Ever since our founding in 1949, Christ Church Day School has truly strived to be one of the top preschools in all of New York City. We started with one classroom of 15 children and an annual tuition of $250. One of our goals, in addition to being a resource and support system for families inside of Christ Church in Manhattan, has been to encourage and educate children of families on the Upper East Side, Manhattan and across the entire city of New York.
A focus on families and Learning Experiences
Christ Church Day School centers on the belief that early school experiences for young children are formative in the most profound ways possible. At a young age, children are coming to preschool and experiencing many “firsts” in a location away from home. For that reason, we strive to be a positive first experience for these children at impressionable ages.
At CCDS, we embrace each child as they come: their entire person including their emotional, social, physical, cognitive and artistic selves. As a private, NYC preschool, we’re selective in our process because we believe that your child should be surrounded by the best students, teachers and faculty, and facilities. Read more about your philosophy here.
A New York City Private Preschool
We know there are many private preschools to choose from in the greater NYC area, and even throughout Manhattan. But CCDS seeks to rise above our competitors by having a unique focus on our families and students. We realize that children’s experiences are a result of how they emotionally and physically perceive their surroundings, and so we seek to keep our facility classy and professional and our faculty and teachers trained in directly working with and supporting two, three, four and five year olds.
Read more about our programs related to each age group over on our Programs page. Our facility is located in the Upper East Side of Manhattan and is inside of Christ Church at 524 Park Avenue at 60th Street. As one of the top private preschools in Manhattan and New York City, we focus on having the top of the line classrooms, playground, library and more!