Yeled V'Yalda

What Yeled V'Yalda does

Yeled V'Yalda Early Childhood Center Inc. is a Brooklyn-headquartered 501(c)(3) nonprofit social services agency founded in 1980, delivering a broad portfolio of federally and state-funded programs to children and families across New York City and seven surrounding counties (Nassau, Rockland, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster, Westchester, plus Long Island). Its service lines span early childhood education (Early Head Start, Head Start, Project Reach), special education and disability services (Early Intervention for ages 0-3, multidisciplinary evaluations, Pendency/SETSS, speech/occupational/physical therapy, SEIT, counseling), behavioral health (ABA, HCBS, CFTSS, Health Home, OPWDD), community programs (WIC nutrition, SCN food boxes for Managed Medicaid members, NYS Marketplace navigation, Fitness Center), and student success initiatives (Title I-IV). Revenue is generated almost entirely through government funding streams, including Head Start and Title I-IV federal grants, Medicaid and Child Health Plus reimbursements, USDA WIC funding, and research grants from NSF and AFOSR; families typically receive services at no cost, with Fitness Center access offered on a membership basis. Go-to-market is referral-driven through NYC DOE, CPSE, healthcare providers, and community organizations rather than commercial marketing, and services are delivered across home-, school-, center-, and community-based settings using a proprietary scheduling system and a clinical workforce of 'hundreds' of NYS-licensed professionals. The organization is governed by a Board of Directors (Chair: Mordechai Hershkovitz) and Policy Council, with Hersh Moskovits as CEO and a leadership team including functional Executive Directors for Disabilities & Education and for early childhood/community programs, a CFO, CCO, CIDO, and In-House Counsel. Subsidiary lines include the YVY Research Institute, founded in 2006, which studies multilingual child language acquisition under continuous NSF funding and a separate AFOSR ASSURE grant.

Name

Yeled V'Yalda

Legal name

YELED V'YALDA EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER INC

Website

https://yeled.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Yeled V'Yalda is a Brooklyn-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1980 delivering Head Start, special education, behavioral health, nutrition, and student success services to children and families across NYC and surrounding counties, funded primarily through federal and Medicaid programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Services for Children and Families

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Educational Support Services (611710), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (62431)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Inclusive Infant & Toddler Care (Special Needs / IFSP-Aligned) (EDACAGAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Down Syndrome & Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Childcare (HSAAAIAC)

Keywords

• Early childhood education
• Special education services
• Behavioral health services
• Social services agency
• Child and family services

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government-Funded Social Services: Yeled V'Yalda operates as a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) social services organization receiving funding from multiple government sources including Head Start (federal), Medicaid (through Health Home and Early Intervention programs), USDA (WIC program), and federal education programs (Titles I-IV). Services are provided at no cost or low cost to eligible families.
2. Medicaid/Insurance Reimbursement: ABA therapy services are covered by Medicaid and select private insurance plans. Early Intervention services use public insurance (Medicaid and Child Health Plus) and private insurance for reimbursement without cost to families.
3. Federal Research Grants: The Research Institute receives continuous funding from National Science Foundation (NSF), US Department of Defense Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), and American Rescue Plan Act grants for linguistics and child language development research.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Yeled V'Yalda is a nonprofit social services agency that provides a continuum of programs for children and families in New York City, including Head Start early childhood education, special education (IEP/SEIT) services, behavioral health counseling, community and student success programs, and a fitness center. Services are delivered through home-, school-, center-, and community-based modalities by licensed professionals, and are funded through government grants, Medicaid, USDA nutrition programs, and NYC Department of Education contracts.

Product overview

Yeled V'Yalda is a not-for-profit social service agency offering a diverse portfolio of interconnected programs and services centered on serving children and families. The organization operates as a multi-program platform with distinct service lines including Early Childhood Education (Early Head Start, Head Start, Project Reach), Special Education & Disability Services (Early Intervention, Evaluations, Pendency Services, Speech/Occupational/Physical Therapy, SEIT, Counseling), Behavioral Health Services (ABA Insurance, HCBS, CFTSS, Health Home, OPWDD), Community & Social Services (WIC, SCN Food & Nutrition, Research Institute), Student Success Programs (Title I, Title IV), and a Fitness Center. These programs are designed to work collaboratively, with case management services coordinating referrals across the portfolio, enabling families to access multiple supportive services through a single agency.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• YVY Research Institute: Research institute documenting language acquisition in multilingual children, funded by NSF and US Department of Defense
• Head Start
• Early Head Start
• SCN Program
• Fitness Center

Products and services

• Head Start Early Childhood Education Government-funded early childhood education program providing school readiness, learning activities, and family support services to eligible low-income children and their families.
• Special Education Services (IEP/SEIT) Individualized Education Program (IEP) and Special Education Itinerant Teacher (SEIT) services provided to school-age children with special needs, delivered in school and home settings in coordination with the NYC Department of Education.
• Behavioral Health Services Licensed counseling and therapy services for mental health and substance abuse concerns affecting children, adolescents, and their families, delivered by licensed clinicians and reimbursable through Medicaid and other insurance.
• Community Services and Student Success Programs Community-based youth development, family support, and student success programs designed to promote academic achievement, social development, and family stability for children and adolescents in New York City.
• Fitness Center Community fitness center operated by the agency, providing physical fitness and wellness access for program participants and the surrounding community as part of its broader health and wellness mission.

Quantifiable outcome

• Head Start Program Performance Standards require meals and snacks meeting 2/3 minimum of daily nutritional requirements
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• NYC Department of EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDOE-funded evaluations and services for CPSE/CSE, Title I-IV programs, special education coordination, and IEP services. DOE approves evaluations and determines service eligibility.
• NYC DOE Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCPSE coordinates preschool special education evaluations and services for children ages 2.6-5 years. Yeled V'Yalda provides evaluations and represents families at CPSE meetings.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Ohel Children's Home and Family Services: NYC-based Orthodox Jewish social services agency offering a comparable multi-program platform of child welfare, behavioral health, developmental disability and family support services funded through Medicaid and government contracts.
• Hamaspik: Orthodox Jewish community-based nonprofit delivering OPWDD residential, HCBS and behavioral health services across NYC and upstate New York, operating under comparable Medicaid waiver funding streams and serving a similar culturally-specific population.
• New York Foundling: Large NYC child welfare and family services nonprofit operating integrated foster care, early childhood, behavioral health and developmental disability programs funded by ACS, Medicaid and DOE contracts — directly comparable integrated-platform model.
• Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services: Culturally-affiliated NYC social services nonprofit providing behavioral health, developmental disability, child welfare and HCBS services through Medicaid and OMH funding — closely parallel in community-rooted, multi-service delivery model.
• SCO Family of Services: Long-standing NYC-area child and family services nonprofit delivering foster care, early childhood education, special education, behavioral health and residential programs funded by ACS, DOE and Medicaid.
• Cardinal McCloskey Community Services: Faith-based NYC nonprofit delivering behavioral health, child welfare, developmental disability and HCBS services through OMH, OPWDD and Medicaid funding — comparable community-anchored multi-program operating model.
• Sheltering Arms Children and Family Services: NYC-based nonprofit providing early childhood education, behavioral health, child welfare and family support services through DOE, ACS and Medicaid contracts — closely parallels YVY's integrated service approach.
• The Children's Village: NYC-area nonprofit offering early childhood, behavioral health, residential and family preservation services funded by ACS, DOE and Medicaid — comparable comprehensive child-and-family service platform.

Broad incumbents

• Children's Aid Society: Large established NYC nonprofit operating a comparable mix of early childhood, after-school, behavioral health and child welfare programs across multiple boroughs, with overlapping Head Start and DOE-funded service lines.
• Graham Windham: Long-established NYC child welfare nonprofit providing early childhood, behavioral health, foster care and developmental services through ACS, DOE and Medicaid funding — analogous multi-program NYC footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/yeledv

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

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