Child Care for Capital Region Families

During the extended closure, the Bethlehem Central School DIstrict is providing families with information about child care for emergency personnel and other essential workers.

• If you are a parent or caregiver who needs child care, please complete this parent need for child care survey. Based on the information you provide about your job, employer, number of children, and financial need, OCFS may be able to help you find the child program you need. It may be a challenge to find child care due to COVID-19 related program closures, however the staff at OCFS are trying their best to support families to find the high quality child care that they need. In addition, the OCFS website has several resources available https://ocfs.ny.gov/programs/childcare/
• Information from the Capital District YMCA about childcare for emergency and other essential workers
• School’s Out, Inc. Enrichment Center, located at 239 Delaware Ave, is open to current essential worker families. Program will be open from 7:30am-6:00pm M-F while BCSD remains closed. Daily tuition is $45 per day with a 10% discount sibling or veterans discount. Registration can be found on our website through the Essential Worker Registration tab here: https://www.schoolsoutinc.org/about1-c1z94

• If you are looking for child care, the Child Care Resource and Referral Agency (CCRR) is a great place to start. They will ask you about the kind of care you are looking for, the ages of your children, the hours of care you need and other specifics such as any special needs your child might have. Based on that information, they will be able to give you a list of providers that most closely meet your needs. Please contact:
  • Brightside Up (formally Capital District Child Care Coordinating Council, Inc.)
    Ms. Abbe Kovacik, Executive Director
    91 Broadway
    Menands, NY 12204
    Phone: (518) 426-7181, ext. 323
    Fax: (518) 426-9649
    Email: akovacik@cdcccc.org
    Website: http://www.cdcccc.org/
• Learning Care Group offers childcare services for children of healthcare workers, law enforcement, EMTs, firefighters, and essential workers. Website: www.childtime.com