New York Center for Child Development

What New York Center for Child Development does

New York Center for Child Development (NYCCD) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, founded in 1994 and headquartered at 159 West 127th Street in New York City, that delivers educational and therapeutic services to young children (primarily birth through age 5) with developmental delays, autism spectrum disorder, sensory processing challenges, and social-emotional difficulties. Its core offerings operate as an integrated platform across school-based, home-based, and community settings: Special Education Preschool Classes (center-based, 8-12 children per class, with bilingual Spanish dual-language capacity), Therapy Services (occupational, physical, speech-language, and mental health), Special Class in an Integrated Setting (SCIS) for inclusive peer learning, and Special Education Itinerant Teacher (SEIT) and Pendency Services that place NYCCD staff into mainstream preschools, day cares, and homes.

Beyond direct service, NYCCD runs the NYC Early Childhood Mental Health Training and Technical Assistance Center (TTAC) in partnership with NYU's McSilver Institute, funded by the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, which has trained over 12,000 early childhood and mental health professionals statewide. Its Training Institute adds workshops, reflective practice groups, crisis-response, and coaching in English and Spanish. The organization operates with 251-500 employees, a multidisciplinary leadership team, and sister-company linkage to New York Center for Infants and Toddlers (NYCIT), which participates in a long-standing UCLA research partnership on play-based intervention.

NYCCD's revenue model is a hybrid of government reimbursement (NYC DOE Committee on Preschool Special Education placement funding for SCIS and related services), competitive city, state, and federal grants, insurance, donations (tax-deductible under 501(c)(3) status), and earned professional services revenue through TTAC and the Training Institute. Its go-to-market is referral-driven — leveraging parent and professional networks, community partnerships with established preschools (Grand Street Settlement, The Child Center of NY, Warren Street Center for Children and Families), and government procurement channels. Underlying technology is clinical methodology (DIR/Floortime, sensory integration, transdisciplinary teaming) rather than software products, and the organization carries no patents or proprietary technology IP. NYCCD is governed by a Board of Directors with no parent company or institutional investment structure.

Name

New York Center for Child Development

Legal name

New York Center for Child Development

Website

https://newyorkcenter.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

New York Center for Child Development is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides special education, therapy, and early childhood mental health services to young children with developmental delays and autism, plus statewide training through TTAC in partnership with NYU McSilver Institute.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Special Education Services

NAICS

Child Care Services (62441), Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Autism & Neurodevelopmental Early Intervention Programs (EDACAFAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Autism Early Intervention (Educational) (EDAKAKAB), Developmental Therapy / Early Childhood Special Instruction (EDACAFAG), Pediatric Rehabilitation & Developmental Therapy Centers (PT/OT/SLP) (HLAFAJAL), Special Needs Early Intervention & Preschool Programs (EDAKAAAE)

Keywords

• Special education services
• Early childhood therapy
• Developmental disability support
• Preschool special education
• Early childhood mental health

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: NYCCD is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. Donations support general operations and programs.
2. Government Grants and Funding: The organization has received highly competitive city, state and federal grants to provide consultation, professional development and mental health services. SCIS programs are New York City Department of Education Committee on Preschool Special Education-funded placements, available at no cost to families of children with IEPs.
3. Professional Development and Training Services: NYCCD Training Institute provides workshops, reflective practice groups, crisis-response services, consultation, and coaching to the early childhood education community. TTAC has trained over 12,000 professionals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

NYCCD provides a full continuum of center-based, home-based, and community-based special education and therapeutic services for young children (birth to age 5) with developmental delays, autism, and social-emotional challenges, including preschool classes of 8 or 12 children, integrated occupational, physical, speech/language, and mental health therapies, inclusive SCIS placements, and SEIT/Pendency support in mainstream settings. The organization also operates the NYC Early Childhood Mental Health Training and Technical Assistance Center (TTAC) with NYU McSilver Institute and the NYCCD Training Institute, delivering professional development to early childhood practitioners across New York State.

Product overview

NYCCD operates as a unified platform of educational and therapeutic services for young children with developmental challenges and special needs, offering a full continuum of programs across classrooms, homes, and community settings. The core offering centers on Special Education Preschool Classes, which provides center-based instruction with integrated Therapy Services (occupational, physical, speech/language, and mental health). Complementary programs include the Special Class in an Integrated Setting (SCIS) for inclusive peer learning, the Special Education Itinerant Teacher (SEIT) and Pendency Services for home and mainstream setting support, and the NYC Early Childhood Mental Health Training and Technical Assistance Center (TTAC) in partnership with NYU McSilver Institute for professional development. The NYCCD Training Institute delivers workshops and coaching in infant mental health, early childhood education, and related therapies. Over 30 years of experience with specialized expertise in autism interventions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Special Education Preschool Classes

Quantifiable outcome

• TTAC has trained over 12,000 professionals through specialized training and technical assistance programs
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• McSilver Institute on Poverty Policy and Research at New York University (NYU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership between NYCCD and NYU McSilver Institute for the NYC Early Childhood Mental Health Training and Technical Assistance Center (TTAC). Funded by NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. McSilver provides clinical, business and system transformation supports statewide to behavioral health providers in New York State.
• Grand Street SettlementcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNYCCD partners with Grand Street Settlement at their community-based program on the Lower East Side, Manhattan. SCIS program with up to 10 children with IEPs and 10 typically developing children per class. NYCCD provides Special Education Teacher and Teacher Assistant.
• The Child Center of NYcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNYCCD partners with The Child Center of NY at their site in Corona, Queens. SCIS program with up to 9 children with IEPs and 9 typically developing children (18 total). NYCCD provides Special Education Teacher and Teacher Assistant.
• Warren Street Center for Children and FamiliescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNYCCD partners with Warren Street Center for Children and Families at their community-based program in Brooklyn. SCIS program with up to 9 children with IEPs and 9 typically developing children (18 total). NYCCD provides Special Education Teacher and Teacher Assistant.
• New York Center for Infants and Toddlers (NYCIT)coreOthersNYCCD's sister company, NYCIT is an Early Intervention program serving children ages birth to 3 with special needs. NYCIT has a long-standing partnership with UCLA examining the effectiveness of adding targeted play-based intervention focused on social communication and joint attention to an existing ABA Curriculum.
• UCLAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUCLA research team partnered with NYCIT examining effectiveness of adding targeted play-based intervention focused on social communication and joint attention to an existing ABA Curriculum for young children with special needs.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• YAI (Young Adult Institute): Large NYC nonprofit providing services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities across all ages, including early childhood and autism services; comparable in mission, NYC footprint, and IEP-driven service model, though broader in age range.
• Shield Institute: NYC nonprofit providing special education preschool, therapy, and mental health services for children with developmental disabilities; closely comparable in service mix (preschool classes, OT/PT/SLP, mental health) and NYC CPSE/CSE funding model.
• Children's Aid (New York City): NYC nonprofit running early childhood, mental health, and special needs programs for children and families; comparable in citywide service network, government contracts, and family-support orientation.
• AHRC New York City: NYC nonprofit supporting children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including preschool and special education programs; comparable as a large, NYC-based I/DD services provider operating school-age programs funded through similar public streams.
• Cerebral Palsy Associations of New York State: Statewide network providing early intervention, preschool, and therapy services for children with cerebral palsy and other developmental disabilities; comparable in target population, IEP-based funding, and multidisciplinary therapy model.
• New York Center for Infants and Toddlers (NYCIT): NYCCD's affiliated sister organization providing Early Intervention services for children ages 0–3 with special needs; directly comparable because it operates the same clinical model (play-based, DIR/Floortime, ABA-augmented) for the same population just upstream in age.

Broad incumbents

• HeartShare Human Services of New York: Large Brooklyn-based human services nonprofit offering special education, early childhood, behavioral health, and developmental disability programs; comparable in NYC reach and IEP-driven service delivery but broader in scope across the lifespan.
• Easter Seals / Easterseals: National nonprofit operating early intervention, special education preschool, and therapy services across many states; comparable in service mix and IEP/special-education funding model, though much larger and more geographically diversified than NYCCD.

Regional players

• Sinergia (formerly UCP of NYC): NYC-based affiliate serving people with cerebral palsy and other disabilities through early childhood, education, and therapy programs; comparable in NYC geographic focus and preschool/IEP service delivery model.
• Rochester Institute of Technology / NTID-affiliated early intervention providers: Upstate New York special education and developmental service providers operating preschool and therapy programs funded through NY State Education Department; comparable in NY State regulatory environment and IEP-driven reimbursement model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/New-York-Center-for-Child-Development-115929155809

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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