The School and Child Care Search Service provides personalized support for those who are exploring in-home care, early childhood education options, or special needs, independent, parochial, and public elementary, middle, and high schools in the greater New York Metropolitan area. The Service can also help parents investigate boarding schools, explore financial aid for independent schools, and provide supplemental advice, in consultation with the student's high-school counselor, for parents with children applying to college.
The School and Child Care Search Service supports parents at Columbia University through school placement counseling, child care referrals, a searchable database of New York City area schools, and informational resources for finding child care and schooling.
Please note that this service is for people who currently work or go to school at Columbia University, or who are preparing to work or go to school at Columbia (i.e. recruits/accepted students).
Whether you are looking at early child care, preschools, elementary schools, or secondary schools, the process is similar.
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Begin by filling out an online inquiry form. The information provided on this form will help us to guide you appropriately in your school or child care search.
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Once your completed form has been received by our office, we will contact you to set up a mutually convenient appointment.
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If you are currently researching early child care centers/schools, you can also help your colleagues by filling out the form, Child Care/School Visit Feedback, which asks your reactions to school publications, tours, open houses, etc.
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If you need help or have comments on the School and Child Care Search Service, please contact us or complete the School and Child Care Search Service Feedback form.
Search our interactive map of area child care and schools.
Search for schools and child care centers by name or criteria - geographic area, age range, gender, and so on.
School and Child Care Search Service
516 West 112th Street (Lionsgate Complex)
New York, NY 10027
212-851-1895
212-851-1886 (fax)
Deborah S. Ashe
Director of the School and Child Care Search Service
212-851-1899
mailto:da2415@columbia.edu%20
School Placement Counselor
212-851-1897
mailto:ob2127@columbia.edu%20
