Early Head Start

The Child Center of NY offers a nationally accredited Early Head Start program for children prenatal to age three. The program provides continuous, intensive, and comprehensive child development and family support services to low-income infants, toddlers, pregnant women, and their families. Parenting education and the support of a positive parent-child relationship are integral to the program, as is a focus on supporting the whole child: their physical, social, emotional, cognitive, and language development. We collaborate with Northwell Health to enhance our health services. Our partnership with Strong Children Wellness provides primary care for our clients. We’ve embedded Early Childhood Mental Health Services within all of our Early Childhood programs.

Our services in Astoria, Corona, and Woodside are home based, and we offer a center-based classroom for 2-year-olds at our Escalera Early Head Start in Manhattan. All programs are designed to meet each family’s individual needs.

Please see our latest Head Start annual report for more information about our Early Head Start programs. All of our Early Head Start programs are free to eligible children.


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Apply for enrollment in any of our Early Head Start or Head Start programs.


No Matter What (ParentChild+ in the COVID-19 context)

  • Assistant Director: Dianya Corniel dianyacorniel@childcenterny.org
  • Hours: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
  • Services provided: Home-based services for children prenatal to age 3
  • Special services: Group for pregnant women, mental health services, parenting classes, coordination of services for children with special needs, health and nutrition services. Early Head Start Astoria also features the ParentChild+ curriculum.
  • Admission criteria: Low-income children and their families residing in Astoria (zip codes: 11101, 11102 and 11106)
  • Languages spoken: Bengali, English, Spanish

Please read this Q&A with EHS Home Visitor Alondra Santiago to meet one of our staff members and see how they can make a difference in the life of your child.


  • Senior Program Director: Aisha Okoro aishaokoro@childcenterny.org
  • Hours: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
  • Services provided: Home-based services for children prenatal to age 3
  • Special services: Group for pregnant women, mental health services, parenting classes, coordination of services for children with special needs, health and nutrition services. This site also offers a center-based Head Start program for children ages 3-5. Early Head Start Corona also features the ParentChild+ curriculum.
  • Admission criteria: Low-income children and their families residing in Corona
  • Languages spoken: English, Spanish

  • Program Director: Tracey Elting, traceyelting@childcenterny.org
  • Hours: 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
  • Special services: Program offers a 2-year-old classroom at our Escalera center. Mental health services, parenting classes, and health and nutrition services are available to all families. This site also offers a center-based Head Start program for children ages 3-5.
  • Admission Criteria: Low-income children; Low-income families and children with special needs are welcome.
  • Ages accepted: 2-year-olds
  • Languages spoken: English, Spanish

  • Senior Program Director: Aisha Okoro aishaokoro@childcenterny.org
  • Hours: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
  • Services provided: Home-based services for children prenatal to age 3
  • Special services: Group for pregnant women, mental health services, parenting classes, coordination of services for children with special needs, health and nutrition services. Early Head Start Woodside also features the ParentChild+ curriculum.
  • Admission criteria: Low-income families residing in Woodside.
  • Languages spoken: English, Spanish, Bengali

Please read Jessica’s Story to see how Early Head Start made a difference in the lives of four children of a single mom in Queens.


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