Goddard Riverside Early Childhood Center at Lincoln Square Neighborhood Center

Goddard Riverside Early Childhood Center at Lincoln Square Neighborhood Center is a free, community-based early childhood program on the Upper West Side (243 West 64th Street), run by the nonprofit Goddard Riverside settlement house. It serves children ages 2 to 5 through NYC's 3-K and Pre-K for All, Head Start, and subsidized EarlyLearn programs, using the Creative Curriculum with a whole-child, inquiry-based approach. Families can choose a school-day schedule (9 am-3 pm) or extended-day care (8 am-6 pm) for eligible working families, plus summer camp. Enrollment for 3-K/Pre-K is through NYC MySchools; 2s, Head Start and extended-day seats are arranged directly with the center by income eligibility.