About

The Connecticut Early Childhood Alliance is a group of organizations and individuals committed to improving developmental outcomes in the areas of learning, health, safety and economic security for children ages birth to eight. Over 4,000 individuals in Connecticut support the Alliance as Friends.  Our member organizations employ over 3,000 Connecticut residents and provide care and education for nearly 20,000 children.

OUR VISION - We envision a time when all Connecticut children are born healthy, live safely within their home and community, and have ongoing opportunities for successful learning. We want all Connecticut children to grow up eager to learn and ready for school success, and we want their families to become, if they are not already, economically self-sufficient. We respect families as the cradle of learning, and we seek to ensure that all families can access opportunities and services that strengthen this critical role.

OUR GOAL -  All children born in Connecticut will enter kindergarten healthy, eager to learn, and ready for school success.

Member Organizations (2011-2012)

Alliance for Bloomfield's Children, All Our Kin, Inc., Bridgeport Alliance for Young Children, Bridgeport Child Advocacy Coalition, Canaan Child Care Center, Child and Family Agency of Southeast Connecticut, Childcare Learning Centers, Inc., Child FIRST, Child Health and Development Institute of Connecticut, Inc., Children's Adventure Center, Children First Norwich/School Readiness Council, Children First Southeastern Connecticut, Community Renewal Team, Inc. (CRT), Connecticut Association for Education of Young Children, Connecticut Association for Human Services, Connecticut Birth to Three System, Connecticut Council for Philanthropy, Connecticut Family Resource Center Alliance, Connecticut Head Start Association,  Connecticut Health and Education Facilities Authority, Connecticut Parent Power, Connecticut State Department of Education, Connecticut Voices for Children, ConnPAT, Coordinating Council for Children in Crisis, Inc., Cradle to Classroom Winchester Early Childhood Council, CT Charts-A-Course, Danbury Children First, Inc., Danbury School Readiness Council, Early Childhood Education Cabinet, Eastconn, East Shore Child Development Center, Gesell Institute of Child Development, Good Shepherd Child Development Center, Greater Hartford Interfaith Coalition for Equity and Justice, Hartford Area Child Care Collaborative, Jeffrey Daniels Consulting, Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), Meriden Children First, Meriden School Readiness Council, Middlesex Coalition for Children, Middletown School Readiness Council, New Britain Early Childhood Collaborative, New Haven Early Childhood Council, New Opportunities, Inc., Plymouth Early Childhood Council, Reach Out and Read, Regional YMCA of Western CT, RESC Alliance, Riverfront Children's Center, Inc., Sleeping Giant Day Care, Inc., State Funded Child Development Centers Directors Forum, TEAM Early Education, The Children's Center of New Milford, Torrington Child Care Center, Torrington Early Childhood Collaborative, Town of Enfield Child Development Center, United Way of Connecticut 211 Childcare, Wallingford Community Day Care, William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund. Windham Willimantic Child Care, Women's League Inc. Child Development Center