BrightPath Elma Child Care Center

"Outstanding director and staff, providing a safe, fun, and creative environment that fosters individuality and social skills." - Sabres Miller

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This Roycroft-inspired BrightPath, previously known as EduKids Center, is located less than one mile from Route 400, at the corner of Seneca Street and Jamison Road. This center has been serving the community since 2006. It has charming curb appeal, which is matched only by its beautiful interior and custom “green” outdoor playspace. With the help of our valued staff and Director, we’ve created an environment for your young child that uniquely combines a fun, safe learning environment with countless opportunities for healthy imagination and exploration. Our daily educational curriculum follows programming standards set by the NAEYC, which makes for the finest and most fulfilling child care facility.

EduKids

6961 Seneca Street Elma, New York 14059
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Open 6:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Call for Enrollment: 888.711.5437
Licensed for 106 children

Center Programs

Infant (6 Weeks - 18 Months)

Our infant program provides a warm, nurturing environment where caregivers form close bonds with babies, ensuring a secure and trusting relationship. Each infant follows their own schedule, with individualized care routines for feeding, sleeping, and play. Our educators support early development through sensory exploration, attachment-based play, and language-rich interactions, including the introduction of basic American Sign Language (ASL).

Key Focus Areas:

Building secure attachments with primary caregivers
Encouraging free exploration and movement
Facilitating play that supports sensory and cognitive development
Respecting each infant’s natural rhythms and routines

Toddler (18 Months - 3 Years)

Toddlers are naturally curious, energetic, and eager to explore. Our toddler program fosters independence while encouraging language development and social-emotional growth. Through hands-on activities, play-based learning, and structured routines, toddlers gain foundational skills for future learning.

Key Focus Areas:

Supporting independence (self-feeding, dressing, potty training)
Expanding language and communication through ASL and verbal expression
Encouraging social-emotional growth through cooperative play
Sensory experiences, music, and movement to enhance cognitive development

Preschool (3-4 Years)

Preschoolers are eager learners, exploring their world with curiosity and excitement. Our preschool program builds upon their natural interests, incorporating early literacy, math, science, and creative expression into their daily routines. Play-based learning helps children develop problem-solving skills, creativity, and social connections.

Key Focus Areas:

Developing early literacy and numeracy skills
Encouraging creative expression through art, music, and dramatic play
Building independence and confidence in learning
Enhancing social and problem-solving skills through group activities

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Center Offerings

Subsidy

Music

Parking

Healthy Meals & Snacks

Qualified Educators

Yoga

Dance & Movement

Military Discount

Our Center Directors can provide more information regarding financial assistance and they can assist you with the process as well.

Our music program offers a researched, systematic approach to nurturing children's social skills and musical development, including singing in tune and rhythmic coordination.

Conveniently nestled amidst ample parking, our center ensures stress-free drop-offs and pickups for our valued families.

All our centers are completely nut-free, and we work with families with children who have other food sensitivities and allergies to ensure their safety and well-being.

Our Educators are passionate about delivering early years education that empowers and inspires children to create their futures.

Our Yoga program enriches our preschool curriculum, fostering young minds and bodies for lifelong mental and physical well-being through fun, themed sessions.

Our dance programs blend solid technique with fun and creative choreography, fostering both technical skill and expressive, individualistic style in our little ones.

We're proud to offer a standard 10% U.S. military discount for families in active duty as our way of saying thank you for your service!

Upcoming Events for Families

🌸🌷 Join us for our Spring Fling Event! 🌷🌸

📅 Date: Thursday, March 20, 2025Thursday, March 20, 2025
🕒 Time: 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
📍 Location: BrightPath Elma - 6961 Seneca Street Elma, NY

🌟 Join us for Spring Fling, where little ones can meet Bob the Bunny and cuddle baby bunnies, chicks, and ducklings! Enjoy hands-on fun and capture special moments with adorable furry friends.

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Center Director

Pamela Arena has worked for BrightPath, formerly known as EduKids, since the first center opened in 1989. She began doing volunteer work with BrightPath when she was in high school at the Orchard Park center and continued to work for them throughout her years of education. She has worked at the majority of the centers in a variety of positions and was appointed as the Elma Director in 2009. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice from Hilbert College and a Master's in Elementary

Award-Winning Culture

We’re proud to be recognized as a 2025 Winner for the Culture at Work Award and the 2024 Winner of the Kudos Culture Leader Award. We strive every day to provide top-level support to our staff at over 250 daycare locations throughout the United States and Canada.