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A bright start, right here in East Islip

The United Sunrise Center building in East Islip: a pink and yellow single-storey school with a rainbow sign and a ramp to the teal front doors.

United Sunrise Center is a licensed daycare and early learning center for children from 6 weeks to 4 years 10 months. Small groups, warm teachers, and a day built around play.

Ages
Infants to Pre-K
Hours
Mon to Fri, 7 AM to 6 PM
License
Licensed by NY State
Location
East Islip, NY

Life at United Sunrise

Real days, real classrooms. Every photo here was taken at the center.

  • A wooden play kitchen stocked with toy food, pans, and a play washing machine.
  • A toddler in a maroon sweater reaches for a touch-and-feel board book on the classroom rug.
  • Painted owls made by the children hang from a line above the classroom.
  • A wooden rack filled with picture books beside the alphabet rug in the reading corner.
  • An orange sensory table set up by the window, with bins of materials on the sill behind it.
  • A classroom bulletin board about polar bears, with photographs, facts, and a counting rhyme.
  • A full classroom: alphabet rugs, a play kitchen, the reading rack and the Circle Time board, with the words You can do hard things painted on the far wall.
  • An Arctic themed learning table with a globe, polar animal figures, a picture book, and matching cards.
  • Paper walrus masks made by the children hang from a line across the classroom.
  • The outdoor playground: a climbing frame with two slides on gravel, surrounded by mature trees.
A child practices brushing teeth on a soft toy with an oversized toothbrush.

Why families choose us

Bright, safe classrooms. Purpose-built rooms and an outdoor playground, set up for exploring, building, and imaginative play.

Teachers who stay and grow. Experienced, credentialed staff, low child-to-staff ratios that exceed state regulations, and 18 hours of training every year.

You always know how the day went. Daily Brightwheel updates on activities, meals, and naps, plus a portfolio of your child's progress aligned with New York State standards.

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