New Member Applications

Applications for Center-Based Child Care Providers start October 1, 2021

Resources for Center-based and Family-based Child Care Professionals

The Day Care Council of New York sponsored The Future of the Early Childhood Workforce Policy Forum held at NYU on February 27, 2020

The Day Care Council of New York's salary parity report provides an estimate for what it will cost to provide certified teachers in community-based organizations with the same salaries as their public school counterparts.

The Council’s mission is to seek support for and to assist in the development of quality child and family care services.

The organization works with its members to maintain high standards of early childhood developmental, educational and social services.

The Council is committed to programs and services that are designed to promote the sound growth and development of young children and their families necessary for a healthy society.

A Message from the Day Care Council of New YorkIn accordance with New York City and New York State directive regarding the COVID-19 virus, the Day Care Council made the decision to work remotely as of Tuesday March 17, 2020. All scheduled trainings and technical assistance visits are cancelled for the foreseeable future. However, we are monitoring our emails and voicemail messages. Please feel free to reach out to us on our respective contact information provided on this website. We will get back to you in a timely manner. We do apologize for the inconvenience and will update you on further changes as they present themselves.

At this time, we do hope that you take the necessary precautions as stipulated by our medical and governing bodies. Thank you.

Who We Are

The Day Care Council of New York, Inc. is a diverse membership organization of 93 non-profit sponsoring boards that operate more than 200 publicly-funded child care centers and family child care programs in New York City.

The Council’s mission is to seek support for and assist in the development of quality child and family care services which are designed to promote the sound growth and development of children and their families.