Programs

Infants

A program designed especially for infants, ages 6 weeks through 12 months. We as parents understand how difficult it is to find the right center for your child. That is why our Infant program is your home away from home, and was created with environments and materials that are specially designed to encourage infants’ development. Carousel accepts infants starting at 6 weeks of age.

Older Infants/Young Toddler Classrooms

Mobile, Communicating & Believing

A program designed to transition your child from infancy to the toddler stage, in a classroom that is designed to help with each child’s unique transitional stage, providing adequate space to explore and grow. While enjoying their day at CP, the young toddlers are growing and enhancing their Language and Literacy, Social Emotional, Cognitive, Physical, and Creative Arts development. Each class has a daily schedule that includes child led, play based enrichment activities provided on our weekly lesson plans.

Carousel Preschool provides bi-annual parent/teacher conferences to ensure your child is on the right track & furthering their progression in growth and development.

Older Toddler Classroom

Weekly activities are posted for parents. We feel a home and school connection plays a tremendous role in your child’s development. Teachers become observers in the learning process and track the children’s interests through observations during play. Documentation boards are also a great way to stay connected to your child’s weekly activities. These boards located in your child’s classroom highlight all your child’s accomplishments! Carousel Preschool provides bi-annual parent/teacher conferences to ensure your child is on the right track & furthering their progression in growth and development.

Our weekly activities outline Goals and Objectives in the following areas:

• Creative • Structural • Critical Thinkers • Purposeful and Reflective • Social Learners • Language and Literacy • Social and Emotional Development • Physical Development and Health • Cognition • Creative Arts • Mathematics/Science

Preschool Classroom

Carousel’s preschool program teaches children self-governing, collaboration, and conflict resolution skills. These life-long skills are essential to their progression as they enter transition from PreK to the Kindergarten community. While your child is enjoying their day at school their development is enhanced using the Connecticut Early Learning and Development Standards.

Connecticut Early Learning and Development Standards

While your child is enjoying their day at school their development is enhanced using the Connecticut Early Learning and Development Standards. These standards with early learning experiences support children to: • Be Creative • Be Inquisitive • Be Flexible • Be Critical Thinkers • Be Purposeful and Reflective • Be Social Learners

Development Standards

The Development standards are aligned with the CT Elementary Curriculum so your child will be prepared to enter Kindergarten upon the completion. Our bi-weekly lesson plans outline Goals and Objectives in the following areas: • Language and Literacy • Social and Emotional Development • Physical Development and Health • Cognition • Creative Arts • Science • Mathematics • Social Studies

Bi-Weekly Activities

Bi-Weekly activities are posted for parents. We feel a home and school connection plays a tremendous role in your child’s development. Our teachers track your child’s progression throughout the year and you will have the opportunity to meet with your child’s teachers twice as year to discuss their progress. These meetings provide an opportunity for teachers to discuss all your child’s accomplishments throughout the year. While we use the Reggio Emilia approach to create environments that serve as a Third teacher, teachers become observers in the learning process and track the children’s interests through observations during play.

Hours

Monday

7:30AM - 5:30PM

Tuesday

7:30AM - 5:30PM

Wednesday

7:30AM - 5:30PM

Thursday

7:30AM - 5:30PM

Friday

7:30AM - 5:30PM

Saturday

(Closed)

Sunday

(Closed)