About Us

The Early Childhood Learning Center of Greene County (ECLC) is a private, non-profit program chartered by the NYS Board of Regents to provide the following programs to children from birth to five years old (up to school age):

• ECLC operates all Head Start programs in Greene County. Head Start is a federally funded program for income eligible three and four year olds.
• Special education and therapy services through the Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE) to three and four year old children such as multi-disciplinary evaluations, counseling, occupational therapy, physical therapy, special education itinerant teacher, and center-based classes in an inclusive setting for children with developmental delays (5 hours per day). These services are available to those children who qualify based on a delay in development as determined by the CPSE committee and may be provided in the home, nursery school, or center-based classroom programs in Head Start depending on the child's needs.
• Early intervention services for children in Greene County from birth to three years of age encompassing: multi-disciplinary evaluations, counseling, occupational therapy, physical therapy, special education services and speech therapy. These services are available to those who qualify based on a delay in development as determined by early intervention. The services may be provided in the home, nursery school, or Head Start Program.