A Message from the Chief Executive Officer

Dear Friends of CLC:

Another exciting year comes to a close and I am pleased to tell you that CLC, our crown jewel , shines brighter than ever! We have continued to maintain service to nearly 1,000 children while we completed phase one of our consolidation from 17 to 7 sites. Childcare Learning Centers just completed it 110th anniversary and we have so much to celebrate on this grand occasion. This year’s Jazz Cabaret was the most successful fundraiser CLC has had since the downturn in the economy. We were thrilled to have four honorees from our new partner, Yale University: Drs. Marc Brackett, Susan Rivers, Walter Gillium, and Yale Provost, Peter Salovey. These four researchers will be directing the development and testing of a new preschool program in Emotional Literacy made possible through a 3 year grant from the federal government whereby CLC will serve as Yale’s laboratory, contributing to the greater body of preschool research nation-wide. The teachers, staff, parents, Board of Directors, Leadership Council and I couldn’t be prouder of what our children and the organization have achieved this year.

With the support of the Yale grant, our teachers will continue on their path to a higher level of excellence. The training they receive over the next three years will provide our teachers with college credit toward their credentials and degree programs. CLC’s goal is for 50% of all teachers to hold a bachelor’s degree and 50% of all assistant teachers to hold an associates degree in Early Childhood Education by the year 2015. By training our teachers in the most innovative teaching techniques, our students grow to their highest potential. They enter the Public School System ready to learn, on equal footing with their peers, and with a strong foundation to build and hold their place as adults in the world. These preschool experiences are our best investment in closing the achievement gap in our state. As well, CLC saves our community over $105,000,000 in the long term by reducing the longer costs of remediation, risky teenage behavior, incarceration, and unemployment.

This is why it is so important for CLC to continue to maintain and grow our education program for the nearly 1000 children we serve in 7 facilities around our community. State and federal subsidies are not sufficient to cover the true cost of our programming and services. We can only achieve this with your help. Please consider donating to our great cause to ensure that all families in Fairfield County have access to a comprehensive, high quality, early childhood education program.

Barbara Garvin-Kester, Ed.D.

• Funded enrollment:
  • ​Head Start: 213
  • Early Head Start: 60
  • Delegate: 34

• Funding
  • Federal Funding sources:
    • Head Start: $1,604,57
    • Early Head Start: $890,373
    • Delegate: $227,306
  • State Department of Education
    • $193,976 for an Enhancement Grant which provided full-day, school-year services for 35 Head Start children and 34 Family Centers children in Greenwich (delegate).
    • $156,481 for an Expansion Grant which provided full-day full-year services for 20 State Head Start children. 
    • $30,875 for a Link Grant to support math and literacy enrichment. 
    • $21,375 for Link Grant for the Family Centers children in Greenwich (delegate).
    • $7,002 for Head Start Services
  • Private

    • $86,746 from Pitney Bowes for extended day services.