At Housatonic Child Care Center, we strive to enhance the individual development of each child and encourage learning through hands-on play.

Our educational program is designed to help children develop socially, cognitively, physically and emotionally in a nurturing and safe environment that offers children a flexible structure of indoor and outdoor play, individual and group activities, varied language activities, music, movment, arts and crafts, cooking and field trips.  In our effort to address the needs of the whole child, HCCC offers comprehensive services in the varied areas of health and social services to families directly or through a referral system.

HCCC recognizes the family as central to the well being of the child.  We believe that fostering a strong home/school/community partnership is central to meeting the needs of children and their families.  We look forward to your parent involvement and participation as often as possible.  Our goal is to help families become informed advocates for the education of children, to be integral partners in the educational process which includes all aspects of program design, operation, and evaluation.  HCCC works intentionally to foster strong reciprocal relationships with families from the initial contact and endeavors to maintain these relationships over time.

HCCC values and celebrates diversity.  We understand that the optimal development and learning of children hinges on our acceptance of children's home language, respect and value for children's home culture and the promotion and encouragment of involvement and support of all families, including extended and non-traditional family units.  Thus, classrooms and curriculum are designed to accommodate the individuals that make up our community.  We seek information from each familiy about their culture and home language and strive to incorporate this information into all aspects of our program.