Licensed Half-Day Programs in Forest Hills, NY

Half-Day Programs in Forest Hills

As of August 2026

Parents in Forest Hills can choose from 24 providers in New York's licensing system, and OCFS records show every one of them operating as a center. Combined licensed capacity reaches 1359 children across the 24 providers reporting a figure, averaging about 57 per site, and the roster is concentrated entirely in school-age care. CloverMap lists Forest Hills' full provider set in one place, including names like Queens Community House, so families can compare before making calls.

What to know about childcare in Forest Hills

All 24 providers listed for Forest Hills are centers — New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) licensing data shows no family or group family day care homes registered in the city. That means every option here is a dedicated facility with classroom-based programming and multiple staff on site, rather than a smaller in-home arrangement, so the comparison for Forest Hills families comes down to size and focus rather than operating model. That also means a Forest Hills search will not surface a family day care option, since every listed provider shares the same center-based format.

Licensed capacity across the 24 reporting providers totals 1359 children, for an average of about 57 per site — a mid-to-large figure for this cohort, suggesting Forest Hills' centers tend to run substantial multi-classroom programs. That scale can support more simultaneous openings, though it also means larger group counts within any single building compared with a smaller-capacity city.

Forest Hills' roster is entirely weighted toward school-age care: all 24 providers serve school-age children, while the data shows no dedicated infant, toddler, or preschool capacity reported in the city. That's a clear pattern to plan around — families needing before- or after-school care will find the deepest local bench here, while parents with infants, toddlers, or preschoolers should expect to widen their search beyond Forest Hills itself.

Every provider on this list is licensed or registered through OCFS, the state agency that sets and enforces child care standards across New York. A license confirms a program has met the state's baseline requirements for staffing, group size, and health and safety practices before enrolling children — a floor, not a ranking, so families should still compare program style and schedule directly with providers such as Queens Community House.

Forest Hills' licensing data does not currently show a public QUALITYstarsNY rating for any provider in the city, so families here have to lean on other comparison points — program focus, schedule, and direct conversations — rather than a quality-rating shortcut. Given how heavily the roster skews toward school-age programming, Forest Hills is a strong option for that age group specifically; CloverMap's listing surfaces all 24 providers with their reported capacity attached so parents can start narrowing the list immediately. Because the roster is uniformly center-based, families can focus their comparison on capacity, age focus, and program style rather than weighing a center against a home-based alternative.