YMCA - The Amsterdam Family YMCA - Early Education Childhood Center

YMCAs are the nation's largest child care provider. YMCAs currently provide child care for almost a half-million children each year. YMCAs have been supporting children and families for years through a variety of programs, including nursery schools, full-day child care, child care courses and more.

Together YMCAs make up the largest not-for-profit community service organization in America. They work to meet the health and social service needs of 15 million men, women and children. All YMCA programs are tools for building the values of caring, honesty. respect and responsibility

The Amsterdam Family YMCA is providing a comprehensive early childhood education program that is centered on the three-way relationship that exists among children, parents and program leaders. The YMCA Early Childhood Center will strive to support and assist parents, to strengthen the parent-child relationship and to stress the importance of families. These concepts are basic to the YMCA's philosophy and mission. Our program is committed to demonstrating the character development models of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility.

Rates for 2010:

	Rate Per Week	Addt'l Child(ren)
Infants (6 weeks - 18 months)	$173.00	$155.70
Toddlers (18 months - 36 months)	$168.00	$151.20
Preschool (3 & 4 year olds)	$162.00	$145.80

Scenes from the Early Education Childhood Center: The Amsterdam Family YMCA is providing day care services for 6 week old infants to pre-school 5 year olds. Our Hagaman child care facility features 28 child care slots for children 6 weeks to 3 years old and 28 slots for children 3 to 5 years old.
YMCA programs address seven specific objectives: 1. Grow Personally - Build self-esteem and self-reliance. 2. Clarify Values - Develop moral and ethical behavior. 3. Improve Personal and Family Relationships - Learn to care, communicate and cooperate with family and friends. 4. Appreciate Diversity - Respect people of different ages, abilities, incomes, races, religions, culture and beliefs. 5. Become Better Leaders and Supporters - Learn the give and take necessary to work toward common good. 6. Develop Specific Skills - Acquire new knowledge and ways to grow spirit, mind and body. 7. Have Fun! - Enjoy Life! YMCA Child Care Goals: 1. Improving communication among family members. 2. Increasing family members' abilities to work and play together. 3. Helping families share their values with each other. 4. Increasing family's sense of community with other families. 5. Helping families improve their economic stability. The YMCA's childcare programs help children develop to their fullest potential by doing the following: 1. Helping children to develop a healthy self-esteem. 2. Allowing children to learn through discovery and play. 3. Offering developmentally appropriate activities that help children develop physically, emotionally, intellectually, socially and spiritually. 4. Providing space, equipment, and, most importantly, teachers and leaders that aid in children's development. 5. Allowing each child to develop a warm relationship with at least one adult. 6. Involving children in some aspects of planning their own activities. 7. Believing in the value of all children and helping children appreciate the diversity and uniqueness of their peers. 8. Helping children in their community to develop their social and living skills . . . 9. Encouraging expression of feelings, whether sad, joyful, or otherwise, and responding to those feelings.


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