Day Care
Office of Government and Community Affairs
Telephone: (212) 854-5915
Web: www.columbia.edu/neighbors/
As part of its dedication to quality child care services for Columbia staff and students as well as for the residents of the Morningside Heights, Harlem, and Washington Heights/Inwood, Columbia University helps support six local day care centers. This support takes a variety of forms, ranging from scholarships provided through Columbia Community Service to the provision of volunteers and rent-free space.
Either a parent’s board or a board of trustees runs each of these six schools. Teachers are highly qualified and trained in the Early Childhood Education. The assistance provided by Columbia is important to the operation of each.
More information about these centers, as well as unaffiliated day care centers, is available from the Office of Government and Community Affairs and iits web site.
Columbia Greenhouse Nursery School
404 West 116th Street
Telephone: (212) 666-4796
Fax: (212) 865-1294
Web: www.columbiagreenhouse.com
A Columbia-affiliated school with programs for children ages 2 to 5.
Family Annex
560 West 113th Street
Telephone: (212) 749-3271
Web: www.thefamilyannex.org
A parent cooperative with programs for children from 18 months to 5 years of age.
Rita Gold Early Childhood Center
Teachers College
West 120th Street
Telephone: (212) 678-3013
Fax: (212) 678-3048
Web: www.tc.edu/centers/citp
Infant, toddler, and preschool early care and education for children ages 6 weeks to 5 years.
Medical Center Nursery School
60 Haven Avenue
Telephone: (212) 304-7040
Web: www.mcns.org
A Columbia affiliated school with programs for children ages 2 years through 6 years.
Red Balloon Day Care Center
560 Riverside Drive
Telephone: (212) 663-9006
Fax: (212) 932-0190
A family center with programs for children ages 2 to 5.
Tompkins Hall Nursery School and Childcare Center
21 Claremont Avenue
Telephone: (212) 666-3340
Web: www.isaagny.org/tompkins_hall_nursery_school.htm
A parent cooperative with part-time and full-time programs for children ages 15 months to 4 years.