Home Away From Home

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Home Away from Home provides a nurturing and caring environment for children to play, learn, and grow. Children at Home Away from Home participate in enriching and educational activities all day - including circle/calendar time, art projects, building games, music & dance, and much more.

I am a New York State licensed family day care provider with over 20 years of experience. I have availability for children ages 3 months and up - please contact me if you'd like to learn more, and I'd be happy to send over contact information for references.
Home Away from Home is located in New Hempstead, NY, 2 minutes away from the Palisades Interstate Parkway.

In business since: 1994

Total Employees: 1

Awards & Accreditations

NAFCC - Certificate of Recognition
LAP Network, Rockland County - Distinguished Service Award
Childcare Resources of Rockland County - Children's Champion Award

State license status: Open (Care.com verified on 11/25/2025)

This business has satisfied New York's requirements to be licensed. For the most up-to-date status and inspection reports, please view this provider's profile on New York's licensing website.

Licensing requirements typically include:

Complying with safety and health inspections
Achieving the required levels of educational training
Maintaining a minimum caregiver-to-child ratio
Other state-defined requirements

Monday :	7:30AM - 5:30PM
Tuesday :	7:30AM - 5:30PM
Wednesday :	7:30AM - 5:30PM
Thursday :	7:30AM - 5:30PM
Friday :	7:30AM - 5:30PM
Saturday :	Closed
Sunday :	Closed

Program Capacity:

Class Type	Rate	Rate Type	Availability ^*
All Ages	$ 280	per week	Yes

*availability last updated on 05/08/2017

OFFERINGS

Full Time (5 days/wk)

Part Time (1-4 days/wk)

Half-Day (Morning)

Half-Day (Afternoon)

Full-Day

Extended Care (Before School)

Extended Care (After School)

PAYMENT OPTIONS

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Esti E

★★★★★

06/24/2022

I am so full of gratitude to have found Home Away From Home Daycare. It has literally been the most amazing place to send my daughter! From the beginning, Ety was so kind, reliable, and so warm and nurturing. With great communication and safety always being a priority, I always felt so calm and trusting about leaving my little one with her. My daughter was always eager to go to her in the mornings and when I picked her up she looked so happy and content. She learned sooooo much and the environment was so good for her growth and development. I can't express enough how wonderful Ety and her daycare is!!!! Especially after not so positive experiences with other daycares with my older children, I HIGHLY recommend this one!!!

Arava G

★★★★★

06/17/2021

First time I meet Etti was through my friend. I knew right away that this is the place i went to send my kids and the right person for them to grow with.
My first kid I sent to Etti he is special need. With Etti experience I know I have someone I can trust, she was so sensitive with him and helped him to achieve goals. With my second child I had no doubt where to send her. Both of my kids was very happy and like to go to Etti every day.
We became a family
Unfortunately my family left the USA and we miss Etti very much.

Michal

★★★★★

03/05/2018

We were with Etti for about 1.5 years and we only had positive, successful experiences with her. She's 100% reliable, and we knew our kid was getting the best care and love from her.

Diana D

★★★★★

05/27/2017

I am honestly so blessed to have found Ety. I couldn't ask for more wonderful teacher and second home for my son. I can go to work with full confidence that my son is in caring, safe, educational and very fun environment. The peace of mind is priceless.

Sara A

★★★★★

05/22/2017

Words do not suffice to express how wonderful the experience our children had and continue to have at Home Away from Home. Ety is a wonderful, loving child care provider who was born to work with children. Not only does she treat every child with kindness, respect and love, she is also an amazing teacher. They learned their letters, numbers and colors very early on. Beyond that, she has instilled in them confidence and respect for others. They have thrived in her care. I could not have asked for a better environment for them. I was truly lucky to have found her. I highly, highly recommend Ety if you are looking for childcare.

Sue

★★★★★

05/21/2017

My son has been cared for by Etty since he was three months old. He is now 7 years and still goes to Etty after school. Etty is like a second mother to Shlomi. He loves her unconditionally. We trust her completely with his care. She provides structure and educational activities for the children. We are so glad that she continues to be Shlomi's caregiver.

Kay K

★★★★★

05/21/2017

We were the luckiest family in the world to have found Ety. To this day, we will forever be grateful to her, for being there for our children. Ety, is everything you would want in a caregiver, for your child and more. She is loving, attentive, creative, encouraging, supportive, kind, consistent, focused, a multi-tasker, patient, a wonderful teacher and cook. I could go on and on. In addition to all this, she is especially attentive to children with food allergies. You can be safely reassured that your child will be in the best care possible.

Galit H

★★★★★

05/21/2017

My son went to Home Away from Home when he was 4 months old until he was 2.5 old. I trusted Ety without hesitation,to the extend that we consider her to be a third grandmother. If we wouldn't moved she would have raised all my kids.I say raised because thanks to her addition to the family my son is the amazing kid he is today. She was always a tremendous help, going above and beyond to accommodate and care.

Michele R

★★★★★

05/19/2017

I can't say enough about Esther Aufgang and Home Away From Home. Ety was a mom to my children when I couldn't be there. She played with them, cooked with them, read to them, taught them so much and, above all else, loved them like her own. She let them get dirty and taught them how to clean up. She encouraged creativity, exploration and more. I could go on, but suffice it to say that finding Ety was the greatest gift a working parent could receive and we were lucky enough to do so.

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