Early Childhood Program
This is our play-based childcare program serving children ages 9 months through 4 years. Families choose a half, full or extended day program. We recently introduced a three-day-week class as another part-time option.
Morningside PlayCare’s immersion’s classes are small; the curriculum is play-based with 100% immersion in Spanish and Mandarin. Our staff includes experienced caregivers and teachers, as well as interns which we recruit from Teachers College and NYU. View our curriculum
Schedule
Children arrive between 8:30 and 9:30 and enjoy free-play with friends and teachers. Next they head outdoors to explore nature – always equipped with magnifying glasses, specimen bags, and tweezers. After enjoying an indoor or outdoor snack of fruit, they get ready for their daily Morning Meeting. At Morning Meeting they enthusiastically read about and discuss their outdoor discoveries or the theme for the day, and acquire new vocabulary. Then it’s Activity time when they engage in art, crafts, or movement related to their outdoor discoveries or the day’s theme.
Yoga comes next and is a time for children to practice Hatha yoga and learn principles of honoring, being still, body awareness, and gratitude. After additional free play or reading time, they sit for a delicious organic or all natural lunch. But before eating, children sing Thanks for their healthy meal. After lunch some children go home, others get ready for a sweet nap or quiet time. Following nap and an afternoon snack, it is the end of a full day for some children. For others, it’s the beginning of an extended day that includes more indoor or outdoor play. Our children have fun up until the very last moment, and excitedly share their art work or the day’s discoveries with parents at pick-up time.
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