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Regional Offices | Division of Child Care Services

Albany Regional Office

Marjorie Galkiewicz, Manager

NYS Office of Children and Family Services

Albany Regional Office

West Building, Room 261

52 Washington Street

Rensselaer, NY 12144

518-402-3038

Albany, Clinton, Columbia, Delaware, Essex,
Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Montgomery, Otsego, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren, and Washington counties

Buffalo Regional Office

Susan Forcucci, Manager

NYS Office of Children and Family Services

Buffalo Regional Office

295 Main Street, Room 545

Buffalo, NY 14203

716-847-3828

Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans, and Wyoming counties

Long Island Regional Office

Robin Beller, Manager

NYS Office of Children and Family Services

Perry Duryea State Office Building

250 Veterans Memorial Highway, Suite 2a-2o

Hauppauge, NY 11788

631-240-2560

Nassau and Suffolk counties

New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYCDOHMH Bureau of Child Care)

Simone C. Hawkins, Assistant Commissioner

Bureau of Child Care

125 Worth Street, 3rd Floor

New York, New York 10013

646-632-6100, Fax 347-396-8054

Borough Offices

Brooklyn/Staten Island

Lana Andrievskaya, Office Manager, 718-222-6390/6399

Bronx

Bella Morrow, Office Manager, 347-854-1971 or 72

Manhattan/Staten Island

Julie Joseph, Office Manager, 646-632-6305

Queens

Jose Jimenez, Office Manager, 718-480-2263/2265

Serving the boroughs of New York for registration and inspections of Family Day Care, Group Family Day Care, and School Age Child Care.

New York City Regional Office

Claudia Soriano, Manager

NYS Office of Children and Family Services

New York City Regional Office

Adam Clayton Powell State Office Building

163 West 125th St, 13th Fl

New York, NY 10027

212-383-1415

General oversight of NYCDOH/MH for registration of Family Day Care, Group Family Day Care, and School Age Child Care

Rochester Regional Office

Virginia Primm, Manager

NYS Office of Children and Family Services

Rochester Regional Office

259 Monroe Avenue, 3rd Fl. Monroe Square

Rochester, NY 14607

585-238-8531

Chemung, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Schuyler,
Seneca, Steuben, Wayne, and Yates counties

Syracuse Regional Office

Briane Tice, Manager

NYS Office of Children and Family Services

Syracuse Regional Office

The Atrium

100 S. Salina Street, Suite 350

Syracuse, NY 13202

315-423-1202

Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Herkimer,
Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, St. Lawrence, Tioga, and Tompkins counties

Westchester Regional Office

Frances Franco-Montero, Manager

NYS Office of Children and Family Services

117 East Stevens Avenue
Valhalla, NY 10595

845-708-2400

Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester counties

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Early Childhood – Jewish Community Center of Syracuse

The Jerome and Phyllis Charney Early Childhood Development Program helps develop the social, emotional, physical and intellectual well being of each child allowing them to grow and flourish as productive members of the community.
Early Childhood
Preschool • Toddlers • Infants
6 – 18 months

The ECDP encourages exploration in our classrooms that allow our caregivers to focus on daily routines. Building positive relationships promote trust and security for the infants.

Infant Care
18 months – 3 years

While helping children establish a secure attachment, the ECDP provides learning materials for toddlers to explore objects and use them purposefully. Toddlers are also introduced into gym class with an instructor.

Toddler Level
3 to 4 Years Old

Children begin learning new skills
and concepts with a hands-on
approach, to help prepare for
Kindergarten. Teachers will
individualize instructions to meet
every child’s needs.

3 Year Old Level
4 to 5 Years Old

At this level, we concentrate on exposing children to skills and concepts needed for success in Kindergarten. There is an emphasis on math, literacy and science alongside the children’s gym classes.

Pre-K Level
ENROLLMENT

Jerome and Phyllis Charney

Early Childhood Development Program (ECDP)

Preschool • Toddlers • Infants

Our Mission

To develop the social, emotional, physical and intellectual well being of each child allowing them to grow and flourish as productive members of the community. The emphasis is helping children become independent, self-confident, inquisitive and enthusiastic learners.

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Enrollment information

Preschool • Toddlers • Infants

When it comes to caring for your little one, the JCC’s Jerome and Phyllis Charney Early Childhood Development Program is the area’s leading comprehensive childcare facility and preschool, serving infants six weeks old through pre-K children. We provide a caring and nurturing environment to help children explore their world with curiosity and passion.

Register for the 2023- 2024 school year! 

Early Bird Enrollment for the 2023-2024 school year is now live! However, space is very limited. To register your child for the upcoming school year, your completed enrollment paperwork along with the $36 registration fee must be submitted. Early Bird enrollment will open up at 7 am on February 1st.

For more information about enrolling your child and to schedule a tour, please call 315-445-2040, ext. 120.

Our program is a licensed child care facility offering infant, toddler and preschool care for children ages six weeks through five years. We offer a wide array of activities designed to invigorate kids’ minds, encourage their love of learning and satisfy their wondrous curiosity.

We are committed to developing the social, emotional, physical and intellectual well being of each child, allowing them to grow and flourish as productive members of the community. Our emphasis is on helping children become independent, self-confident, inquisitive and enthusiastic learners.  

Much of what children learn and do in an early childhood program doesn’t come home in a backpack. Young children learn best through hands-on and direct interactive experiences. This type of learning happens through play and exploration. The Jerome and Phyllis Charney Early Childhood Development Program uses the Creative Curriculum paired with the NYS Early Learning Guidelines, using a Reggio Emilia inspired approach to learning.

The Reggio Emilia Approach is an innovative and inspiring approach to early childhood education which values the child as strong, capable, resilient and rich with wonder and knowledge.  Every child brings with them deep curiosity and potential, and this innate curiosity drives their interest to understand their world and their place in it.

• Academic minded classrooms with a focus on social and emotional development.
• Professional, nurturing teachers and staff, committed to excellence in early childhood education.
• Invested in the responsible use of technology to support the curriculum in the classroom.
• Access to the JCC’s full size gymnasium for gym class.
• On-site enrichment programming including music, dance, sports, gymnastics, karate and more.
• Clean, secured facility.
• Direct Parent/Teacher communication via HiMama app to provide easy access for messaging, reports and photos.
• Flexible enrollment 2-5 days a week, open from 7 am – 6 pm.   Infant Care (younger than 18 months) is full time only.

For more information, and to schedule a tour, call 315-445-2040, ext. 120.

Infant Care

• 6 weeks to 18 months old (1:4 ratio; maximum 8 per classroom)

We offer the highest quality of care to our youngest members. To maintain a developmentally appropriate environment for our infants, they are separated into two age groups: Infant I and Infant II. Infants who are 6 weeks to 12 months old at time of enrollment are placed in the Infant I classroom. Infants who are 12 months to 24 months at the time of enrollment are placed in the Infant II classroom.

The ECDP provides a responsive environment that supports and encourages exploration through a variety of classroom routines and experiences. Infant caregivers focus on daily routines such as hellos and goodbyes, diapering and toileting, feeding, dressing and soothing to sleep as part of the curriculum. These one-on-one routines help to build positive relationships between infant and caregiver, promoting trust and allowing infants to feel secure in their environment.

Once infants have developed a trusting relationship with their caregivers they will start to gain new skills and participate more actively in daily routines. The teachers are then able to provide intentional indoor and outdoor experiences that allow children to learn while imitating and pretending, connecting with music and movement, exploring with sand and water and creating with art.

Toddler Level

• 18 months to 3 years old (1:5 ratio; maximum 12 per classroom)

Toddler children are at an age when they establish secure attachments with their caregivers more quickly and are now eager to experience their world. They react to what they experience through their senses and physical activity. ECDP teachers provide intentional experiences for toddlers through a variety of indoor and outdoor experiences.

Learning materials that match the children’s growing abilities and interests are provided and the children start to explore objects and begin to use them purposefully. While playing with toys, imitating and pretending, exploring sand and water, creating with art and going outdoors, toddlers learn to communicate and socialize with peers and adults, to think mathematically and to discover like scientists.  Our toddlers are also introduced to gym class with our gym instructor, who tailors the class to their specific gross motor goals.

Toddlers are placed into classrooms according to their chronological age. Children do not need to be toilet trained, and when appropriate toilet training will be incorporated into one of the goals for your child.

3 Year Old Level

• 3 to 4 years old (1:7 ratio; maximum 18 per classroom)

With kindergarten just two years away, this is an important time for every child to learn that the world is bigger than imagined. Children learn new skills and concepts through our hands-on approach to learning. Daily activities are carefully planned to promote children’s social, emotional and cognitive development. Our teachers are trained to recognize differences in rates of development within this age group, and individualize instruction to meet every child’s needs. Materials and activities are appropriately tailored in an effort to challenge children’s abilities while building their self-confidence. All children within this age group are mixed between the classes just as they would be in an elementary school setting. 

There is an emphasis on the following experiences and the teachers intentionally tie in math, literacy and science

• Dramatic Play
• Blocks
• Art
• Sensory Experiences
• Read Aloud
• Cooking
• Music & Movement
• Outdoor Play

The children also attend gym class with our specialized gym instructor, who tailors the class to their specific gross motor goals.  Our Preschool children are eligible to sign up for enrichment classes that take place during the school day.   Please visit our HPER section to learn more about Enrichment classes.

Pre-K Level

• 4 to 5 years old (1:8 ratio; maximum 19 per classroom)

Our oldest children explore the world through our hands-on, developmentally appropriate approach to learning. We include both child initiated play and teacher-directed academic experiences on a daily basis. Planned lessons and activities allow teachers to informally and continually assess each child in order to effectively modify and individualize instruction.

At the Pre-K level, we concentrate on exposing children to the skills and concepts needed to succeed in kindergarten. Creative expression, math and reading readiness, along with fine and gross motor skill development are just a few of the areas in which we strive to help each child learn, grow and succeed. All children within this age group are mixed between the classes just as they would be in an elementary school setting. 

There is an emphasis on the following experiences and the teachers intentionally tie in math, literacy and science.

• Dramatic Play
• Blocks
• Art
• Sensory experiences
• Read alouds
• Cooking
• Music & Movement
• Outdoor play

The children also attend gym class with our specialized gym instructor, who tailors the class to their specific gross motor goals.  Our Pre-K children are eligible to sign up for enrichment classes that take place during the school day. Please visit our HPER section to learn more about Enrichment classes.

Preschool Enrichment Classes

We offer a variety of popular enrichment classes for three-, four- and five-year olds. Classes are open to both JCC members and non-members. Enrollment is discounted for members. Check out our upcoming classes below!

Pre-registration is required and classes are subject to minimum enrollment. Registration fees will be returned if minimum class enrollment is not met prior to the start date.

To register, please stop by our office, call 315-445-2040 x 120

Early Childhood Camps

The city of Syracuse was great in antiquity, and in our time has become one of the most interesting tourist centers in Italy

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If you want to visit Italy to admire interesting historical attractions, then Syracuse is the best choice for this. The city is famous for its rich past, ancient monuments and fascinating tourist routes.

Over the years of its existence, the Italian city of Syracuse has experienced many interesting events. An amazing rise in the fifth century under the reign of Dionysius I, when this place was rightfully considered one of the most developed and significant cities in the Mediterranean. Numerous palaces, fountains, gardens, temples, the center of cultural values, precious treasures and influence on other cities.

The territory grew at the expense of nearby small villages, which in turn joined the majestic city, and Syracuse was getting bigger.

Syracuse, Italy

All significant dates of that period are in contact with Syracuse : the complete defeat of the Carthaginians in 480 under the Chimeras, the Etruscans in 474 BC. in Cuma, which delayed their penetration to the south, the victory in one of the largest naval battles over the Athenians in 413 …

Today, Syracuse is positioned by Sicily as a town for a relaxing holiday, where you can get a lot of positive impressions. Many attractions invariably attract the attention of travelers from all over the world: castles, architectural monuments, excavations of ancient settlements. The city is also famous for the fact that it was in Syracuse that Archimedes was born, worked and found his death here.

Syracuse, Italy

What to see when you arrive in the city, what attractions do Syracuse offer? Temple of the seventh century AD, dedicated to Apollo and Artemis, currently recognized as the largest among the ancient Greek sanctuaries of Sicily. Maniache Castle, built in the thirteenth century, is a proud embodiment of military architecture and royal architecture. Euryalus Castle, built in the fifth century BC by subjects of Dionysius I, got its name from the Greek “Eurvelos”, which means nothing more than “a nail with a wide foundation.” The Greek theater, which has a diameter of more than one hundred and thirty-five meters, and is considered one of the largest in the ancient Greek world. Actors playing tragedies and comedies by authors such as Epicarmus and Aeschylus performed here. Today, the theater regularly hosts performances by the National Institute of Ancient Drama based on the works of ancient Greek writers. Also, do not deprive your attention of the Aretuza fountain, in which seagulls live and reeds grow, the archaeological area of ​​\u200b\u200bNeapoli Latomie with many interesting corners. In a word, after visiting the city, you will have impressions for a long time – it is not for nothing that Italy considers Syracuse one of the most fascinating tourist centers.

You will definitely enjoy the hospitable hotels in Syracuse , restaurants with excellent cuisine and shops where you can buy interesting souvenirs to remember your trip.

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Syracuse: northern city in the south of Italy – Continued

On this trip to Sicily, I was once again convinced of two things. First, you cannot understand Italy without visiting Sicily. Secondly, Sicily is a whole continent! It seems that I have already seen both in Italy and in Sicily a lot, but still I was very surprised. Do you want to know what?

1. When planning a trip to Syracuse, I thought that I would see something like Palermo or Naples – a noisy, bustling, sometimes dangerous and dirty city, the quintessence of the south. But Syracuse turned out to be a very respectable city, calm, convenient for tourists. The historic center of the city is located on the island and is called Ortigia. So in Ortigia there is not a single disadvantaged area or dangerous street. Even at night you can walk there without fear of anything! After the heterogeneous Palermo, Catania, Naples, this was a surprise for me. The city seemed to me in a northern orderly manner. Everyone in Italy compares me with the north, for me, as a person who lived in Bologna, everything after Rome is extreme, very extreme south, and Rome itself is almost Sicily;)

2. All life in the city begins after sunset. Sunsets in Syracuse are amazing!

3. The best place to watch the sunset is the bar of the Des Etrangers hotel. The view from the fifth floor is fantastic!

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6. At ten, eleven in the evening, at midnight and after midnight, the streets of the city are full of people. Everyone is walking! With children, with dogs! Something is constantly happening – one day we caught a film festival, the other – a performance of mimes, the third – a puppet theater, the fourth – a performance of a brass youth orchestra from the English Bromley. How wonderful it was to listen to Italian music under the walls of the magnificent Duomo!

7. Here comes the Duomo itself! I can endlessly look at the details of his decoration. In general, there is so much rhythm in the architecture and decor of Italian cities that I can spend hours looking for rhymes and parallels in them.

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9. Well, fantastic! This part of Sicily is generally famous for its lush baroque.

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11. Here you can see that the Duomo consists, as it were, of two parts – the magnificent front part is attached to the older, still Greek one.

12. Therefore, inside the cathedral turned out to be unusual – raw stones and a wooden ceiling instead of the smoothness of the walls and the whimsical design of the Baroque.

13. Decor above the entrance group. It takes my breath away!

14. Let’s take a walk around the city!

15. The streets leading to Ortigia are planted with these trees. They are planted beautifully – pink alternate with white.

16. It looks like an oleander, but I always met it in the form of bushes…

17. Do you see the sea on the horizon? It’s here all over the place!

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20. Look how narrow the street is! Do you see how the sea is reflected in the windows?

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22. Still, Italy is getting shabby. Or I’m ready to forgive her a lot …

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25. Sometimes the streets resemble Naples, but they are clean and safe.

26. There are practically no migrants or beggars in Ortigia.

27. The city has beautiful carved pot-bellied balconies.

28. Decoration under one of them.

29. What an invoice!

30. Let’s look at the sea! The city offers many excursions around Ortigia, but we did not get out on any of them.

31. Fishermen catch the pesce del giorno, the fish of the day.

32. These three legs, triscalion or trinacria, are the symbol of Sicily. Where there is a cat’s head, a woman’s head is usually located. I like it better with a cat! I took this decoration on the wall of one of the houses.

33. More rhythm. Can’t get past the stairs!

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35. Again the main square of the city. In the church of St. Lucia, which is in the photo, there is a fresco by Caravaggio.

36. Unfortunately, you can’t take it off, but no one could forbid me to take off the beautiful tiles on the floor at the entrance!

37. Huge soap bubbles are blown in the main square, as in many other Italian cities.

38. You can ride around the city in a carriage.

39. I wonder if the rules forbid talking on the phone while driving a horse and cart?

40. A couple of days later we saw the newlyweds in this convertible.

41. Mostly Italians themselves have a rest in Syracuse, met a lot of French, there are Russian companies. The beaches are mostly located outside the city, you should go there by car, but we had a beach at the hotel. The sea was warmest, 27 degrees, probably. Well, I’ll tell you about the hotel next time.

The best time to visit Sicily, like Italy in general, is autumn and spring.