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Our Mission

All Danbury Children ages birth through eight are healthy and ready for school and lifelong learning.

What We Do

Working with parents, educators, healthcare providers, family support agencies, businesses, the faith community, and others, we have created a Strategic Plan to ensure the healthy growth and development of Danbury's young children. We are working together to implement that Strategic Plan to make sure all Danbury children are prepared for kindergarten and the early grades. For more information, click on Strategies above.

Closing The Achievement Gap:
Opening A World of Opportunity

We Are a Member of the Campaign for Grade Level Reading

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Danbury's Promise for Children Partnership is a Member of the Campaign for Grade Level Reading, which focuses on reading proficiency by third grade as the most important predictor for high school graduation. For more information, click here.

Join Us on Facebook!

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Click here to like Danbury's Promise for Children Partnership on Facebook. You'll see posts on all kinds of family activities and events in the Danbury area. You'll also get great, practical, tips on early learning and education! 

Why is Early Childhood So Important?

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By the time a child is 5 years old, more than 80% of his or her brain has already been developed. Early learning is the key to unlocking the promise in all of our children. Children who have positive experiences at an early age will become the backbone of Danbury's future workforce and the drivers of its economy. In fact, for every $1 invested in early childhood programs, Danbury will reap $9 in benefits. For more information about how our Partnership is preparing Danbury's children for school success, click here. To find out how you can be involved in improving the lives of Danbury's children, call Caroline LaFleur, Promise for Children Director, at 203-300-1486 or email caroline.lafleur@uwwesternct.org
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New! Resources for New Parents in Danbury Now Available!
Here's a quick and easy guide to the resources NEW parents need for childcare, health, nutrition, and early literacy. Click here for English/Spanish version.

Our Community Report Card on Young Children

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This reports on the key indicators we are tracking to measure child well being in Danbury. It examines trends over time in such areas as child abuse and neglect, physical fitness, social and emotional health, and Connecticut Mastery Test (CMT) scores. To download the Report Card, click here 
Our Partnership is made possible through major support from: 
The William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund, Children's Fund of Connecticut, the United Way of Western Connecticut,
and The Grossman Family Foundation
The Grossman Family Foundation