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Children's All Day School

PrivateMidtown East
109 East 60th Street, New York, NY 10022
212-752-4566

Overview

Educational philosophy

Progressive / Play Based

Programs offered

Infant · Toddler · Infant – Pre-K · 2s · 3s · Pre-K

Annual tuition

$33K – $49K / yr

School continues

Through Pre-K

Financial aid

Not offered

Sibling & legacy

Children's All Day School (C.A.D.S.), founded in 1975, is a year-round, all-day preschool on East 60th Street off Park Avenue serving children from six months through Pre-K. Its developmental-interaction, play-based philosophy pairs hands-on exploration with academic readiness, enriched by music and movement specialists, art, Spanish, STEAM, and gardening. Full-time care runs 8am-6pm, with part-time and half-day options also offered. An ISAAGNY member, the school guides families through the ongoing-school process and places graduates into a broad range of NYC independent kindergartens.

Programs & Schedule

InfantUnder 1

Schedule

Monday – Friday · 8am–6pm

Extended hours

Yes · until 6pm

Tuition

$49,000 / yr

ToddlerAge 1–2

Schedule

Monday – Friday · 8am–6pm

Extended hours

Yes · until 6pm

Tuition

$47,900 / yr

2sAge 2–3

Schedule

Monday – Friday · 8am–6pm

Extended hours

Yes · until 6pm

Tuition

$47,200 / yr

3sAge 3–4

Schedule

Monday – Friday · 8am–6pm

Extended hours

Yes · until 6pm

Tuition

$45,400 / yr

Pre-KAge 4–5

Schedule

Monday – Friday · 8am–6pm

Extended hours

Yes · until 6pm

Tuition

$44,800 / yr

Part-time options1 yr – 5 yrs
Schedule optionTuition / yr
5 Days 8:30am-12:30pm$33,300
3 Days · 8am–6pm$36,600
4 Days · 8am–6pm$39,800

Extended Day to 6pm available

Admissions

Rolling admissions — enroll any time

This school enrolls on a rolling basis year-round (subject to availability and waitlists). There is no fixed application deadline — reach out to the school directly to check for current openings.

Decisions early March (ISAAGNY member).Mar 1

Leadership

Susan Birnbaum

Ex-missions

Ex-missions support ✓

Ex-missions refers to the process of applying from preschool to Kindergarten or an ongoing school. Schools with dedicated ex-missions support actively guide families through ERB testing, school visits, and applications.

Where graduates go

Private kindergarten & elementary

31 schools
Abraham Joshua Heschel SchoolBank Street School for ChildrenBASIS Independent ManhattanBritish International School of New YorkCollegiate SchoolColumbia Grammar & Preparatory SchoolDwight SchoolEthical Culture Fieldston SchoolFriends SeminaryHorace Mann SchoolMarymount School of New YorkNord Anglia International School New YorkRiverdale Country SchoolRodeph Sholom SchoolSaint Ignatius Loyola SchoolSaint Luke's SchoolSpeyer Legacy SchoolThe Allen-Stevenson SchoolThe Birch Wathen Lenox SchoolThe Brearley SchoolThe Browning SchoolThe Buckley SchoolThe Chapin SchoolThe Dalton SchoolThe Hewitt SchoolThe Nightingale-Bamford SchoolThe Spence SchoolThe Town SchoolTrevor Day SchoolTrinity SchoolUnited Nations International School (UNIS)

Public kindergarten & elementary

1 school
Hunter College Elementary School

See the full list of schools graduates go on to — with counts and sources.

Culture & Community

Educational approach
Progressive / Play Based

Developmental interaction, play-based approach. Learning takes place intrinsically through play, hands-on and academic experiences in a consistent, nurturing setting where children develop and reach their potential at their own pace, building inter- and intra-personal relationships and independence.

GenderCo-ed
Cultural programs
MusicArt
Enrichment
Music and movement specialists (3x/week), art, Spanish, STEAM, science experiments, reading readiness, sports, gardening

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