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Norwich Public Schools Preschool Program
The Norwich Public Schools Preschool Program provides a warm, engaging, and play-based learning environment where our youngest students embark on their educational journey with confidence and joy. Through hands-on activities, exploration, and guided instruction, our dedicated educators support each child’s academic, social, and emotional growth, planting the seeds for a lifelong love of learning.
Meet Our Baby Mascot!
Say hello to the newest and cutest member of the NPS family—our Baby Mascot! This lovable little character brings big smiles, high-fives, and fun wherever they go. You’ll see our Baby Mascot at preschool events, helping welcome our littlest learners and making every child feel special, supported, and excited to be part of Norwich Public Schools.
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🚗 Is Your Child’s Car Seat Installed Correctly? 🚸
Did you know that only 1 in 5 car seats in Connecticut is used properly? Ensuring your child’s safety while traveling starts with choosing and using the right car seat or booster seat.
✅ Connecticut law requires children to ride in a rear-facing car seat until they are at least 2 years old and 30 pounds.
✅ Once they outgrow their rear-facing seat, children must use a forward-facing car seat with a 5-point harness until age 5 and 40 pounds.
✅ After outgrowing a forward-facing seat, they must use a booster seat until they are at least 8 years old and 60 pounds.
✅ A proper seat belt fit is crucial—if the belt does not sit properly across the shoulder and lap, a booster seat is still needed!
Take the 5-Step Booster Seat Test!
🔹 Does your child sit all the way back against the seat?
🔹 Do their knees bend comfortably at the seat’s edge?
🔹 Does the seat belt cross the shoulder correctly (between the neck and arm)?
🔹 Is the lap belt low, touching the thighs?
🔹 Can your child sit like this for the whole trip?
If you answered “no” to any of these, your child still needs a booster seat!
📍 Want to be sure your car seat is installed correctly? Find a local fitting station or get more information at www.ctsafekids.org
🔗 Check out the latest car seat recommendations here:
🚗 Is Your Child’s Car Seat Installed Correctly? 🚸
Did you know that only 1 in 5 car seats in Connecticut is used properly? Ensuring your child’s safety while traveling starts with choosing and using the right car seat or booster seat.
✅ Connecticut law requires children to ride in a rear-facing car seat until they are at least 2 years old and 30 pounds.
✅ Once they outgrow their rear-facing seat, children must use a forward-facing car seat with a 5-point harness until age 5 and 40 pounds.
✅ After outgrowing a forward-facing seat, they must use a booster seat until they are at least 8 years old and 60 pounds.
✅ A proper seat belt fit is crucial—if the belt does not sit properly across the shoulder and lap, a booster seat is still needed!
Take the 5-Step Booster Seat Test!
🔹 Does your child sit all the way back against the seat?
🔹 Do their knees bend comfortably at the seat’s edge?
🔹 Does the seat belt cross the shoulder correctly (between the neck and arm)?
🔹 Is the lap belt low, touching the thighs?
🔹 Can your child sit like this for the whole trip?
If you answered “no” to any of these, your child still needs a booster seat!
📍 Want to be sure your car seat is installed correctly? Find a local fitting station or get more information at www.ctsafekids.org
🔗 Check out the latest car seat recommendations here:
Norwich Public Schools Preschool Program
The mission of the Norwich Public Schools Preschool Program is: to make each child’s school experience one that will foster positive self-esteem and a positive attitude toward learning, to provide each child with a developmentally appropriate environment that will meet the individual needs and learning styles of each child, to encourage each child to think, reason, question and experiment, to respect cultural, linguistic, and family diversity and individual differences of children and staff, and to foster communication and cooperation between parents and teachers in order to provide a meaningful environment in which children learn best.
Register for Pre-K Program
Resources for Families
NPS Pre-K Info Session Presentation
Preschool Documents
- Preschool Information Night
- Early Learning Program Faculty & Staff Handbook
- Early Learning Program Parent Handbook
- Family Resource Center Request Form