Taking the indoors out
Flower and vegetable gardens, digging areas, water tables, mud kitchens, a gazebo, and the Peace Garden give children room to observe, explore, and build science and math skills.
Our program
Big learning starts with joyful play.
Riverfront provides high-quality, individualized early care and education for children from 12 weeks through kindergarten in a stable, nurturing community.
The Riverfront approach
Known by their teachers.
Free to be curious.
Mixed-age classrooms support attachment and relationship development, while teachers partner with families to guide each child’s individual growth.
Every classroom has at least one teacher with a degree in Early Childhood Education, and 67% of staff hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. Curriculum is grounded in Connecticut’s Early Learning and Development Standards with a special emphasis on social-emotional development.
Download the program brochure ↗What learning looks like here
A classroom without walls.
Literacy everywhere
CT Storytellers Little Listeners, Husky Reads, and a partnership with Bill Memorial Library bring rich language and stories into every classroom.
Community around us
Children walk the neighborhood, visit the post office, library, Avery-Copp House, Fort Griswold, and the waterfront, learning through real places and conversations.
Individualized support
Regular assessment helps identify possible developmental concerns. Staff partner with families, Birth to Three, public schools, and other specialists when extra support is needed.
Children learn real-world problem solving as they explore through play.
Play is important.
Learning outcomes
Every milestone matters.
81%
of Riverfront children met age-appropriate developmental and educational milestones.
16
five-year-olds were prepared to enter kindergarten for the 2024–2025 school year.
8
children were identified through screening and received early intervention services.