About
Serious training for those who care for and teach young children, in their own language and well supported.
Our story
Crecer started in 2014 in a living room in Jackson Heights, when Rosa Delgado, a preschool teacher for fifteen years, began teaching the health and safety courses in Spanish to neighbors who wanted to open a home daycare. Today we support teachers, caregivers and directors across the city: from a first credential to opening a center.
Mission
To train and support the people and programs caring for children from birth to five, with certified training and practical consulting, in Spanish and English.
Vision
That every child in the Hispanic community grows up with adults who are prepared, recognized and well supported.
Values
Step by step
Clear goals, one at a time.
Respect
We speak to professionals, not beginners.
Rigor
Content kept current with regulations and research.
Closeness
We reply fast, in your language.
Why bilingual
Most people caring for Hispanic children in New York think, explain and comfort in Spanish. Regulations, exams and inspections are in English. We teach in your language and prepare you for the other one.
Team
Photos with the same black-and-white treatment once available.
Rosa Delgado
Founder and academic director
Ana Lucía Pérez
Training coordinator
Jorge Castillo
Licensing and opening consultant
Affiliations
- Red de Proveedores de Cuidado Infantil de Queens
- Asociación Hispana de Educación Temprana de Nueva York
Image credits
- Friedrich Fröbel – Construction kit (SINA facsímil) · Kippelboy · CC BY-SA 3.0
- New York City – The day nursery of Grace Parish · Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, Library of Congress · Dominio público
- Kindergarten in Weimar · Otto Piltz · Dominio público
- On Perry Street, Greenwich Village, New York · Spencer Means · CC BY-SA 2.0