Preschool and Childcare Options at or Near Vassar College
- Wimpfheimer Nursery School at Vassar College
- Contact: Julie Riess, Director (845) 437-5630, juries@vassar.edu
- Website: http://wimpfheimer.vassar.edu/index.html
- Address: 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie
- Distance from campus: on campus
- Age range: 2 years 3 months to 6 years
- Programs: part day, full day, extended day
- Hours: 8:00am – 5:00pm
- Vassar College Infant Toddler Center
- Contact: Frances Rofrano, Director (845) 437-7648, frrofrano@vassar.edu
- Website: http://wimpfheimer.vassar.edu/itc.html
- Address: 124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie
- Distance from campus: on campus
- Age range: 3 months to 2 years 3 months
- Programs: full day; time sharing slots are sometimes available, space permitting
- Hours: 8:00am – 5:30pm
- Jewish Community Center of Dutchess County, Early Childhood Center
- Contact: (845) 471-0430
- Website: http://www.jccdc.org/ECC_programs.htm
- Address: 110 Grand Avenue, Poughkeepsie
- Distance from campus: 0.9 miles
- Age range: 2 years to Kindergarten
- Programs: half-day, full day
- Hours: 8:45am – 3:00pm
- Poughkeepsie Day School
- Contact: Jill Lundquist, Admissions Director (845) 462-7600
- Website; http://www.poughkeepsieday.org/
- Address: 260 Boardman Road, Poughkeepsie
- Distance from campus: 2 miles
- Age range: 3 to 6 years
- Programs: half-day, full day and aftercare
- Hours: 8:20am – 3:00pm
- St. Francis Hospital: Martha Lawrence Children’s Center
- Contact: (845) 462-0906
- Address: 23 Spackenkill Road, Poughkeepsie
- Distance from campus: 3 miles
- Bright Horizons Children’s Center at Casperkill
- Contact: Carol Bell (845) 462-1200; Pough@brighthorizons.com
- Website: http://www.brighthorizons.com/Site/Pages/index.aspx
- Address: 2332 South Road, Poughkeepsie
- Distance from campus: 4.4 miles
- Age range: 6 weeks to 12 years
- Programs: half-day, full day and aftercare
- Hours: 7:00am -6:00pm
- The Randolph School
- Contact: (845) 297-5600
- Website: http://www.randolphschool.org/
- Address: 2467 Rt. 9D, Wappingers Falls
- Distance from campus: 9 miles
- Age range: 2 years 10 months to 5 years old
- Programs: half-day, full-day, nursery, kindergarten, aftercare
- Hours: 8:00 am- 6:00pm
- Rainbow’s End
- Contact: Anita Martell, (845) 266-4329
- Address: 123 Hibernia Road, Salt Point
- Distance from campus: 12.4 miles
- Age range: 6 weeks to 3 years
- Hours: 7:30am – 6:00pm
- Children’s Center of New Paltz at SUNY New Paltz
- Contact: (845) 257-2910
- Website: http://www.newpaltz.edu/services/children.html
- Address:75 S. Manheim Blvd. New Paltz
- Distance from campus: 14 miles
- Age range: 2-5 years
- Programs: part-time; full-time
- Hours: 7:30am – 5:00pm
- Dutchess Day School
- Contact: Andrea Archer, (845) 677-5014, shaw@dutchessday.org
- Website: http://dutchessday.org/index.html
- Address: 415 Route 343, Millbrook
- Distance from campus: 15.8 miles
- Age range: 3 to 6 years
- Programs: half-day preK, full-day kindergarten
- Bright Horizons Children’s Center, Hopewell Junction
- Contact: Carol Bell (845) 223-4660; ibm.fishkill@brighthorizons.com
- Website: http://www.brighthorizons.com/Site/Pages/index.aspx
- Address: 23 Donovan Drive, Hopewell Junction
- Distance from campus: 19.9 miles
- Age range: 6 weeks to 12 years
- Programs: half-day, full day and aftercare
- Hours: 7:00am -6:00pm
An additional resource in our area is the Child Care Council of Dutchess, Inc. This organization develops, coordinates, strengthens and assists child care and early childhood programs in Dutchess County. It also acts as a child care referral agency to the community at large. It can be a useful source of information to identify child care facilities that best meet a family’s individual needs.
- Contact: (845) 473-4141, meagen@childcaredutchess.org
- Website: http://www.childcaredutchess.org/index.htm
- Address: 70 Overocker Road, Poughkeepsie
This list is provided as a courtesy. Please report errors or send suggestions to: colrel@vassar.edu