Ossining Children's Center

The teachers and staff are amazing! And the new facility is gorgeous...not to mention it overlooks the Hudson River. And no other child care place I've ever seen has this kind of outdoor play areas and field. INCREDIBLE!!!!

We love the Ossining Children's Center. Everyone who works for or is associated with the Center cares deeply about the children and we could not be happier with the teachers and staff. We are always confident and secure that, when we drop our little one off, he is going to have a great day. The Center also works tirelessly to help make child care affordable for all families. Their efforts are monumental and worthy of support by the Ossining community.

It's difficult to provide all the positive feedback about the Ossining Children's Center in just one review. Like most parents, our paramount concern is providing the most well-rounded and comprehensive support for our children. This is both at home and at school; or with extracurricular and social activities too. The OCC has provided this support for our child in every way. The attention she receives from staff has helped her thrive socially and developmentally because they have a genuine concern for the well being of her and her classmates. To make things better, along with that genuine concern come years of experience as teachers or assistants or non-profit workers. I can't count the times our daughter has left us dumbfounded at the dinner table as she teaches us about dinosaurs or endangered species or US government or sings us a Beatles song. "Did you teach her that? I didn't".
"I learned it at school today, it's [insert topic here] week!" It's been refreshing as two working parents to know we leave our most beloved little human in such a safe, nurturing, educational and fun space.

OCC staff really care and the variety of activities - real learning activities - they provide for the kids is truly amazing. The pictures they post on Facebook every day tell the story. The before and after school enrichment program for the school age kids is particularly impressive, as is the long-time collaboration with Jacob Burns Film Center where OCC kids learn animation. It's a great place; both my kids were OCC kids.

The Ossining Children's Center is truly a special place. I'm continually amazed by their wonderful staff. All of the teachers are loving and kind, extremely attentive and thoroughly engaged. The teachers who have been with OCC for a long time are incredible pros and the new teachers keep getting better and better!