Our Mission

Friendship for TOTS mission is to provide a loving, supportive, safe and educational environment for families who need affordable quality daycare for their children. It is our goal to offer a program that meets the intellectual, social, emotional and physical needs of each child.

We promote parental involvement which is essential to a child’s educational success.

Goals & Expectations

Our goals for the child:

Friendship for Tots offers a program that provides opportunities for being with other children in a setting encouraging the development of wholesome social relationships. Throughout your child’s daily activities he/she will have appropriate play experiences that contributes to early childhood education and the developmental needs of the children. Meaningful play that is based on the child’s individual needs, interests, handicaps, and abilities will build important foundations for future skills.

Our goals for the parents:

Parents will be given the opportunities to meet and work with other parents and the daycare staff that has the interest of their children as their 1st priority. Parents will be responsible for participating in their child’s daily activities such as homework and extracurricular activities. Parents will have a clear understanding of their child’s overall development and educational needs.

Our goals for the community:

Friendship for Tots has the expectations to help meet the needs of the community for a quality secured child friendly daycare facility. The daycare will contribute to the wholesome growth and development of the citizens of the community. Friendship for Tots will strive to be an integral part of the community providing a setting where people of various religious and ethnic backgrounds can work together towards the enhancement of the children of the community educational needs.

Greetings from our provider

bishop edwers

It is with great delight that we offer Friendship for ToTs as your Child Day Care provider. We are a quality secured child friendly Daycare facility. Children are the most important gift that God has given to us. We promise to provide a haven for learning and character building. We encourage you to tour our facility and meet with our qualified staff. This website is designed to give you an overview of our program. Please feel free to contact us for the child care needs.

Yours Truly,

Bishop C. Nathan Edwers, CEO




Greeting from our director

Director

Friendship for Tots is committed to your child's future success. We provide experienced staff and innovative learning programs that will allow your child to enhance their developmental and educational growth. Your child will learn through discovery, play and an excellent preschool curriculum. Our staff focuses on partnering with parents to cater to each child’s individual needs. Your child’s experience at Friendship for Tots will prove that learning is fun and building strong friendships is the building blocks for successful lives.

Yours Truly,

Safiya Swan, MA

Friendship for Tots Director’s Bio

Ms. Swan is a dedicated mother who has a gift for caring for children. As a proud resident of Mount Vernon, NY she is committed to providing a secure quality daycare environment that will allow children to learn and grow successfully. She uses a dynamic learning approach that caters to each child’s individual intellectual and developmental needs. Ms. Swan believes that all children can learn if given the opportunity and resources needed to build a good foundation.  In following this belief, she have structured the daycare in a manner in which young children may explore the world around them and learn at their own pace through gentle guidance, encouragement, motivation and play.  Your child will benefit from their learning experience at Friendship for Tots.

  • Bachelors of Science in Biology Pre-Med from Delaware State University
  • Master of Arts in Early Childhood Education from the University of Phoenix
  • Prior experience teaching Science within the NYC department of Education to Middle School Students.
  • Successful Day Care Owner/Provider of Little Swans Family Day Care, Inc.

 

FFT Parent Testimonials

"I am very happy with Friendship For Tots Daycare Center. Finally there is a daycare nearby with big, bright, sun filled classrooms and a focused curriculum to ensure good preparation for grade school. I also like that the teachers and assistants are caring individuals that exude energy and positivity when my little girl arrives in the morning."

C. Gregoire

"As a stay-at-home mom, I wasn't sure if I needed to send my 2.5 year old son to daycare.  However, I am pleased that we were introduced to Safiya Swan and the Friendship For Tots facility.  Friendship For Tots (FFT) provides me with the flexibility to send my son three days a week, and allows our son to learn, socialize and have fun in a toddler-friendly and secure environment.    I have also taken advantage of their surveillance technology, which allows me to view my son from the comfort of my own computer at home. The fact that they offer parents this option, for a fee, says to me that they have nothing to hide and therefore, ensures accountability on the part of the teachers and assistants.  Finally, in the three weeks that my son has been attending FFT, I have been pleased with the friendly and warm encounters with those working with our children." 

K. Kunar