New London School Readiness Council seeks to engage families, schools and the community in improving life outcomes for children and families.
Our Mission
Our Vision
All families that live, work, and study in New London access resources so their children (birth-8) are healthy, safe, and successful learners, including:
- high-quality early childhood education for children ages birth through five (National Association for the Education of Young Children accredited)
- vibrant connections with school and community organizations (incl. books & programs)
- robust transitions from early care to kindergarten
- health and wellness services from birth:
- developmental screening and delivery of any needed services from birth
- physical and mental health services
- supports to eliminate hunger
- safe neighborhoods where children can play outside
- rich, engaging classrooms and warm, welcoming schools
Engaged and welcomed families reflect the rich mosaic of linguistic, racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds that make up New London.
What is School Readiness?
A state-funded initiative based on family income administered by the Office of Early Childhood (OEC) that develops a network of school readiness programs in order 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 high-quality programs
- Encourage coordination and cooperation among programs and prevent the duplication of services
- Recognize the specific service needs and unique resources available to municipalities and provide flexibility in the implementation of programs
- Prevent or minimize developmental delays in children prior to their reaching the age of five
- 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;
- Enhance federally funded school readiness programs
- Strengthen the family through:
- encouragement of parental involvement in a child’s development and education
- enhancement of a family’s abilities to meet the special needs of the children, including children with disabilities
- Improve the coordination of services of child care providers.
Our Policies:
For each local policy, all tenets of the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood (OEC) General Policies apply as well as New London School Readiness Policies. The OEC policies can be viewed at https://www.ctoec.org/general-policies/
Please click here to read all our policies!
Please see attached links to download versions of our brochure below. You can also view the PDF versions below.
Attached are translation files for our brochure:
NLSRC Brochure FinalNLSR Brochure - French FRNLSR Brochure - SpanishNLSR Brochure - Haitian CreoleNLSR Brochure - Chinese SimplifiedNLSR Brochure - Arabic