Business Details
44 Years
experience
Your Trusted Partner for Early Childhood Education
At Sunny Side Up, we have dedicated ourselves to nurturing young minds since 1982. Our team includes educators with decades of combined experience, many of whom have remained with us for 5 to 15 years, ensuring continuity and deep familiarity with our programs. We specialize in early childhood development, offering age-specific environments for infants through school-aged children that align with Connecticut's Early Learning and Development Standards. Our infant and toddler rooms maintain a 1:4 staff-to-child ratio with additional support staff to provide personalized attention during critical developmental stages.For preschoolers, we implement research-backed curricula emphasizing social-emotional growth, literacy, and STEM exploration through interactive tools like smartboards and tablets. Our school-age program extends learning beyond regular hours, offering homework assistance and enrichment activities while partnering with North Haven public schools for convenient transportation. We prioritize creating warm, stimulating spaces that balance structured learning with creative play, ensuring smooth transitions between age groups to minimize anxiety for young learners.
Services
Infant and Toddler Rooms
Three-Year-Old Program
Four-Year-Old Program
Five-Year-Old Room
School-Age Program
Details
- Year established: 1982
Highlights and features
- Staff maintain 5-15 year tenures with annual continuing education
- Exceeds CT staff-to-child ratio requirements with additional floaters
- Follows CT Early Learning and Development Standards framework
- Proven success transitioning toddlers to preschool environments
- Established school-age partnership with North Haven public schools
Services
Infant and Toddler Rooms
Our infant and toddler rooms provide a nurturing environment with trained caregivers maintaining a 1:4 staff-to-child ratio. We incorporate developmental activities that meet CT ELDS standards while ensuring personalized attention during critical growth stages. The spaces feature age-appropriate materials that encourage exploration and sensory development.
Three-Year-Old Program
This program focuses on social-emotional development and early learning foundations through structured play and guided exploration. Teachers use interactive storytime and hands-on activities to build language skills while preparing children for more formal classroom settings through gradual independence-building techniques.
Four-Year-Old Program
Our four-year-old program emphasizes inquiry-based learning with child-led activities that develop critical thinking skills. Educators integrate literacy and math concepts into daily routines while using technology tools like tablets to enhance learning experiences aligned with current educational research.
School-Age Program
This extended-day program offers homework support and enrichment activities for children up to age 12. We provide structured academic reinforcement while maintaining social development opportunities through group projects and community-building exercises that complement regular school curricula.
Questions
What age groups do you serve?
We care for children from 6 weeks old through 12 years, with distinct programs for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-age children.
What curriculum do you use?
Our programs follow Connecticut's Early Learning and Development Standards, focusing on cognition, social-emotional growth, physical development, and early academic skills through play-based learning.
How do you handle staff training?
All staff complete annual continuing education requirements and participate in regular in-service training to maintain current early childhood development practices.
What is your staff-to-child ratio?
We maintain a 1:4 ratio for infants/toddlers with additional floaters, and 1:10 for preschool-age children to ensure personalized attention.
Do you offer after-school care?
Yes, our school-age program provides after-school care, holiday supervision, and summer programs with homework assistance and enrichment activities.
Is transportation available?
North Haven public schools provide bus transportation to and from our center for enrolled students on regular school days.
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Reviews (3)
Rob DeMezzo
Oct 01, 2020
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One of the best childcare facilities around. Family owned and they treat our child like he was one of their own children. Remarkable attention to detail by Nanci and her staff.
Mary Servetnick
Oct 17, 2018
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As a long time friend of the owners whos children went to Sunny Side and in response to the above review of Mr Hamelin, his review was written regarding a center located in Canada and was accidentally posted to our site.
Sunny Side Up Early Care Learning Center is a high quality program where the safety and welfare of the children is paramount and learning is experiential. The owner/director and the staff strive to provide care and education in a fun and inviting environment.
Sunny Side Up Early Care Learning Center is a high quality program where the safety and welfare of the children is paramount and learning is experiential. The owner/director and the staff strive to provide care and education in a fun and inviting environment.
Dave Hamelin
Jan 28, 2018
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My twins with disabilities had enough time to dig a hole in the wall and hide the drywall in a toy fridge unnateneded and whem I refused to pay they terminated the contract with 3 days left and now I'm having to miss work for 2 days. Very unprofessional establishment with owner and employee attitudes. Highly not recommended, your child will be left unattended.
