Discovery Center of the Southern Tier, Inc.

Ages and programs

Reported to Office of Children and Family Services (New York City center-based programs are permitted by NYC DOHMH and published separately; NYC family, group family and school-age programs are OCFS-overseen and included here) by Discovery Center of the Southern Tier, Inc. and published in the state licence record. Availability is not the same as licensing, so confirm openings directly.

Hours

Hours change without the licence record changing. Call before you plan a drop-off around these times.

What New York licensed

The state describes Discovery Center of the Southern Tier, Inc.’s capacity as “35 Preschoolers and 78 School-Aged Children”. Each figure is a ceiling OCFS set, not a count of children enrolled or places free.

Preschool places

35

School-age places

78

Program opened

October 5, 2007

Registration through

October 4, 2027

School district

Binghamton

OCFS region

Syracuse Regional Office

Amenities and accessibility

Reported on the provider's Google business listing, not verified by the state.

How the reviews split

The 4.6 average comes from 249 Google reviews. An average hides whether opinion is consistent or divided, so the spread is shown too.

• 5 star186
• 4 star46
• 3 star9
• 2 star2
• 1 star6

From Google

Recent parent reviews

• ★★★★★

  So much fun! We only had an hour before closing and next time I would allow closer to 2 hours inside plus 45 minutes outside (in the free story garden area). Older kids (11 and 14) had a great time playing. Service dog in the vet area was a nice touch.

  Karen SettyJul 12, 2026
• ★★★★★

  Great layout of nonstop activies for younger children. Fun extends to an outdoor park full of adventures to fill the imavination.

  gail kenyonJun 21, 2026
• ★★★★★

  DONT GO!!!NOT WORTH THE HARASMENT OR THE PRICE!!!! Had a terrible visit overall as most of the stuff is either missing peices or broken their is also a fair amount of stuff that just wasn't on/working parents let their kids run rampant including knocking my child put of the way to get to stuff or when my child was trying to use something and kid would run over and start pressing buttons and demanding a turn(my kids dont stay put for more then 2 minutes if your kid can't wait their turn for 2 minutes then you prolly should do better as a parent) and when issue were brought to parents attention it was either ignored or laughed off but the absolute worst part of the experience was the rude employee in the parking lot that asked me to put a cigarette out wich I did they then proceeded to hover by me my wife and kids running their mouth and harassing me and my wife including saying if I didnt put it out(it was already out) we would be made to leave(the parking lot is supposed to be free and open to the public) then we were told if we went back inside we would be treapassed(we already paid) and were told we were never allowed back and when I asked the employees name only then would they leave me and my family alone they refused to tell me their name prolly because they know that if I had a name to tell management they likely would be without a job and I would be pressing harassment charges luckily for the employee my wife talked me into just leaving WE WILL NEVER BE BACK

  sylas murayMar 7, 2026
• ★★★★★

  Fun learning place for kids. So many areas covering variety of okay skills for kids. It's hard to get the kids to leave the center, so we planned our entry a couple hours before closing and that works out pretty good. Staff are professional and helpful. Definitely recommend checking it out with kids.

  Sundeep VenkatesanNov 23, 2025
• ★★★★★

  This place is absolutely perfect for young kids! They had just set up Halloween decorations and it was so cute and themed. Its almost like a big circle with a big playground situation in the middle and a lot of themed areas surrounding the outside. It was extremely easy to navigate. My kids could have spent an entire day here! It was also extremely affordable, which makes it much easier for us to plan another trip back! I also felt that it was very very well thought out from the layout, to the designs, to the decorations. The minor details were absolutely incredible. And it was full of educational elements through play!

  Joelle AllenSep 15, 2025
• ★★★★★

  Let me just say this. I do not write reviews on places, but I absolutely LOVE Discovery Center! I’ve been going there since I was a kid and I still love going and carrying on the tradition with the new adds to the family. Each time I go they have new things !! I’m now almost 20 years old and still LOVE going..sometimes I think I wanna go more than the kids. It’s so nostalgic for me… prices are amazing!!! Never done a bday party there but they seem so fun! And there’s things close by to eat as well! The store is my favorite thing there! (Last pictures are me and my little sister 🥹)

  Lily MarieMar 20, 2025

Reviews shown verbatim as published on Google Maps.