EIP Transition Guidance - Appendix B - Early Childhood Direction Centers
The Early Childhood Direction Centers (ECDCs) provide information about programs and services for young children, ages birth through five, who have physical, mental or emotional disabilities and help families obtain services for their children.
The ECDCs Provide Information About:
- preschool programs
- transportation
- medical, educational, and social services
- evaluation and assessment services
- funding
- parent education programs and resources
- day care
- the State's early intervention system
Services Include:
- matching the needs of children with available services
- assisting parents in obtaining services
- following up to ensure that children receive services
- coordination of services between agencies
- education of parents of preschool children with disabilities
Western Region
Buffalo
Service Area: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Niagara, Orleans Counties
Early Childhood Direction CenterC/O Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo
219 Bryant Street
Buffalo, New York 14222-9988
Phone: (716) 880-3875 or 1-800-462-7653
Fax: (716) 888-1456
E-mail: vrubin@kaleidahealth.org
Mid-West Region
Rochester
Service Area: Chemung, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Seneca, Schuyler, Steuben, Wayne, Wyoming, Yates Counties
Early Childhood Direction Center41 O'Connor Road
Fairport, New York 14450
Phone: (585) 249-7817 or 1-800-462-4344
Fax: (585) 249-7816
E-mail: Jill_Delvecchio@boces.monroe.edu
Mid-State Region
Syracuse
Service Area: Cayuga, Cortland, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego Counties
Early Childhood Direction CenterSyracuse University
805 So. Crouse Avenue
Syracuse, New York 13244-2280
Phone: (315) 443-4444 or 1-800-962-5488
Fax: (315) 443-4338
E-mail: tmenapa@syr.edu
Southern Tier Region
Binghamton
Service Area: Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Otsego, Tioga, Tompkins Counties
Early Childhood Direction CenterSouthern Tier Independence Center
135 E. Frederick Street
Binghamton, New York 13904
Phone: (607) 724-2111
Fax: (607) 772-3615
E-mail: ecdc@stic-cil.org
North Country Region
Potsdam
Service Area: Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, St. Lawrence Counties
Early Childhood Direction CenterSUNY Potsdam
Saterlee Hall 104
Sheard Literacy Center
Potsdam, New York 13676-2294
Phone: (315) 267-2145
Fax: (315) 267-3409
E-mail: snelltp@potsdam.edu
Capital Region
Albany
Service Area: Albany, Columbia, Fulton, Greene, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren, Washington Counties
Early Childhood Direction CenterCapital Region BOCES
Maywood Elementary School
1979 Central Avenue
Albany, New York 12205
Phone: (518) 464-6377
Fax: (518) 464-6369
E-mail: eburns@gw.neric.org
Mid-Hudson Valley Region
Newburgh
Service Area: Dutchess, Orange, Sullivan, Ulster Counties
Early Childhood Direction CenterIndependent Living, Inc.
5 Washington Terrace
Newburgh, New York 12550
Phone: (845) 565-1162 x209
Fax: (845) 565-0567
E-mail:Stremper@myindependentliving .org
Lower-Hudson Valley Region
Westchester
Service Area: Putnam, Rockland, Westchester Counties
Early Childhood Direction CenterWestchester Institute for Human Development
20 Hospital Oval West, Room 300A
Valhalla, New York 10595
Phone: (914) 493-1709
Fax: (914) 493-1973
E-mail: speretz@chcsnet.org
Long Island
Nassau
Service Area: Nassau County
Early Childhood Direction CenterVariety Child Learning Center
47 Humphrey Drive
Syosset, New York 11791-4908
Phone: (516) 364-8580
Fax: (516) 921-2354
E-mail: nassauecdc@vclc.org
Suffolk
Service Area: Suffolk County
Early Childhood Direction Center99 Hollywood Drive
Smithtown, New York 11787
Phone: (631) 863-2600
Fax: (631) 863-2082
E-mail: ecdcsuffolk@ddiinfo.org
New York City
Manhattan
Service Area: New York (Manhattan)
Early Childhood Direction CenterNew York Presbyterian Hospital
435 East 70th Street, Suite 2A
New York, New York 10021
Phone: (212) 746-6175
Fax: (212) 746-8895
E-mail: mrubinst@nyp.org
Brooklyn
Service Area: Kings (Brooklyn)
Early Childhood Direction CenterUCP of NYC, Inc.
SHARE Center
160 Lawrence Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11230
Phone: (718) 437-3794
Fax: (718) 436-0071
E-mail: ksamet@ucpnyc.org
Queens
Service Area: Queens
Early Childhood Direction CenterQueens Center for Progress
82-25 164th Street
Jamaica, New York 11432
Phone: (718) 374-0002, x465
Fax: (718) 969-9149
E-mail: cwarkala@queenscp.org
Bronx
Service Area: Bronx
Early Childhood Direction Center2488 Grand Concourse, Room 405
Bronx, New York 10458
Phone: (718) 584-0658
Fax: (718) 584-0859
E-mail: ecdcbronx@yahoo.com
Staten Island
Service Area: Richmond (Staten Island)
Early Childhood Direction CenterStaten Island University Hospital
242 Mason Avenue, 1st Floor
Staten Island, New York 10305
Phone: (718) 226-6670
Fax: (718) 226-6385
E-mail: Lkennedy@siuh.edu