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A Kid’s Place s Children’s Playhouse Too! ★uD Growing Seeds Child Development Center :★u♥D Room to Grow ★uD 10 Elmwood Avenue 31 West Avenue 2 Trinity Place 208 East Avenue CONTACT: Francine Mercer CONTACT: Tasha Spaulding CONTACT: Stephanie Croswell CONTACT: Nancy Cook Owens PHONE: 203-899-0091 PHONE: 203-855-0551 PHONE: 203-857-0708 PHONE: 203-831-8200 EMAIL: [email protected] EMAIL: [email protected] EMAIL: [email protected] EMAIL: [email protected] HOURS: Full-time, 7:30 am – 5:30 pm for 12 weeks – 5 years HOURS: Full-time, 7:30 am – 5:30 pm WEBSITE: www.growingseedscdc.com WEBSITE: www.ccfairfield.org HOURS:  Full-time, 7:30 am – 5:30 pm HOURS: Full-time, 7:30 am – 5:30 pm All Saints Catholic School Preschool ❖ Community Cooperative Nursery School :★ 139 West Rocks Road 4 Trolley Place L’il Critters Preschool s★uD CONTACT: Denise Vuoso CONTACT: Gina Ely 10 Lewis Street NORWALK PUBLIC SCHOOLS PHONE: 203-847-3881 PHONE: 203-866-2184 CONTACT: Gay Cavanagh Programs follow the Norwalk Public Schools calendar. EMAIL: [email protected] EMAIL: [email protected] PHONE: 203-847-4220 Brookside Montessori Preschool WEBSITE: www.allsaintsnorwalk.com WEBSITE: www.ccnsct.org EMAIL: [email protected] 382 Highland Avenue HOURS: 7:45 am-1:45 pm with extended day option HOURS: Part-time programs available for children ages 2 – 5. WEBSITE: www.lilcritterspreschool.com CONTACT: Marge Faugno until 5:45pm HOURS: Full-time, 7:30 am – 5:30 pm for 2 – 4 years, sD PHONE: 203-899-2830 Cornerstone Early Learning Center 8:00 am – 5:00 pm for infants and toddlers EMAIL: [email protected] Anna & Jack’s Treehouse sD 718 West Avenue Part-time, 8:00 am – 1:00 pm HOURS: Full school day, 8:50 am – 3:50 pm, M – F 770 Connecticut Avenue CONTACT: Debra Horton 6 weeks – 5 years old, after school care up to grade s u♥D This is a program for Brookside families interested PHONE: 203-831-8349 Maritime Odyssey Preschool ★ in a Montessori education for their child. 4-transportation available EMAIL: [email protected] Nathaniel Ely Center CONTACT: Christina and Rob Rubicco WEBSITE: www.happykidsatcelc.com 11 Ingalls Avenue ELLI Pre-Kindergarten Classrooms ★uD PHONE: 914-482-2888 HOURS: Full-time, 7:30 am – 5:30 pm CONTACT: Donald Austin Fox Run Elementary School: 228 Fillow Street EMAIL: [email protected] / [email protected] Extended day until 6:00 pm for 6 weeks – 5 years PHONE: 475-215-6100 Jefferson Elementary School: 75 Van Buren Avenue HOURS: Full-time, 6:00am – 7:30pm EMAIL: [email protected] Kendall Elementary School: 55 Fillow Street ELLI Lab School at Stepping Stones Apple Tree Preschool D WEBSITE: www.odysseyct.com Naramake Elementary School: 16 King Street Museum for Children :★u♥D HOURS: Full-time, 7:30 am – 5:30 pm CONTACT: Jamie Zyla 131 Strawberry Hill Avenue Mathews Park, 303 West Avenue Choose 2 - 5 days • Summer program ★uD PHONE: 203-854-4114 CONTACT: Andrea Miladinov The Marvin Children’s Center EMAIL: [email protected] CONTACT: Gerri Flewellyn 60 Gregory Boulevard PHONE: 203-899-8808 WEBSITE: www.norwalkps.org PHONE: 203-866-8933 CONTACT: Maria Iacono-Maldonado EMAIL: [email protected] HOURS: 8:30 am – 2:30 pm EMAIL: [email protected] PHONE: WEBSITE: www.steppingstonesmuseum.org/elli 203-854-6781 WEBSITE: www.appletreepreschoolct.com EMAIL: HOURS: Full-time preschool, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm [email protected] Norwalk Early Childhood Center u HOURS: Full-time, 7:30 am – 5:00 pm Extended hours, 7:30am and/or 5:30pm HOURS: Full-time, 7:30 am – 6:00 pm 11 Allen Road  Part-time, 9:00 am – 1:00pm / 3:00 pm Full-Time Toddlers, 7:30pm – 5:30pm Children and seniors interact regularly. CONTACT: Jocelyn Smith : PHONE: 203-945-0320 Bright Beginnings Five Mile River Nursery School :★ Nitzan Nursery School EMAIL: [email protected] 109 East Avenue Early Childhood Program sD 5 Pennoyer Street HOURS: Part-day CONTACT: Amy SantaLucia 517 Westport Avenue CONTACT: Lauriston Avery CONTACT: Jamie Zyla PHONE: 203-838-6019 CONTACT: Ridhita Gupta PHONE: 203-838-4266 PHONE: 203-854-4114 EMAIL: [email protected] PHONE: 203-939-1700 EMAIL: [email protected] EMAIL: [email protected] WEBSITE: www.congbethel.org EMAIL: [email protected] WEBSITE: www.fivemilerivernurseryschool.com HOURS: School-day program, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm HOURS: Part and full-time programs available WEBSITE: www.bbecp.com HOURS:  Part-time programs available for children These inclusionary programs include preschool-aged HOURS: 7:00 am – 6:30 pm ages 2 – 4. for children ages 18 months – 4 years. children with disabilities and typically developing peers. Carousel Preschool, LLC s★uD Greater Norwalk Head Start sl Norwalk Community College 25 France Street 165 Flax Hill Road (Ben Franklin Center) Child Development Lab School s★uD CONTACT: Nicole Fagan 11 Ingalls Avenue (Nathaniel Ely Center) 188 Richards Avenue s Infant/Toddler PHONE: 203-847-1276 PHONE: 203-791-5095 (Ben Franklin) Families can enroll for 2, 3 or 5 days a week. : Toddler EMAIL: [email protected] 203-791-5090 (Ely) CONTACT: Nicole La Bar WEBSITE: www.carouselpreschool.com HOURS: Full-time, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm, PHONE: 203-857-6804 ★ NAEYC Accreditation HOURS: Full-time, 7:30 am – 5:30 pm extended hours available EMAIL: [email protected] WEBSITE: www.norwalk.edu/cdls ❖ NEASC Accreditation Children’s Playhouse Inc. ★uD Growing Seeds at Ben Franklin :★♥D HOURS: Monday – Thursday, 8:00 am – 3:00 pm u School Readiness Funded Programs 112 Bouton Street 165 Flax Hill Road (Ben Franklin Center) Friday, 8:00 am – Noon (School Readiness 3:00 pm) CONTACT: Rovitta Paul CONTACT: Stephanie Croswell l Head Start Programs PHONE: 203-855-9440 PHONE: 475-208-6300 EMAIL: [email protected] EMAIL: [email protected] ♥ Child Daycare Contract Funded Programs HOURS: Full-time, 7:30 am – 5:30 pm WEBSITE: www.growingseedscdc.com D Care 4 Kids HOURS:  Full-time, 7:30 am – 5:30 pm