Tompkins County Child Care Centers

Tompkins County childcare centers come in sizes, costs, and programs to fit all budgets and preferences. We know that parents are busy but that selecting the right daycare center or preschool is crucial. So we’ve gathered basic information for 36 child care centers in Tompkins County into a single location so that you are only a click away from basic information such as address, size, and licensing information that can help you refine your search. You can narrow down your search even further by selecting a zip code or a city from the list below. Need more assistance? Simply contact the child care referral agency or the licensing agency listed on the right!

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Top Childcare Centers in Tompkins County

Downtown Ithaca Children's Center

Downtown Ithaca Children's Center

Ithaca, NY 14850 | (607) 272-7117

The Downtown Ithaca Childen's Center provides a creative and culturally diverse environment that fosters the emotional, social and intellectual development of children.  We do so by incorporating the involvement of families, staff, and our community in all of ...

Coddington Child Care Center

Coddington Child Care Center

Ithaca, NY 14850 | (607) 277-1434

The primary objective of Coddington Child Care is to provide safe, high quality child care for young children. The Child Care is a program of the Coddington Road Community Center, a non-profit corporation. The program is concerned with the mental, physical, social ...

Greater Ithaca Activities C.-SACC

Greater Ithaca Activities C.-SACC

Ithaca, NY 14850 | (607) 272-3622

The Greater Ithaca Activities Center is a center for all ages, particularly youth and teens. We serve the immediate neighborhood and the greater Ithaca area by providing multicultural, educational, and recreational programs focused on social and individual development. ...

South Hill School Age Program

South Hill School Age Program

Ithaca, NY 14850 | (607) 273-1473

The South Hill School Age Program is located in the South Hill Elementary School and is sponsored by the ICSD and is registered with the NYS Department of Children and Families. We have a Parent Advisory Board that sets policies for the program. Our primary objective ...

Belle Sherman After School Program

Belle Sherman After School Program

Ithaca, NY 14850 | (607) 273-1297

The After School and Supplemental programs offer a wide variety of planned activities, including sports and games, arts and crafts, and music. The children are given the opportunity to choose their own activities or to participate in group activities, thus allowing ...

Cornell Child Care Center

Cornell Child Care Center

Ithaca, NY 14850 | (607) 255-1010

Cornell University offers a unique, high quality child care program on campus to serve Cornell's diverse families. The center is managed by Bright Horizons Family Solutions, which runs more than 600 employer-sponsored centers in the United States, Europe, and Canada ...

IC3 School-Age Program

IC3 School-Age Program

Ithaca, NY 14850 | (607) 257-4670

IC3 is committed to providing families with the highest standard of child-inspired, professionally-nurtured care, and opportunities for learning. By providing a safe environment where children can explore and experience hands on learning, we offer a truly child-centered ...

Ithaca Community Childcare at Kendal

Ithaca Community Childcare at Kendal

Ithaca, NY 14850 | (607) 266-5300

At the root of our philosophy is the idea that if Kendal is a good place to work, then it will be a good place to live. The residents share this belief, and they are drawn to Kendal in part by the friendly, helpful attitudes of the staff. Residents are genuinely ...

Ithaca Montessori School

Ithaca Montessori School

Ithaca, NY 14850 | (607) 266-0788

At Ithaca Montessori School, we are committed to helping children develop a lifelong love of learning through nurturing the whole child. Our classroom environments are designed to facilitate learning through all the senses while fostering independence, respect, ...

Namaste Montessori School and Day Care Center

Namaste Montessori School and Day Care Center

Ithaca, NY 14850 | (607) 272-0515

Namaste Montessori School is both a traditional Montessori school and NYS licensed daycare center serving children of ages eighteen months through five years. We at Namaste Montessori know young children possess a passion for learning. They literally absorb life ...

Northeast Kids Count, Inc.

Northeast Kids Count, Inc.

Ithaca, NY 14850 | (607) 257-9400

We at Northeast KIDS COUNT, Inc. are committed to creating a safe, warm, and enriched environment, which supports and promotes the intellectual, social, emotional and physical growth and development of each child. We strive to build a sense of community and involvement.

Southside Community Center

Southside Community Center

Ithaca, NY 14850 | (607) 273-4190

Since its incorporation in 1934, the Southside Community Center, Inc., continues to affirm, empower, and foster the development of self pride among the African-American citizens of greater Ithaca. Through forums and activities in education, recreation, political ...

Tompkins Community Action, Inc

Tompkins Community Action, Inc

Dryden, NY 13053 | (607) 844-3276

Head Start promotes school readiness by enhancing the skills and social development of children through a comprehensive preschool curriculum. Family classroom involvement and site activities promote parents as a child's first teacher; while supporting family educational, ...

Tompkins Community Action, Inc.

Tompkins Community Action, Inc.

Groton, NY 13073 | (607) 898-3040

Head Start promotes school readiness by enhancing the skills and social development of children through a comprehensive preschool curriculum. Family classroom involvement and site activities promote parents as a child's first teacher; while supporting family educational, ...

Tompkins Community Action, Inc.

Tompkins Community Action, Inc.

Ithaca, NY 14850 | (607) 272-5891

Head Start promotes school readiness by enhancing the skills and social development of children through a comprehensive preschool curriculum. Family classroom involvement and site activities promote parents as a child's first teacher; while supporting family educational, ...

Tompkins County Childcare Referral Agencies:

Day Care & Child Development Council of Tompkins County

609 W. Clinton St.
Ithaca NY 14850

Call (607) 273-0259
Email: lynne@childdevelopmentcouncil.org
For more information, visit http://www.ChildDevelopmentCouncil.org

New York Child Care Licensing Agency

New York State Office of Children and Family Services
Division of Child Care Services
South Building Room 309
52 Washington Street
Rensselaer, NY 12144-2796
Phone: 518-474-9454
Toll Free: 800-732-5207
Web Site: http://www.ocfs.state.ny.us/main/childcare/da ycare_regs.asp
Note: Will refer to regional office