University Settlement Early Head Start

University Settlement Early Head Start is a preschool in New York, NY. The organization provides free, comprehensive child development and family support services to eligible low-income families with infants and toddlers under the age of 3, as well as families who are expecting. Their programming includes center-based services featuring full-day child care, home-based services such as home visits and parent-child socialization groups, and a Family Child Care Partnership with licensed providers in the Lower East Side, Washington Heights, and Brooklyn.

For nearly 140 years, University Settlement has worked to combat poverty and systemic inequality. Established in 1886 as the first Settlement House in the United States, the organization serves over 40,000 New Yorkers annually in Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn. Beyond early childhood education, their broader work includes youth development, mental health and wellness, housing advocacy, and English classes for adult immigrants.

The facility is located on Eldridge St, near the Chinese American Planning Council and the Schiff Mall garden.

The organization maintains thorough, well-documented business information available online, and their website is well-optimized for search engines to read cleanly.

University Settlement Early Head Start provides essential developmental foundations and family support services to the New York community.