We’re all in this together.
There is tremendous potential in the power of early childhood education, potential for the child, the family, the educator and the entire community. At Friends Center, we build community participation and partnership to promote and advance high-quality early childhood education and its potential to transform lives and communities.
Traveling Library
Knowing the development importance of early exposure to words and books, Friends Center is bringing these benefits directly to the community with a special traveling library. Focused on children ages 0-5, the ‘Books with Friends’ trolley will travel on a weekly schedule to communities throughout New Haven to offer books and curriculum to family child care providers and center-based programs in under-resourced and overburdened neighborhoods. A full-time educator, Aundrea Tabbs- Smith, will be available to promote learning experiences for children and serve as a learning resource for childcare providers and parents.