradition, with learning spaces for nature, storytelling, construction, mathematical reasoning, and music, and a strong outdoor component
Registration requirements
Families complete a registration form plus a medical form documenting a physical exam within the past 12 months and immunization records before a child can participate; need-based financial assistance is available
Licensed capacity
NY OCFS-licensed Day Care Center (license 43988) with a maximum capacity of 131 children, including 34 toddlers, 77 preschool-age, and 20 school-age spaces
On-site support services
Children receiving CPSE services can access them on-site through arrangements with therapists, alongside parenting workshops and a Project SEED social worker
Program details can change, so ask about exact ages and class placement, current days and hours, tuition and need-based financial assistance, registration and medical-form requirements, inspection-history details, and current licensing status before making plans.
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