Developers hope Our World Montessori's move will help prevent the town from becoming a "childcare desert" By H.R. Schneider,Staff Writer NISKAYUNA — Childcare facility Our World Montessori will be getting a newer, larger home this September in Niskayuna Commerce Park. The $2.45 million project will offer more space and allow for increased enrollment. Developers say it’s also a means for improving childcare access following daycare closures in the past year that created a “chi

Construction recently started on the new childcare facility at 46 Commerce Park Drive in Niskayuna. Local approvals and permitting were expedited for construction to finish by September, when the school's current lease ends. It is Niskayuna’s first newly constructed, licensed childcare facility in more than 20 years.

“This is a bigger investment than just doing a building. We look at it as creating stability for families and strengthening our community.”