Safari Daycare

Our Teachers

Safari Daycare is run by the husband and wife team of Onell and Eleida, who together have over 30 years combined of experience working with children! In addition to raising our own children, we welcome your family into ours and treat your children like family. We are both CPR and First Aid certified and have been licensed by the state of New York since November of 2014.

Philosophy

At Safari Daycare, we believe deeply that the first years of a child’s life are the most important for setting them up for success. We know that a safe, stimulating environment can lay the foundation for all intellectual and emotional development that will follow once a child moves on from our program!

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Location

We have dedicated the first floor of our single-family home to Safari Day Care, where children are able to use our private backyard for outside play each day. Located a few blocks from Downtown Flushing, we are a short distance from the Murray Hill stop on the Long Island Rail Road.

About our program

Because we have a low adult:child ratio, we truly get to know your child. As a program with a mixed-age environment, we ensure that your child will grow and learn alongside peers at all different ages! As a result, we can meet your child exactly where they are through close attention from our team.

We provide a wide variety of activities that occur each day. Whether it’s painting or puzzles, art projects or building with blocks, we have a plan to engage kids each day. Often times, children are very proud to bring what they worked on home to mom and dad!

We celebrate your child like they’re part of our family! We love to take photos during the day to share with parents, but we also invite you in for special events. We often have birthday parties and celebrate holidays together, which get kids excited (and impact our decorations and activities!)

Admissions

Join the Safari Daycare community in four easy steps:

1. Explore our website

We’ve provided information about our philosophies and offerings to help you decide if our program may be right for your family.

2. Tour our program

Come see what makes Safari Daycare unique. Please schedule a tour or attend an Open House event.

3. Submit an Enrollment Application

If you would like to enroll, please submit an application! Please note that we require tours for all prospective families. Please do not submit an application if you have not visited the program.

4. Enroll

After reviewing your application, we’ll send an enrollment invitation. Upon accepting your invitation you’ll pay your enrollment fee, fill out enrollment documents and review our Parent Handbook.