The League Education & Treatment Center

Joan Fenichel Therapeutic Nursery (JFTN) serves children from 2.9 to 5 years of age. If your child is under 5 years of age, you can apply for special education instruction and/or clinical services at JFTN. We are a children's day treatment program sanctioned by the New York State Office of Mental Health, and our program offers a comprehensive approach to special education and mental health services. A Therapeutic Preschool We are a therapeutic preschool for children who have Individualized Education Plans (IEPs). These students have a psychiatric diagnoses and may also have developmental delays, such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Our school is free for all students who attend our therapeutic preschool. Students enrolled in our therapeutic preschool program attend school weekdays from 8:45am to 2:15pm. An Inclusive Daycare Our daycare program is for typically-developed children. Our inclusion classrooms are integrated learning environments that allow typically-developed daycare children to learn alongside higher functioning children with developmental disabilities. Tuition for our daycare program is $100 per week, and we offer discounts to siblings and additional family members. Students enrolled in daycare attend school weekdays between the hours of 8am and 4pm. Daycare students have some flexibility for their schedules. For example, some students attend from 8am to 4pm or from 9am to 3pm. We'll do our best to accommodate your schedule. Family Services & More Family services include workshops, advocacy services and more. A full-time nurse is on staff. We arrange for free transportation for students enrolled in our therapeutic preschool. Visits to local parks, zoos, museums and theater further enrich children's educational and cultural experience.