CHILD & FAMILY AGENCY
of Southeastern Connecticut, Inc.

Comprehensive Development Services to Families

The Smith-Bent Children's Center in New London and the Early Childhood Development Center in Groton, provide a base for Child and Family Agency’s early childhood efforts. From these facilities medical, mental health, childcare, and social services are available to children birth to six years and their families.  Based at Smith-Bent Children's Center is the Connections program, which works with early childhood providers in New London to improve the quality of childcare services including the transition to kindergarten for young children and their families. Helping Hands provides New London families and early childhood providers with a support system for children with challenging behaviors.

Family Resource Centers

In collaboration with the New London and Groton Public Schools, Child and Family Agency operates three Family Resource Centers. A partial list of those services includes Parents as Teachers, Parents Building Stronger Communities (PBSC); support and training for child care providers; positive youth development activities and referral services.

Child Care Services

The New London Day Nursery, founded in 1906 and currently located at the Smith-Bent Children's Center provides child care to 52 children ages 6-weeks to 6-years. Each day

The Early Childhood Development Center at Poquonnock Road in Groton provides care to 38 children ages 6-weeks to 5 years.

Our Early Head Start program for infants and toddlers provides child care and home-based support for 32 families living in Middlesex County.