Important Issues

If you care for young children in Windsor, your concerns are the important issues.  Please tell us what programs or policies are helpful and what could use improvement.  

In addition, our politicians and local leaders are also talking about what’s best for children.  It’s important that you add your voice to this discussion.  Connect with the following organizations or connect with us by telling us your thoughts or joining us at an upcoming meeting.

The following organizations are driving changes in policy and practices that affect Connecticut’s children.  Click the following titles to learn more.

Children’s League of Connecticut
The Children's League of Connecticut works with local, state and federal officials towards its goal of helping to shape policy in Connecticut regarding the provision of care for our children.  They pay close attention to a variety of current legislative issues that can impact this goal.  Check their website to view the most recent legislative agenda items.

CT Parent Power
Connecticut Parent Power is a statewide parent action network with a history of strengthening the voices of parents on the many decisions that affect our children and families. Parents are uniting together to build local and statewide networks with the goal of providing accurate and important information on issues, training on how and when to take action, and connections with other people statewide that are ready to act to protect and benefit children. 

William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund
The William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund works collaboratively to improve education for Connecticut's children by supporting school change, informing the public debate on educational issues, and strengthening the involvement of parents and the community in education.    
  
Center for Law And Social Policy (CLASP): Child Care and Early Education
CLASP's child care and early education work is dedicated to promoting policies that support both child development and the needs of low-income working parents.
     
National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP): Early Care In Learning
The achievement gap for low-income young children starts early in life and is difficult to reverse. What science tells us about brain development, along with what we know from economic analysis, makes it clear that investing in high-quality early care and learning is essential to reducing this gap.