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| Our
Mission |
It is the mission
of the Newington Children’s Center, Inc., to provide
families in Newington with a year- round, quality child
care program.
Our program incorporates standards
of professional practice in early childhood development
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| Our
Vision |
It is the
vision of Newington Elementary Children’s Center
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Enhance core program dynamics to engage and challenge our older children |
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Remain a fully accredited preschool child care provider offering a comprehensive and quality program |
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Recruit, retain and educate quality staff |
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Consolidate the preschool program and administrative offices into our own facility |
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Remain a financially stable, non-profit organization |
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Strengthen our commitment to and involvement
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our community |
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NECCI has operated as a non-profit organization for twenty-seven years.
Our goal has been to provide cost- effective child care of exceptional
quality for the children of Newington and nearby towns. Our years of successful
service are due in part to our goal oriented research based approach to
child care. Our waiting lists reflect parent and community confidence
in our staff, program, policies, and procedure.
Over the years, NECCI has been able to maintain a volunteer Board of
Directors comprised of individuals from diverse backgrounds (i.e. education,
business, finance, healthcare, construction, etc.). One of the primary
goals of the Board has been to manage the fiscal operation of the organization
in times of recession, lean enrollment and, most recently, growth.
We employ a seasoned, knowledgeable staff. Many of our employees live
in the town of Newington and were raised here: a small percentage having
attended our existing childcare centers themselves as children. We also
hire students from neighboring Central Connecticut State University.
Our program enables the families we service to be confident that their
children are receiving childcare that exceeds guidelines established by
the National Association for the Education of Young Children, The Hartford
Association for the Education of Young Children, and the Connecticut Association
for the Education of Young Children. The National Association for the
Education of Young Children accredits our preschool program. This required
us to undergo an intensive self-study, collecting information from parents,
teachers, administrators, and classroom observations. All aspects of our
program were evaluated including health and safety, staffing, staff qualifications
and physical environment. It was a rigorous, voluntary process by which
early childhood programs demonstrate that they meet national standards
of excellence. Accreditation is a prestigious recognition that has only
been awarded to approximately seven percent of early childhood programs
nationwide.
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