Special Needs Care near Staten Island, NY

Special Needs Care

Our Infant Care Program nurtures babies through sensory play, tummy time, and music activities. Curriculum supports early development milestones with individualized care. Consistent routines for feeding, napping, and diapering are tailored to each family's needs, ensuring comfort and security.

Toddler Care Program

Our Toddler Care Program builds independence through hands-on activities, imaginative play, and early literacy. Curriculum fosters language, motor skills, and social growth. Consistent daily routines for meals, naps, and toileting create a secure, predictable environment for exploring and learning.

Infant Tiny Scholars

A loving start for your baby. Our Infant Scholars program nurtures development through sensory play, music, and early language exposure, including Spanish. Diapers and nutritious meals included. Individualized care is provided as needed to ensure every baby feels safe, loved, and supported.

Infant Toddler Scholars

Curiosity begins here. Toddlers explore through play, movement, and early learning while building social and emotional skills. Spanish is introduced through fun interactions. Nutritious meals and diapers included. Our caring staff supports growing independence and discovery.

Infant Care

At The Blue Hippo, we focus on building feelings of security and warmth for our littlest ones. Through a gentle, Montessori-inspired approach, infants explore their world through sensory play and soft rhythms, ensuring a nurturing start filled with love and accomplishment.

Toddler Care

Our toddler program prioritizes character and independence through meaningful, play-based activities. Little ones grow at their own pace, exploring music and arts while developing the social-emotional skills and confidence they need to navigate their world with joy.

Preschool

Our Preschool Program nurtures curiosity and fosters essential skills in language, math, social interaction, & emotional development. Through hands-on activities & structured play, children are guided in a safe & supportive environment to prepare for kindergarten & a lifelong love of learning.

School Age Care Program

These programs focus on balancing structured activities with free time, ensuring children have opportunities to learn, grow, and unwind. Typical activities for school-age kids in daycare include: Creative Arts Social Time Field Trips and Special Events

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Daycare Program

Special Needs Care

Supporting your baby's journey from rolling over to crawling! Our infant program (6–18 mos) features a play-based approach that prioritizes physical development and active discovery in a safe, full-time care setting. We provide the nurturing support needed as they hit their first big milestones.

Toddler Care Program

Designed for busy toddlers! Our program prioritizes physical development through guided play. We focus on gross motor skills and active discovery. From mastering stairs to kicks and throws, we provide a fun environment where kids stay moving while hitting their key growth milestones.

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Before and After Care Program

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Drop-In Care Program

Garden of Knowledge Daycare & Learning Center

Our hands-on program includes kindergarten readiness, early literacy, math, STEM, gardening, healthy cooking, French, music, creative arts, and Jiu-Jitsu. We also provide potty training support, assist families with therapeutic services, and proudly accept child care vouchers.

Garden of Knowledge Daycare & Learning Center

Our hands-on program includes kindergarten readiness, early literacy, math, STEM, gardening, healthy cooking, French, music, creative arts, and Jiu-Jitsu. We also provide potty training support, assist families with therapeutic services, and proudly accept childcare vouchers.

Special Needs Care

Before and After Care Program

Special Needs Care

Drop-In Care Program

Infant Daycare

Infant program offering a physically and emotionally safe place for your baby to explore and learn about the world around them. Shoe-free policy ensures that classrooms are clean and safe for little ones to move around. Daily routine includes time outdoors, group time, and discovery baskets for sensory exploration. Trained teachers spend time cuddling, singing, and reading to your child.

Toddler Daycare

Toddlers are on the go, exploring and learning new things throughout each day. Classrooms are kid-size in design, allowing children to do more things independently, building their self-confidence. Photos of the children’s families cover the walls of the classroom, creating a sense of community. Daily routine includes: outdoor play, circle time, dance & movement, reading, art, music, and free play.

Daycare Program

Infant Program

At this age, your infant is mainly learning through observation and exploration. For example, as our Infant teachers talk and sing with your child during feeding, diaper changes and playtime, your little one is beginning to understand language and conversation. Nurturing interactions like these will fill your child’s day and can be adapted and personalized to meet their individual needs.

Toddler Program

In our Toddler program, you’ll find carefully selected equipment that our newest walkers love to climb on, crawl through and hide in while stretching their gross motor skills. Teachers also use books, toys, games and other materials to create exciting explorations into colors, shapes, science and more.

Daycare Program

Daycare Program

Infant Program

At this age, your infant is mainly learning through observation and exploration. For example, as our Infant teachers talk and sing with your child during feeding, diaper changes and playtime, your little one is beginning to understand language and conversation. Nurturing interactions like these will fill your child’s day and can be adapted and personalized to meet their individual needs.

Toddler Program

In our Toddler program, you’ll find carefully selected equipment that our newest walkers love to climb on, crawl through and hide in while stretching their gross motor skills. Teachers also use books, toys, games and other materials to create exciting explorations into colors, shapes, science and more.

Pee Wee Prep: Infant Room (6 Weeks–18 Months)

A serene and secure space designed to support the earliest stages of development. Grounded in the Creative Curriculum for Infants, Toddlers & Twos, our program emphasizes responsive caregiving, sensory exploration, and strong emotional bonds to help babies thrive.

Toddler program (18 months - 30 months)

Our vibrant toddler program focuses on exploration and social growth! Using the Creative Curriculum, we nurture emerging self-help skills through music, movement, and play-based learning, building the confidence your child needs in a warm, playful environment.

Infants

Your baby will be in safe, loving arms as they develop important physical, social and emotional skills.

Twos

Caring teachers guide children through playful exploration while helping to establish important social-emotional skills.

Infant Program

At this age, your infant is mainly learning through observation and exploration. For example, as our Infant teachers talk and sing with your child during feeding, diaper changes and playtime, your little one is beginning to understand language and conversation. Nurturing interactions like these will fill your child’s day and can be adapted and personalized to meet their individual needs.

Toddler Program

In our Toddler program, you’ll find carefully selected equipment that our newest walkers love to climb on, crawl through and hide in while stretching their gross motor skills. Teachers also use books, toys, games and other materials to create exciting explorations into colors, shapes, science and more.

Infant Program

At this age, your infant is mainly learning through observation and exploration. For example, as our Infant teachers talk and sing with your child during feeding, diaper changes and playtime, your little one is beginning to understand language and conversation. Nurturing interactions like these will fill your child’s day and can be adapted and personalized to meet their individual needs.

Toddler Program

In our Toddler program, you’ll find carefully selected equipment that our newest walkers love to climb on, crawl through and hide in while stretching their gross motor skills. Teachers also use books, toys, games and other materials to create exciting explorations into colors, shapes, science and more.