The Country School is an independent, coeducational day school that welcomes children in preschool through grade 8. The school offers a challenging academic program that emphasizes hands-on learning and strives to create motivated, enthusiastic and curious students.
Located on a 23-acre campus, the school offers small class sizes and a program that includes science, technology, engineering, the arts and math (STEAM) as well as global awareness, physical education, outdoor education and service learning. The campus includes a hiking trail, children's garden and rope courses.
First Steps Learning Center is a large, friendly and professional child care facility run out of a large house with an expansive, fenced-in playground. This state licensed and fully certified day care center takes care of children between the ages of 6 weeks and 10 years, offering a full range of programs for infants, toddlers and preschoolers. First Steps has been encouraging and nurturing children in Southbury for more than 20 years, and is looking forward to serving the community's residents for many more.
The center is a year-round preschool program that is open every day except for 12 major holidays and cancellations due to snow. An executive director, four lead teachers, eight teaching assistants and a cook, who makes breakfast, hot lunches and snacks for the children, work at the center.
The curriculum includes classes for music, science and yoga. The center, which opened in 1969, also has a fenced outdoor playground and promotes gardening during the spring and summer.
Pastor Jim Stoltenberg of Saint John Lutheran Church claims that its affiliated pre-school is the best-known part of his church. Sixty-five children between the ages of three and five years from throughout the area attend Saint John each year. The school has an independent director but the pastor himself participates in the school by providing a monthly story time.
Edie Rochette began teaching preschoolers in her home in 1967 and the next year, the nursery school moved to the Haddam Congregational Church. Children go on a number of field trips per year to local places, with parents providing transportation. Parents are encouraged to participate in the learning process.
Good Shepherd Child Development Center is a bright and airy space where children can learn and play in and around a great room filled with natural light. It has the honor of being approved by the National Association for the Education of Young Children.
The Jewish Federation of Western CT is a charitable association created to unite Jewish communities and host a wide variety of programs and services. Their building also hosts the B'nai Israel and Beth El Synogogues.
They operate the Brownstein Jewish Family Service, which provides family aid like finding social service agencies, nursing homes or shelters. They also collect funds for aid for sister communities in Israel and the former Soviet Union and sponsor a variety of educational programs.
This school for 3- to 5-year-olds is affiliated with Milford Christian Church, which is right next door. The young students are taught how to write. They are also prepared to read so they can ultimately soar into grade school.
Since 1993, Duck Pond Day Care has offered full and part time daycare services for preschool and pre-kindergarten aged children. Duck Pond Day Care is inside a large converted home on New Haven avenue and accepts cash and personal checks. Average class sizes range between 10-15 children and operational hours are from 7:15am to 6pm.
The Hide Out is a state certified preschool and daycare center located on Mohegan Road in Shelton. It offers a variety of age-appropriate programs for children from 3 to 12 years old. Facilities include a computer room, large playground, and a bus service from all schools in Shelton. All teachers are CPR certified, and both full and part-time programs are available as well as a full summer camp program.
