QUALITY: The Children’s Center has a distinguished reputation as a premiere preschool
- The Children’s Center, founded in 1971, has over 50 years of experience in early childhood education and was the 1st preschool in Connecticut to receive National Accreditation by NAEYC, the professional organization that sets the gold standard for preschools.
- Our Founder has a Ph.D. in Education, and our teaching staff boasts a variety of college degrees (Associate, BA, BS and Masters), including the following fields: Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, History, & Spanish Language and Literature.
- The Children’s Center received scores of 100% on all ten of the NAEYC standards in a recent Accreditation renewal review.
- Child-to-adult classroom ratios are significantly better than the state licensing requirements.
- Our full time chef prepares home cooked breakfast, lunch, & afternoon snack, ensuring that our children receive excellent nutrition.
LOCATION: The Children’s Center uses the whole town center as our classroom
- Our school resides on over an acre of land, and is within walking distance of the New Milford Town Green. Our location allows us to have extensive community involvement, engaging our students with many community service projects. The whole center of town is our classroom!
- We incorporate walking trips to the library, the Senior Center, the Post Office, Canterbury School, the Historic Society, and local businesses into our curriculum.
COST: We have a sliding fee scale, making our school affordable for all
- The Children’s Center is a State funded, non-profit organization. Children are always our primary focus, not profit. Our sliding fee scale, based on need and eligibility, makes our top quality school available to all in our community.
- There are no extra charges for the home cooked meals, field trips, or enrichment programs that are provided throughout the year.
SPECIAL ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS: Extra enrichment at no extra cost
- Music and Yoga classes every other week taught by specialists
- Fall apple picking trip to Averill Farms
- Fall pumpkin picking trip to local farms
- Delicious home-cooked breakfast, lunch, & afternoon snacks
- Art Adventures offered in partnership with The Village Center for the Arts
- Vision screenings
Pratt Nature Center
Averill Farm Apples
Morning Yoga
March Farms Pumpkins & Hay Rides
