Hostos students with toddlers and preschoolers between the ages of 2 and 4 are encouraged to visit the Hostos Children’s Center located on campus in A-Building - Room 109A as an option for their childcare needs.
Much more than a daycare, the Children’s Center provides a safe, nurturing, affordable, and high-quality educational learning environment. The specially designed curriculum promotes social, emotional, physical, cognitive and dual language (English/Spanish) development skills to empower children to become lifelong learners. And, since it is located on campus, children are exposed to a college environment at a young age.
Another exceptional learning tool children can use is the Rhoda Brown Children’s Library, which features hundreds of children and family books. The Center also engages parents in activities and workshops throughout the year for the holistic development of their child.
As long as a student is enrolled at Hostos, they qualify for the Center’s services.
More details about the Hostos Children’s Center
- Toddlers (children 2 – 3 years of age);
- Preschoolers (children 3 – 4 years of age);
- Pre-K For All students (children born in 2012—4 years of age);
- Hours available for childcare is Monday – Friday, 7:50 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.;
- Human Resources Administration (HRA) Vouchers are accepted.
The Hostos Children’s Center is recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and licensed by the New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene (DOHMH).
For more information, or for a tour, please call 718-518-4176 or childrenscenter@hosts.cuny.edu.
About Hostos Community College
Eugenio María de Hostos Community College is an educational agent for change that has been transforming and improving the quality of life in the South Bronx and neighboring communities since 1968. It serves as a gateway to intellectual growth and socioeconomic mobility, as well as a point of departure for lifelong learning, success in professional careers, and transfer to advanced higher education programs. The College’s unique Student Success Coaching Unit provides students with individualized guidance and exemplifies its emphasis on student support services.
Named one of the top 10 finalists for the 2015 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, Hostos offers 28 associate degree programs and two certificate programs that facilitate easy transfer to The City University of New York’s (CUNY) four-year colleges or baccalaureate studies at other institutions. The College has an award-winning Division of Continuing Education & Workforce Development that offers professional development courses and certificate-bearing workforce training programs. Hostos is part of CUNY, the nation’s leading urban public university, which serves more than 500,000 students at 24 colleges.