high quality educational programS
in a safe friendly environment

Welcome to New Britain School Readiness

Our preschool Programs benefit not only the individual children, but also their families and their communities.  Our Preschool Programs are NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children) accredited and strive to provide high quality and age-appropriate education experiences for all children.  Here in New Britain, we offer a wide variety of slot options, which include part-day, school day and full day. 

We are open year round for most of our programs, and during the school year for our Board of Education programs. Thank you for visiting and we hope you find everything you are looking for!

Mission and Purpose

School Readiness is a state-funded initiative administered by the Office of Early Childhood (OEC) that develops a network of school readiness programs to: 

  • Provide open access for children to quality programs that promote the health and safety of children and prepare them for formal schooling

  • Provide opportunities for parents to choose among affordable and accredited programs

  • Encourage coordination and cooperation among programs and prevent the duplication of services

  • Recognize the specific service needs and unique resources available to particular municipalities and provide flexibility in the implementation of programs

  • Prevent or minimize the potential for developmental delay in children prior to their reaching the age of five

  • Enhance federally funded school readiness programs

  • Strengthen the family through: (A) Encouragement of parental involvement in a child's development and education; and (B) enhancement of a family's capacity to meet the special needs of the children, including children with disabilities

  • Reduce educational costs by decreasing the need for special education services for school age children and to avoid grade repetition

  • Assure that children with disabilities are integrated into programs available to children who are not disabled 

  • Improve the availability and quality of school readiness programs and their coordination with the services of child care providers