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Child
Development Program
Hours: 7:30am 6:00pm
Monday Friday
(For more information
on hours of operation and locations)
Fee: Sliding Scale
Full and part-day care
for infants, toddlers and pre-school children from ages 6 weeks
to 5 years.
The Child Development
Program is open to all families that live or work in Connecticut.
The program provides 10 Locations and generally serves Stamford,
Greenwich and Darien. The program provides on-site education specialists,
nutritionists, nurses and family service workers to address the
comprehensive needs of the child. The program also features a Discovery
(Science) Studio for more individualized instruction and a Kindergarten
transition program to help smooth the way into elementary school.
Parents are encouraged to participate with their children in the
program. The Child Development Program partners with Reading is
Fundamental, The Letter People, Tumblebug, Soundwaters, The Literacy
Van, The Ferguson Library, The Bruce Museum, and the Family Resource
Centers.
Infants and Toddlers
Infant rooms range from
6 weeks to one year in age. Toddler Rooms range from 10 months to
3 years in age.
The infant and toddler
program encourages each child to move through the appropriate developmental
levels providing:
- An environment where
every child can learn through experience, trail and error, repetition,
imitation and identification
- A broad array of stimulating
experiences with a framework of routines and a stress-free atmosphere
- A structured learning
environment where routine tasks such as eating, toileting and
dressing are important opportunities to help children learn about
their world
- Verbal interaction
between adults and children recognizing that infant and toddler
sounds are the beginning of communication
Pre-School
The pre-school program
uses the Creative Curriculum, with instruction in reading, math,
science, social studies, the arts and technology. It features active,
hands-on learning, with activities to foster school preparedness
skills and competencies, self-esteem and physical development.
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