Seneca Nation of Indians Early Childhood Learning Center

To provide equitable quality early childhood development and care service to our communities based upon a standard of excellence and cultural integrity

The Seneca Nation of Indians Early Childhood Learning Center (ECLC) is a family orientated program; therefore our goals apply to both the child and their families. It is located on the Cattaraugus Reservation. The center offers comprehensive child care and development services made possible through various local state and federal funding including SNI Tribal funds NYS Child Care and Development Block Grand Head Start and the Child and Adult Care Food Program. Our center a state-of-the-art facility designed to meet or exceed all Head Start and NYS Child and Family Services Environmental Health and Safety Codes the NFPA Life Safety Code and the Americans with Disabilities Act building codes.

The center operates year round for children ages six weeks to twelve years within the Daycare and After-School programs. The Head Start program follows the Gowanda Central School District calendar. Staffing for all classrooms meets or exceeds the adult to child ratio as established by the New York State Department of Child and Family Services Daycare Regulations. Our center is licensed through the NYS Office of Child and Family Services Daycare Unit. The license is posted at the front door of the center. This facility is authorized to administer medications

Child Ages:

6 weeks - 12 years

Licenses & Accreditations:

New York State Office of Children & Family Services -