Our Mission “Our mission is to work along with families to provide a quality, reliable and secure place for our children. We are committed to ensure

Program Philosophy We are committed to foster physical, cognitive, language, emotional and social development through play. We take pride in offering the children a functional, educational, structure and self-exploratory facility enhanced with hands-on activities to promote each child developmental stage. The environment and curriculum is designed to create long lasting memories by creating a positive impact for each child that attends our program. Meet The Business Owner. Busy Hands Group Fa...

Program Philosophy We are committed to foster physical, cognitive, language, emotional and social development through play. We take pride in offering the children a functional, educational, structure and self-exploratory facility enhanced with hands-on activities to promote each child developmental stage. The environment and curriculum is designed to create long lasting memories by creating a positive impact for each child that attends our program. Meet The Business Owner. Busy Hands Group Family Day Care, LLC is owned and operated by Mirna Vasquez. Mirna Vasquez is dedicated to early childhood education and has been teaching children for over 12 years. In 2002, she earned her Associates Degree at LaGuardia Community College, in Early Childhood Bilingual Education. Shortly after, she worked as a head teacher for Bronx Community College Child Development Center Inc. In 2004, she graduated from Lehman College with a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology and a minor in Early Childhood Education. That same year, she worked as the site director for ACDP Early Childhood Center. In 2010, she obtained her Master’s Degree at Touro College, in Early Childhood Special Education. She also worked as a Special Education Teacher for Volunteers of America. The program is far from being just a business; this is her career goal but most importantly her passion. All employees of the program have had criminal background checks, as well as, medical screenings and certified in CPR & First Aid. The program is licensed by the New York State Department of Health The Program The program serves full time and part time care for children 6 weeks old to 5 years old. We provide before and after school care for ages 5 to 12 years old. We do school drop off and pick up. We help the after-school children with their homework. We provide breakfast, lunch, snack and dinner. Full day program is from 6:00 am to 6:00pm. Part time care is 4 hours maximum per day. The Learning centers are designed to help children develop and learn at their own pace. The day care is arranged to provide clear pathway for children to move freely from one area to another and to interact with different groups of children. Activities include music, art, language, library, blocks building, puzzles, table games and dramatic play. We also incorporate planned field trips to enhance curriculum.