YWCA NorthEasternNY Early Learning Center Programs have provided quality licensed child care for women and their families since 1985. Currently both centers are NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children) Accredited and voluntarily participate in QUALITYstarsNY. While providing families with high quality early learning centers, the YWCA NENY is able to provide parents with a safe place for their children while they continue their education or work to support their families.
Our Early Learning Center programs provide child care for the community in two locations – St. George’s Episcopal Church in the Stockade, and Schenectady County Community College. We offer care for children 6 weeks – 5 years. Our SCCC campus also has school-age care programs for winter, spring and summer breaks. Early head start program for qualifying families for 6 weeks to 36 months at Main Campus site.
Our Early Learning Center Locations:
St. George’s Episcopal Church
30 N. Ferry Street
Schenectady, NY 12305
Hours: 7:00am – 5:00pm
Schenectady County Community College Campus
78 Washington Ave
Schenectady, NY 12305
Hours: 7:30am – 5:30pm
Our Classroom:
- Uses creative curriculum & the pyramid model
- Cultivates a learning environment focusing on:
- Emotional development
- Physical development
- Cognitive development
- Provides meals (breakfast snack, lunch, afternoon snack)
- Has MAT, First Aid & CPR trained teachers
- Is peanut-controlled & pork-free
To tour the program and find out about openings, please see below!
St. George’s Episcopal – call 518-574-3394 x 101 or email Nancy Johnson, ELC Director, at njohnson@ywca-neny.org
SCCC Campus – call 518-381-1375 or email Rebecca Fitch, ELC Assistant Director, at rfitch@ywca-neny.org.
Click here to view 3D Virtual Tours of each site!
To find out more about our staff and certifications, click here.
To find out more about our classrooms, click here.
To find out more about our nutrition program, click here.
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Parent Testimonial
The YWCA NorthEastern NY Early Learning Center has been beyond amazing! We’ve seen our daughter truly blossom and begin to reach her full potential through the guidance and support of all the teachers/staff. We are so grateful for the kindness and love every member of the staff gives her, and she loves them just as much! Just knowing when we drop her off that she is being cared for and safe is the most priceless gift the YWCA ELC gives us as parents every single day.
Parent Testimonial
My child started at the center in October 2023, and from the very beginning, the experience has been incredible. As a first-time mom with a baby who had some health concerns, I was extremely nervous to leave him—but the staff went above and beyond to earn my trust. My child absolutely adores his teachers and genuinely looks forward to going each day. The program has been supportive, warm, and everything we hoped for. I would absolutely recommend it to other families.