Cornell Child Care Center

Cornell University offers a unique high quality child care program on campus to serve Cornell’s diverse families. The center is managed by Bright Horizons Family Solutions which runs more than 600 employer-sponsored centers in the United States Europe and Canada and is chaired by its founder Linda Mason CU ’76.

Informed by the research of early childhood experts the approach is child- and play-centered tailored to the needs of individual children at their own developmental level and includes attention to social connection physical movement music art and language. The center invites family involvement fosters the building of community and fosters respect for each unique family. Goals include both creating a positive and nurturing environment for children and improving the work/life navigation for Cornell students staff and faculty.

The center has space for 154 children ages 6 weeks to 5 years. It is located on Pleasant Grove Road in the village of Cayuga Heights just north of the university’s “A” parking lot. This single facility helps meet the university’s child care needs and increases child care options of Cornell faculty staff and students. This facility is authorized to administer medications

Child Ages:

6 weeks - 5 years

Licenses & Accreditations:

New York State Office of Children & Family Services -