Early Head Start

The Child Center of NY offers Early Head Start programming for children prenatal to age three, funded by the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Head Start. It serves low-income children with a limited number of slots for over-income. Priority is given to children with a diagnosed disability.

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.

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.

Please see our latest Head Start annual report for more information about our Early Head Start programs. All of our Early Head Start programs are free to eligible children.

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Locations

Early Head Start, Astoria

Services provided: Home-based services for children prenatal to age 3, Children who are at least 16 months old and less than three years old may be eligible for ParentChild+
Special services for enrolled children: Group for pregnant women, mental health services, parenting classes, coordination of services for children with special needs, and health and nutrition services.
Admission criteria: Low income, with limited slots for over-income and children with a diagnosed disability.
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Languages: Bengali, English, Spanish
Families must live in the following zip codes: 11101, 11102, 11103, 11105, and 11106
Preference will be given to families who live in Queensbridge, Astoria Houses, or Ravenswood Houses.
Assistant Director: Kathy Salazar kathysalazar@childcenterny.org

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

Early Head Start, Corona

Services provided: Home-based services for children prenatal to age 3, Children who are at least 16 months old and less than three years old may be eligible for ParentChild+
Special services for enrolled children: Group for pregnant women, mental health services, parenting classes, coordination of services for children with special needs, and health and nutrition services.
This site also offers Early Childhood Mental Health Services and Head Start classrooms for children ages 3-5 years old (insert hyperlink)
Admission criteria: Low income, with limited slots for over-income and children with a diagnosed disability.
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Languages: English, Spanish
Families must live in the following zip codes: Preferred zip code 11368
Other zip codes include 11369, 11372, 11373
Senior Program Director: Joanny Ruiz joannyruiz@childcenterny.org

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

Early Head Start, Manhattan (Escalera)

Services provided: center-based classroom for 2-year-olds.
Special services for enrolled children: Mental Health services, parenting classes, and health a nutrition services.
This site also offers a center-based Head Start classroom for children ages 3-5 years old
Admission criteria: Low income, with limited slots for over-income and children with a diagnosed disability.
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Languages: English and Spanish
Families must live in the following zip codes: 10024 and 10025

169 West 87th Street
New York, NY 10024

Phone: 212-799-2440

Early Head Start, Woodside

Services provided: Home-based services for children prenatal to age 3, Children who are at least 16 months old and less than three years old may be eligible for ParentChild+
Special services for enrolled children: 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 Early Childhood Mental Health Services
Admission criteria: Low income, with limited slots for over-income and children with a diagnosed disability.
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Languages: English, Spanish, Bengali
Families must live in the following zip codes: Preferred zip code 11377
Other zip codes include 11104, 11137, 11370, 11372, and 11373
Assistant Director: Abigail David abigaildavid@childcenterny.org

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