A real school building, with a gym and a lot of outside.
800 West Broad Street in Horseheads is the former Broad Street Elementary School: a full gym, a fenced playground, and classrooms separated by age group — plus the safety practices we're happy to walk you through in person.
Take a look around.
Real photos are coming as soon as the rooms are finished. Until then, here's what's where.
About the building
800 West Broad Street is the former Broad Street Elementary School, and it has been a licensed child care center for years — most recently as Amy's Sunshine Center Horseheads. Bug's Learning Grove is its new chapter: same building, same Horseheads Central School District busing, new name and new team.
- Full-size gymnasium
- Fenced outdoor playground
- Age-separated classrooms
- Off-street parking and a covered drop-off entrance
Up to [140 children — confirm on our license]
- Infants
- 16
- Toddlers
- 24
- Preschool & Pre-K
- 45
- School age
- 55
Virtual tour: [EMBED 90-SECOND WALKTHROUGH VIDEO — YouTube unlisted link]
How we run the building.
Safety and cleanliness are the first thing parents ask about. This is the full list.
Licensed by New York State
We are a licensed child day care center regulated by the NYS Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS). License [NYS OCFS LICENSE #]. Inspection history is public on the OCFS website.
Everyone is background-checked
Every staff member clears the NYS comprehensive background check — fingerprinting, the Statewide Central Register, and the Justice Center — before their first day.
CPR & First Aid certified
All staff hold current pediatric CPR and First Aid certification and complete the OCFS-required health & safety training, plus annual continuing education.
Secure entry
Keypad-controlled entry, every pickup checked against your authorized list, and photo ID for anyone we haven't met.
Low ratios, always
We staff at or better than NYS ratios in every room, and our family app shows you who was with your child and when.
Clean, healthy, allergy-aware
Daily cleaning and toy sanitizing, a written illness policy, and allergy plans posted in every room and in the kitchen.
Ratios by room
New York State sets maximum teacher-to-child ratios for licensed centers. We staff at or better than these in every room.
| Room | Ages | Ratio | Max group |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants | 6 weeks – 18 months | 1 teacher : 4 infants | 8 infants max |
| Toddlers | 18 months – 3 years | 1 teacher : 5 toddlers | 12 toddlers max |
| Preschool | 3 – 4 years | 1 teacher : 7 children | 18 children max |
| Pre-K | 4 – 5 years | 1 teacher : 8 children | 21 children max |
| Before & After School | Kindergarten – 6th grade | 1 teacher : 10 children | 20 children max |