Children’s Service Society’s Building Blocks Early Learning Center

Children’s Service Society (CSS) is pleased to operate the Building Blocks early learning center. At total capacity, this facility serves 47 children ages six months to 5 years.

Ms. Lisa introduced the engineering design process to support children’s block play at the block center.

What Makes Us Different?

Block play provides children with an ideal learning environment to develop fine motor skills, engage in problem-solving activities, explore design concepts, and express creativity. Furthermore, it teaches social and emotional skills like negotiation and looking at things from multiple angles.

As children build with blocks, they start representing the objects as characters in dramatic play – known as early representation. This allows for more complex structures and storylines to emerge as more children engage in building with blocks. Later, during the bridging and enclosure stages of play with blocks, children create bridges or enclosed spaces between different levels in their structure, demonstrating an understanding of simple geometry and balance concepts.

At the same time, children can develop social and emotional skills through block play by learning how to collaborate with others through sharing materials and taking turns while building. Block play may also increase young children’s attention spans as they remain engaged with constructive block-building tasks for longer.

Block areas offer limitless learning opportunities. That is why childcare and preschool programs must ensure access to high-quality blocks and building materials – such as vinyl soft blocks, unit blocks, and architectural unit blocks used throughout classrooms nationwide.

Learn More About Our Programs

Our complete and half-day programs aim to nurture your child’s creative, cognitive, and social development in indoor and outdoor settings. Your teachers encourage exploration within small and large group settings both inside and outdoors as they promote learning through play in an atmosphere that is safe, clean, and supportive of all.

Our program is built upon the belief that each child is unique. We aim to engage families in the education process through a comprehensive and culturally sensitive early childhood program tailored specifically for individual children’s needs while offering support services so families can meet those needs at home and within the community.

Our center is certified by the New York State Department of Education, and we are members of the Committee for Preschool Special Education (CPSE), offering evaluation services to preschool-aged children with disabilities.

Maria Marino, owner/director, founded Building Blocks Child Care Center in her home in 1997 and has expanded it to its current location on Lakeside Road and Route 52 in Newburgh, NY. CPR and First Aid certified and with three children attending her child care center as of today! All three attended and graduated successfully!

Meet Our Teachers

Your choice of daycare, preschool, pre-k, and childcare centers will enormously affect your child’s life. Our centers’ teachers are highly qualified professionals dedicated to supporting young ones’ growth and providing safe environments where learning is enjoyable.

The Center is a non-profit educational organization committed to becoming the leading center for preschool learning (ages 2-5), providing children with an engaging experience while encouraging growth within an uplifting, nurturing environment. Their mission is guided by faith in God, commitment to service and upholding core values.

Wilkes University TEACH provides Building Blocks staff members with invaluable professional development opportunities and an affordable pathway towards earning their Bachelor’s of Education.

At its peak capacity, Building Blocks serves 47 children ages six months to 5 years old. Additionally, this school features a full-time special education itinerant teacher, evaluation services, and ABA therapy available to eligible students. All programs at Building Blocks aim to meet the developmental, social, and emotional needs of children with special needs by creating an appropriate learning environment, curriculum, and activities that foster their love of learning.

Schedule a Tour

Early Childhood Education helps children build crucial social-emotional skills and develop a love of learning for life. Building Blocks offers programs for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and pre-kindergarteners.

Contact our facility by phone or email and arrange a tour while learning more about the programs available to you. We look forward to meeting you! We welcome hearing from you!

Building Blocks Early Learning Center operates daycare centers and preschool facilities throughout the United States. Their daycare services for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, as well as education-based programs, offer assistance in safe environments designed to prepare them for school can be found here. They serve families across this nation.

Wilkes University announced it has entered into a sale/leaseback agreement with D&D Realty Group for the purchase of the first floor at 116 South Main Street in a sale/leaseback agreement that allows Wilkes to offer degrees and professional development programs explicitly targeting teachers such as its fully online Bachelor of Education (TEACH) degree.