Northeast Family YMCA Child Development Center

Each day, we provide children with a nutritionally balanced breakfast, lunch and snack, which include fresh fruit and skim milk (whole milk provided for children ages one year old and above). We provide our infants with Similac Advance Formula, but parents may provide us with other formula or breast milk bottles if they prefer. Once the infant has been introduced to baby food, we will provide Gerber stage-two fruits and vegetables. Our meals are served using family-style dining so children learn to serve themselves by passing bowls around the table, pouring their own milk and practicing good table manners.

To encourage our youngest students to communicate with us, we begin teaching sign language using "Signing Time” preschool curriculum with our infants, toddlers and two-year-olds. As the children are learning, we share information with the parents, so all are up to date with what the little ones are telling us. To further expand our diverse cultural language development, we introduce Spanish to our three-year-old and four-year-old classes. Here again, the vocabulary the child works on will be shared with the families, so all can join in on the learning!

Computers are offered in the three-year-old and four-year-old classrooms. We have a wide range of programs for the children to enjoy that reinforce the different tasks and skills they're learning.

Our preschoolers (two- to five-year-olds) also participate in instructional programs such as swim lessons and fitness programs like soccer, basketball and youth fitness. Children ages three, four and five are in the pool twice a week throughout the year, and all children enjoy exciting trips to Calypso Cove Family Waterpark during the summer months.