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Learning About Sea Creatures!

Students in one of our classrooms learned about sea creatures! They dug in the sand, played matching games and practiced writing as they learned about all of the animals that live in the...

Planting Strawberries!

Students at CLC Palmers Hill spent some time outside in our garden where they learned all about and planted strawberry plants with the Bartlett Arboretum! Learn more about our partnership...

Participating in Block Play!

“Important concepts and skills are practiced and strengthened through block play, including measurement, comparison, number, estimation, symmetry, balance,” Kristen Kemble. Block play is an important part of our preschoolers’ day. Children learn many things...

The Ferguson Library Bookmobile Art Contest!

Congrats to Ms. Raye and Room 4 at CLC Palmers Hill for winning the The Ferguson Library Bookmobile Art Contest! Their picture shows the Bookmobile stopping at CLC. The pictures helped the Ferguson Library celebrate National Bookmobile Day in...

Planting in the Garden!

Our students enjoyed a beautiful day outside planting seeds in the Harold Sandak Garden at CLC Palmer’s Hill. They are so exited to watch their seeds grow this...

Butterfly Release

Students at CLC Palmers Hill watched their caterpillars become beautiful butterflies in the classroom. On Monday, May 17, the class released them and had fun watching them fly away...

Join Us: Musical Saturday Mornings at CLC!

CLC is now enrolling! We are hosting FREE events for all families interested in enrolling children 6 weeks – 5 years old at CLC! Financial assistance available based on eligibility! Enjoy music outdoors, take a tour, receive enrollment information, learn about CLC...

It’s Time to Register for Kindergarten 2021-2022!

The Stamford Public School District is encouraging families with students entering kindergarten during the 2021-2022 school year to register early! If you live in Stamford and have a child who will be five years old on or before January 1, 2022, they are eligible to...

At-Home Science Experiment to Engage the 5 Senses!

Supplies: Baby oil, glitter, pompoms, food coloring, mini colorful rubber bands, mini shells, tiny fish, dolphin and shark figurines, water absorbing beads, water. Ocean in a Bottle Drop small shells, fish or other small ocean animal figurines into the bottle. Pour in...

CLC Temporarily Moving to Full Remote Learning

As we prepare for our regularly scheduled winter break, we are mindful of the rising COVID-19 cases in Stamford and the surrounding communities. As always, our goal is to continue to provide a safe and healthy environment for our children and staff. Recent local...

CLC Honored with 2020 Bank of America Neighborhood Builders Award

CLC has been honored with the 2020 Bank of America Neighborhood Builders® Award for Southern Connecticut. As an awardee, CLC will receive a $200,000 grant, a year of leadership training for CEO, Marc Jaffe and Head Start/Early Head Start Director, Marsha Guthrie who...

CLC Accepts Best Friend to Children Award for Light A Fire 2020

CLC’s CEO, Marc Jaffe accepted the award for Best Friend to Children at Moffly Media’s virtual Light A Fire Awards Ceremony on Thursday, December 3. Earlier this year, during 8 critical weeks of the pandemic, our team of heroes provided reliable and safe childcare to...

Recreating “Where the Wild Things Are”

In their Author Study of Maurice Sendak, students recreated the story, “Where the Wild Things Are.” This class created the environment by making Max’s boat, painting the background and making the characters in the story. Students acted out the story and while...

In the News: CLC Named Best Friend to Children by Moffly Media

We are honored to be named the Best Friend to Children by Moffly Media from Light a Fire 2020 for our Project 26 work. For 8 weeks during the COVID-19 pandemic, we provided reliable and safe childcare to the children of healthcare workers without any children or staff...

In the Classroom: Learning About Community

Students are learning about what a community is and all the people who make it cleaner, safer and better! Each child is taking on a different role in the classroom community. The dramatic play area has become a doctor’s office, the block area is now a...