Children First Groton Collaborative
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CHILDREN FIRST GROTON
06/10/2024
📢 Attention Everyone! 📢
We are excited to announce that we have moved to new official pages for Children First Groton! 🎉
Due to some technical issues with our previous accounts, we have created new pages to ensure you stay connected with all updates, events, and activities. Please make sure to like and follow us on our new pages:
Facebook:
🔗facebook.com/officialchildrenfirstgroton
Instagram:
🔗instagram.com/officialchildrenfirstgroton
05/31/2024
Get your Groton GO Explore! activity sheet today from Children First Groton's website and start having fun with your kids in the community! 🚶♂️👨👩👧👦🎉🌳
Visit www.childrenfirstgroton.org by following the link at the top of our page.
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05/27/2024
🇺🇸 Today, we honor and remember the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. On this Memorial Day, we extend our deepest gratitude to those who served, including many from our navy community. Let us never forget their sacrifice and commitment to keeping us safe. 🌟🕊️
05/25/2024
Groton Police Announce Road Closures Associated with Memorial Day Parades
Monday, May 27, 2024
10am -Noank Memorial Day Parade
2pm - Mystic Memorial Day
05/18/2024
SUMMER READING AT THE BILL MEMORIAL LIBRARY!
The Bill Memorial Library in the City of Groton will host the donkeys of Tripledale Farm of Guilford along with a petting zoo on Saturday, June 22 between 12:00 and 2:00 PM to kick off the 2024 Summer Fun program. Summer Reading packets for kids birth - grade 5 will be available and will include a free book. Kids keep track of their reading and play the outer space-inspired board game or complete special activity sheets and earn raffle tickets towards terrific prizes. The summer reading program runs through Saturday, August 3. Forms and reading logs will also be available to download on the library’s website billmemorial.org.
The petting zoo is graciously sponsored by The Friends of the Bill Memorial Library. In case of inclement weather, the petting zoo will visit on Thursday, June 27.
Call the library at 860-445-0392 for more information or check their page or website.
Library hours are Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM, Wednesday and Friday, 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and Saturday, 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
The Bill Memorial Library, a landmark on Groton Bank since 1890, is located at 240 Monument Street in the City of Groton, near the Groton Monument and historic Fort Griswold,. To keep up with the latest happenings for adults, teens, kids and families, visit their web page at http://www.billmemorial.org, or check out their social media - follow them on Instagram at or find them on Facebook at Bill Memorial Library.
05/15/2024
📢 Check out the upcoming schedule for the UnitedWay Mobile Food Pantry with the days and locations where you can find them providing supplemental food to households in our region 🚚🍎
📅 Friday, May 24: St. John's Christian Church (326 Shennecossett Road), 12:30 PM - 2 PM
05/12/2024
🌟✨Celebrating Acts of Kindness and Compassion! 🌟✨
Groton ROCKS (Recognizing Our Children for being Kind and promoting Safety) recently honored outstanding students at Charles Barnum Elementary School, Thames River Magnet School, and Catherine Kolnaski Magnet School. 🏫 This initiative, a collaboration between Children First Groton, Groton Public Schools, local police departments, the Naval Submarine Base, and the Department of Children and Families, aims to recognize young heroes among us. 🦸♂️🦸♀️
Selected by their teachers and school administration, these students exemplify kindness, compassion, and selflessness in their daily lives. 💖 From offering help to classmates in need to spreading joy and positivity wherever they go, they truly embody the spirit of Groton ROCKS. 🎉
Certificates and T-shirts were proudly presented to these extraordinary students at a heartwarming gathering attended by their families. 👏 Let's continue to celebrate and support these amazing young individuals as they inspire us all! ✨
Stay tuned for more inspiring moments as Groton ROCKS continues its mission on May 24. Together, let's spread kindness and make our community a brighter place! ☀️
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05/12/2024
Happy Mother's Day to all the incredible moms out there! Today, we celebrate your unwavering love, dedication, and endless sacrifices for your children. Your nurturing spirit shapes the future generation, ensuring they grow up healthy, safe, and thriving. 💐 🤱
05/01/2024
Stop in and celebrate Star Wars all day at the Bill Memorial Library!
Pick up a Star Wars bookmark, activity packet & a free Star Wars poster book for kids while supplies last!
Enter their giveaway- -tell them favorite Star Wars character and you could win a backpack full of Star Wars swag, including books and a LEGO set.
Check out their many Star Wars titles for all ages!
04/08/2024
Join Children First Groton and Mayor Hedrick at Groton's kick-off event in celebration of the "Week of the Young Child"!
Register here to receive a "Month of the Young Child" Family Activity Bag:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1QNirtAouiw4mirXYebprqeGnOaQxJgvETGI8jsFItHY/viewform?edit_requested=true
Share pictures of your family participating in these activities through the month of April!
Tag Us on Facebook or Instagram!
04/05/2024
ONE WEEK FROM TODAY!
Visit the Bill Memorial Library any time between 12:30 - 1:30 next Thursday to pet some cute critters and make a bunny craft. 🐇🐰
03/23/2024
HAPPENING NOW
10 AM - 1 PM
2ND ANNUAL EARLY CHILDHOOD RESOURCE FAIR!
THAMES RIVER MAGNET SCHOOL
GROTON, CT
Come learn about the MANY local resources in our community available to support the education, safety, health, wellness, and enrichment of our young children (Birth to 8).
FREE GIVEAWAYS
FREE Carseat inspections
FREE Activities for Children
Youth Bike Helmet Fittings
Click here to claim your Sponsored Listing.
Children First Groton Story
Children First Groton (CFG) began in 1999 through the Children First Initiative and was known as Groton’s Early Childhood Community Collaborative. As a recipient of a Discovery grant from the William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund, the collaborative officially became Children First Groton. In collaboration with the Groton community, CFG designed and is implementing a Community Plan focusing on important issues in early childhood for Groton families. In 2016, the funding from William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund ended, and Children First Groton began to write grants and work with the Town and City of Groton to fund all our initiatives. CFG Leadership also serves as Groton's School Readiness Council, overseeing the State and Federally funded preschool programs in our community.
CFG is comprised of early childcare providers, parents, service providers, librarians, health care providers, Groton Public Schools, Town Officials, and other persons interested in working on early childhood issues in the Groton community. The work is guided by the CFG Leadership group and is implemented through four work groups (Physical Health, Education, Mental Health, Safe/Strong Families, and Finance & Communications) and five Neighborhood Groups; all of whom are currently working from the town-wide Community Plan.
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255 Hempstead Street
New London, CT
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