About ECC
The ECC (Early Childhood Center) provides a fun educational experience for children who reside in Fairfield. The ECC programs at Warde, Stratfield and Holland Hill (beginning with the 2024-25 school year) offer a preschool environment that meets the needs of all learners beginning at the age of three. ECC staff creates developmentally appropriate educational experiences in a friendly, caring, and stimulating environment. Click here for more information..
Our professional staff implements the Early Learning Developmental Standards from the Connecticut State Education Department’s Office of Early Childhood along with a curriculum developed in conjunction with the Fairfield Public School Curriculum Leaders. Our rich Preschool curriculum is aligned with the kindergarten curriculum in each of our eleven elementary schools so that children are prepared as they move forward into those environments. We offer a variety of child-directed, teacher-facilitated learning experiences for our children. Students participate daily in fine motor activities, are encouraged to engage in peer to peer social interactions, and become independent in their life skills. They have social skills instruction and physical education as part of their program. Our students also have a daily opportunity to utilize a specially designed playground for children between three to five years of age.
The ECC uses an integrated education model where our focus is on the social-emotional development of our young learners. Our five classrooms educate children of all learning-capacities, race, gender, and multi-cultural backgrounds in a multi-aged classroom. We emphasize the importance of inclusion and understanding of all differences and promote the idea that all children are unique and special.
School Hours
Classroom Program:
| A.M. Class | 9:10-11:45A.M. |
| P.M. Class | 12:45-3:15P.M. |
| Full Day Fours | 9:10A.M-2:45P.M. (beginning 2024-25, 4-year-olds only) |
| Early Dismissal: | Scheduled: A.M. or P.M. attends per school calendar |
| Weather related: P.M. class and services cancelled | |
| Delayed Opening: | Weather related: A.M. class and services cancelled |
| P.M. and double session students arrive at 12:45 pm |