DOWNTOWN EARLY CHILDHOOD ASSOCIATION (DECA): A COOPERATIVE NETWORK OF THE LEADING NURSERY SCHOOLS IN DOWNTOWN NYC
The Downtown Early Childhood Association (DECA) is an informal membership association made up of the leading pre-schools, nurseries and early years settings in the most southerly neighbourhoods on New York’s Manhattan island.
ABOUT
With more than 30 years of history, the Downtown Early Childhood Association has been supporting members with sharing and developing best practice approaches to early years childcare and education.
DECA’s member schools are considered to be amongst the best and most prestigious in New York City and can be extremely heavily subscribed with lots of competition for places. Many of these schools are as old or older than DECA itself having both heritage and pedigreee.
Membership is voluntary with DECA acting more as an informal network than a formal trade body. As such, membership varies from time to time so you should check with DECA here for the latest details. Nonetheless, the schools below are known to be current or recent members.
MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATES
SELECT THE FIRST LETTER OF THE SCHOOL NAME BELOW OR CHOOSE LIST VIEW FOR A SIMPLE LIST OF ALL LISTED SCHOOLS. ALTERNATIVELY, YOU CAN SELECT SCHOOLS USING THE MAP BELOW.
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ACADEMY OF ST. JOSEPH
ACADEMY / AOSJ / ASJ / ST. JOSEPH’S WASHINGTON PLACE SCHOOL
111 WASHINGTON PLACE, WASHINGTON SQUARE, GREENWICH VILLAGE, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10014, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 2007
FEE-PAYING
DAY
GIRLS
AGES 3 – 14 (GRADES PK – 8)
ROMAN CATHOLIC
THE ACORN SCHOOL
330 EAST 26TH STREET, KIPS BAY, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10010, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
AVENUES THE WORLD SCHOOL
AVENUES
259 10TH AVENUE, CHELSEA, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10001, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
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B –
BARROW STREET NURSERY SCHOOL
BARROW / BSNS
2ND FLOOR, GREENWICH HOUSE, 27 BARROW STREET, GREENWICH VILLAGE, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10014, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1987
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 2 – 5 (GRADES PK)
PROGRESSIVE
REGGIO EMILIA
BATTERY PARK CITY DAY NURSERY
BPC DAY NURSERY
215 SOUTH END AVENUE, BATTERY PARK, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10280, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
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BATTERY PARK MONTESSORI
21 SOUTH END AVENUE, BATTERY PARK CITY, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10280, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
TRILINGUAL SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 2012
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 2 – 5 (GRADES PK)
MONTESSORI
BEGINNINGS
BEGINNINGS NURSERY SCHOOL
130 EAST 16TH STREET, GRAMERCY PARK, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10003, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1983
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 1 – 5 (GRADES PK)
PROGRESSIVE / REGGIO EMILIA
BLUE SCHOOL
241 WATER STREET, DOWNTOWN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10038, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 2006
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 2 – 14 (GRADES PK – 8)
CLOSED IN 2023
MERGED INTO LREI
THE BRITISH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF NEW YORK
BIS-NY
20 WATERSIDE PLAZA, KIPS BAY, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10010, UNITED STATES
NURSERY, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 2006
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 3 – 18 (NURSERY – YEAR 13
INTERNATIONAL (BRITISH)
BROTHERHOOD SYNAGOGUE NURSERY SCHOOL
BROTHERHOOD
28 GRAMERCY PARK SOUTH, GRAMERCY PARK, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10003, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
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BUCKLE MY SHOE
BMS
TRIBECA
40 WORTH STREET, TRIBECA, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10013, UNITED STATES
WEST VILLAGE
230 WEST 13TH STREET, WEST VILLAGE, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10011, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
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C –
CHELSEA DAY SCHOOL
319 FIFTH AVENUE, 2ND FLOOR, MIDTOWN SOUTH, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10016, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
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THE CHILDREN’S GARDEN
THE CHILDREN’S GARDEN AT GTS
442 WEST 21ST STREET, CHELSEA, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10011, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
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CHILDREN’S TUMBLING
9 MURRAY STREET, TRIBECA, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10007, UNITED STATES
GYMNASTICS SCHOOL
PLAY-BASED LEARNING
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CHURCH STREET SCHOOL FOR MUSIC AND ART
CSSMA
41 WHITE STREET, TRIBECA, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10013, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL
ART SCHOOL
MUSIC SCHOOL
PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL (MUSIC)
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CITY AND COUNTRY SCHOOL
C&C
146 WEST 13TH STREET, GREENWICH VILLAGE, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10011, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1914
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 2 – 14 (GRADES PK – 8)
PROGRESSIVE
CORLEARS SCHOOL
324 WEST 15TH STREET, CHELSEA, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10011, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1968
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 1 – 11 (GRADES PK – 5)
PROGRESSIVE
D –
DOWNING STREET PLAYGROUP
32 CARMINE STREET, GREENWICH VILLAGE, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10014, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL
COOPERATIVE SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
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E –
EARLY CHILDHOOD AT MANNY CANTOR CENTER
EARLY CHILDHOOD @ MCC
197 EAST BROADWAY, LOWER EAST SIDE, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10002, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
EXPLORE + DISCOVER EARLY LEARNING CENTER
E+D
444 2ND AVENUE AVENUE, KIPS BAY, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10010, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
F –
THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH NURSERY SCHOOL
FPCNS
12 WEST 12TH STREET, GREENWICH VILLAGE, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10011, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1952
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 2 – 5 (GRADES PK – K)
PROGRESSIVE
REGGIO EMILIA
G –
GRACE
GCS / GRACE CHURCH SCHOOL
46 COOPER SQUARE, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10128, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
CHOIR SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL (CHOIR)
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GREENWICH HOUSE
GHMS / GREENWICH HOUSE MUSIC SCHOOL
46 BARROW STREET, GREENWICH VILLAGE, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10014, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL
BALLET SCHOOL
DANCE SCHOOL
MUSIC SCHOOL
PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL (BALLET, DANCE, MUSIC AND MUSICAL THEATRE)
ABOUT
H –
NO SCHOOLS LISTED
I –
NO SCHOOLS LISTED
J –
THE JACK AND JILL SCHOOL
ST. GEORGE’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 209 EAST 16TH STREET, GRAMERCY PARK, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10003, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1949
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 2 – 5 (GRADES PK – K)
EPISCOPAL
JCP EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER
JCP ECC
146 DUANE STREET, TRIBECA, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10013, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
K –
THE KIDS KORNER PRESCHOOL
247 WEST 24TH STREET, CHELSEA, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10011, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
L –
LEARNINGSPRING SCHOOL
LSS
247 EAST 20TH STREET, GRAMERCY PARK, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10003, UNITED STATES
ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
SEN SCHOOL (AUTISM AND RELATED CONDITIONS)
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LÉMAN MANHATTAN PREPARATORY SCHOOL
LÉMAN / LÉMAN MANHATTAN
41 BROAD STREET, FINANCIAL DISTRICT, DOWNTOWN, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10128, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 2005
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 0 – 18 (GRADES PK – 12)
LITTLE MISSIONARY’S DAY NURSERY
LITTLE MISH / LMDN / SARA CURRY’S PRESCHOOL AT LITTLE MISSIONARY’S DAY NURSERY
93 ST. MARK’S PLACE, EAST VILLAGE, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10009, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
LREI
LITTLE RED SCHOOLHOUSE & ELISABETH IRWIN HIGH SCHOOL
40 CHARLTON STREET, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10014, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
M –
THE MONTESSORI SCHOOLS
TMS
FLATIRON
5 WEST 22ND STREET, FLATIRON, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10010, UNITED STATES
SOHO
75 SULLIVAN STREET, SOHO, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10012, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
INC. THE MONTESSORI AT FLATIRON AND THE MONTESSORI IN SOHO
ESTABLISHED 2013
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 1 – 6 (GRADES PK – K)
MONTESSORI
LA PRIMA CASA
MY LITTLE SCHOOL
TRIBECA JEWISH PRESCHOOL
291 BROADWAY, 3RD FLOOR, TRIBECA, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10007, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
N –
NEW AMSTERDAM SCHOOL
NAS
62 AVENUE B, EAST VILLAGE, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10009, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 2006
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 2 – 10 (GRADES PK – 5)
WALDORF-STEINER
NEW YORK PRESCHOOL
NYP
88 LEONARD STREET, TRIBECA, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10013, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
NORD ANGLIA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL NEW YORK
NORD ANGLIA
44 EAST 2ND STREET, BOWERY, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10003, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 2011
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 2 – 14 (GRADES PK – 8)
INTERNATIONAL (BRITISH)
O –
NO SCHOOLS LISTED
P –
THE PARK PRESCHOOL
275 GREENWICH STREET, TRIBECA, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10007, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1989
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 2 – 6 (GRADES PK – K)
CLOSED IN 2020
PERRY SCHOOL
55 BETHUNE STREET, WEST VILLAGE, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10014, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
Q –
NO SCHOOLS LISTED
R –
READE STREET PREP
77 READE STREET, TRIBECA, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10007, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
S –
ST. LUKE’S SCHOOL
487 HUDSON STREET, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10014, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
T –
THIRD STREET
THIRD STREET MUSIC SCHOOL SETTLEMENT
235 EAST 11TH STREET, EAST VILLAGE, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10003, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL (MUSIC)
ABOUT
TRIBECA COMMUNITY SCHOOL
TCS
22 ERICSSON PLACE, TRIBECA, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10013, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
U –
UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
UNIS
24-50 FDR DRIVE, KIPS BAY, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10010-4046, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL, ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
ABOUT
UNIVERSITY PLAZA NURSERY SCHOOL
UPNS
110 BLEECKER STREET, GREENWICH VILLAGE, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10012, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL
CO-OPERATIVE SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
UNIVERSITY SETTLEMENT CREATIVE STEPS EARLY CARE & EDUCATION CENTRE
4 WASHINGTON SQUARE VILLAGE, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10012, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
V –
VILLAGE PRESCHOOL CENTER
VPC
136 WEST 10TH STREET, GROUND FLOOR, GREENWICH VILLAGE, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10014, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ONLINE SCHOOL
ABOUT
W –
THE WASHINGTON MARKET SCHOOL
WMS
55 HUDSON STREET, TRIBECA, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10013, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
WEE ONES CLUB
128 EAST 36TH STREET, MURRAY HILL, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10016, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
WEST VILLAGE NURSERY SCHOOL
WVNS
73 HORATIO STREET, WEST VILLAGE, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10014, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
ABOUT
X –
NO SCHOOLS LISTED
Y –
NO SCHOOLS LISTED
Z –
NO SCHOOLS LISTED
# –
14TH STREET Y
344 EAST 14TH STREET, EAST VILLAGE, MANHATTAN, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10003, UNITED STATES
PRE-SCHOOL
COMMUNITY SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
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