Young Children’s Center For the Arts

Amazing school! I have two children who attended YCCA and our experiences were wonderful! The staff is caring, fun, creative, nurturing… the list goes on and on! When my children entered K, they were MORE than prepared, both socially and educationally. I highly recommend YCCA.

The Best! Both of my daughters have attended YCCA from 18 months through Pre-​K. As another reviewer mentioned, the school day is scheduled in 30 minute increments and includes music, art, dramatic play, creative movement, yoga and more. The teachers are all very well trained, either through 25+ years of child care experience (at YCCA!) or higher education. Many of the teachers have advanced degrees. Music therapy masters students intern at the school. I have never seen a daycare center retain their teachers for so long. There is very little teacher turnover which means the teachers must love it there too! =)
We moved to NJ almost 5 years ago and still commute to YCCA. A former Queen Village neighbor turned me on to YCCA and said it’s a very special place. She was right! I’ll be in tears when YCCA isn’t a part of our daily life. My children are better people because of their time at YCCA.

Can’t quite come to grips with the last three days of pre-​school, I’m a mess-​so hard to say goodbye to such a special time in our lives.
I remember the tears (hers and mine) the very first time I dropped her off at school, now my tears flow like water as every gentle memory runs through my head.
I can’t thank you all enough, teachers/​staff, you know who you are, every picture she draws, every song she sings, every letter she writes, reminds me of all of you and all the work you do with the children each day, you make it such a special experience, a real family.
Our sincere gratitude to YCCA for a job well done!

I believe this is one of the most enriched preschool programs in the city.
We have considered other schools because of the distance from our house (18 blocks) but gladly still commute every day because few to none for us have met the level of YCCA.
We have been so incredibly happy with the school, the program and above all the teachers who care so greatly about the kids. We looked at many programs throughout the city, but YCCA was one of the most established, organized and experienced ones we found. My son started with their summer camp program part-​time when he was 2 ½, and while anything new is an adjustment, his teachers were so open to making him comfortable and acclimated that he was soon giving me a big kiss and running off to music circle time every morning.
They switch to a new activity every 30 minutes, and I believe the stimulation and level of interest remains high. My son has thrived under the structure and stimulation of their curriculum and brings home crafts he is so proud of every single day. At the start of the Fall semester they began working on a new alphabet letter every week and I’m shocked and thrilled that these preschoolers are absorbing it so well. My son is identifying letters and sounds everywhere we go. The children are treated with respect and in turn taught to respect each other. Communication about your child with the staff is very easy and open. They work with you to help ‘raise’ your child with concern and love as much as any parent could wish for. The parental involvement is top notch, and the price is affordable and worth every penny for what you get.