Orange County Community College offers Kindercollege, a daycare and school offered to the children of students, faculty and staff members at the Middletown campus. Free play and basic knowledge of numbers and letters are the focus of the program, geared to children who are 18 months to five years old. Kindercollege follows the academic year schedule and is licensed by the New York State Department of Children and Family Services.
The University of Massachusetts Amherst's childcare program curriculum centers around the basic skills of learning numbers, alphabet and words to prepare each child for elementary school. Childcare and educational services are offered to the 15-month to five-year-old children of students, faculty and staff members. The childcare is offered year round and follows the academic schedule. The program is licensed by the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care.
The Greenberg Child Care Center at Skidmore College features a curriculum based on free play. The center believes that free play builds confidence and friendship building skills. Childcare services are offered to the eight-week to five-year-old children of students, faculty, and staff members. The childcare center is open year round and closes for major holidays, for one week at Christmas/New Year and for one staff development day each year. The program is licensed by the New York State Office of Family and Children Services.
Occidental College's Child Development Center focuses on getting each child ready for school. The childcare services and preschool programs are for the two- to five-year-old children of students, faculty and staff members. All the children eat breakfast, lunch and a snack in the afternoon.