Lisa Capobianco Staff Writer The Early Childhood Collaborative of Southington (ECCS) is preparing to unveil a community plan that will address some challenges of families in town. Although an exact date has not been scheduled, Michelle Slimak, the co-chair of ECCS, said the plan is almost done, and will most likely be shared with the community at the end of May. The plan was made possible through a grant from the William Casper Graustein Memorial Fund and the Community Foundation of Greater New Britain. ECCS is a group of concerned parents, educators, teachers early childhood care providers and citizens working to ensure that “all Southington children enter school ready to learn.” “We’re about 95 percent done,” Slimak said, adding that she hopes to have some programs in place by September. “We’re totally on track to have the plan written and completed and submitted to our grant funder in April, and rolled out to the community at the end of May.” Mary Yuskis, the new coordinator of ECCS, has written the community plan, which she calls comprehensive. Yuskis said the plan will identify strategies to improve the development and wellness of children from birth to grade three in several areas. These [...]
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