What We Are About

Children’s Village is a center based inclusive preschool program designed to meet the individual needs of children with and without disabilities.  We believe that children grow into tolerant and caring citizens when provided with a supportive learning environment that values diversity and cooperation.  We also believe that the support of families, educators, neighbors, health care providers and the greater community contributes to this growth.  Together, this village and community can bring children to their full potential. 

Serving the Community

 Children’s Village, formerly known as OCM BOCES Preschool, has been a community-based program for 28 years.  It began as a self-contained preschool program for children with special needs in 1981.  In 1989, the program began a process of inclusive options for preschoolers with disabilities in area nursery schools, day care centers and Head Start programs.  In 2006, we moved our program into the Park Hill School and established a collaboration with the East Syracuse-Minoa School District Pre-K Program.  This collaboration resulted in our classrooms becoming fully inclusive.  Each of our classrooms have a mix of children with and without disabilities.