Garfield YMCA operates a year round State licensed full-facility Childcare Center, Bright Beginnings.  Our facility serves children 2 1/2 to 5 years from 7:00am to 6:00pm.  Full and part time hour rates are available.  We offer a safe, quality enriched, developmentally appropriate environment supervised by a well-trained staff of caregivers.  Your child has an opportunity to grow socially, emotionally and academically through play.  Our unit bases curriculum and activities offer many opportunities for learning and coincide with state guidelines for child development.  All our children participate in arts and crafts, music, computers, cooking, physical education, academics and more.  Our full time children also have optional swimming lessons included in the one time fee for full time care.  Call the Child Care Director or inquire at the front desk for further information about our childcare programs.