The Derby School Readiness Grant Program consists of a NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children) accredited site and offers the following program option:
Full-Day/Full-Year Program- provides early care and education services for children 10 hours per day, five days per week, for 50 weeks per year. Children eligible for these programs must be consistently in need of services for a minimum of six hours per day, five days per week for 50 weeks per year.
Kids Club Learning Center, 91 W Church Street, Seymour hours of operation: 7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., https://kidsclublearningcenterofseymour.com/
Valley YMCA Child Care, 32 Howard Avenue, Ansonia hours of operation: 7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., https://cccymca.org/locations/valley/child-care/
Admission to the Derby School Readiness Grant Program
To enroll your child in the Derby School Readiness program, parents/guardians can email vecrc.ct@gmail.com. At this visit, an application will be completed and the following items are required:
- Child’s birth certificate (certified copy)
- Child’s medical insurance card
- Income verification (W-2 form, 3-4 current pay stubs, unemployment form)
- Completed and updated physical/health assessment record
- Three proofs of residency: CT driver’s license and a mortgage or rental/lease agreement, as well as a Utility bill: gas, electric, water, cable, telephone bill; CT state document/unemployment papers) dated within the last 3 months.
- If applicable, an Individual Education Plan (IEP) or Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP).