Resources for Southington Families

For information on openings at Southington childcare centers and home-based care and other community services call Infoline at 211 (bilingual) or visit website at www.infoline.org

For information on Southington schools including bus routes, session times, school calendars and phone numbers visit www.southingtonschools.org

For information on Connecticut’s schools visit www.sde.ct.gov and click on Parents and Community

There are many wonderful resources on the internet to help make the transition to Kindergarten a smooth one for you and your child. Here are some of our favorites:

Get Set 4 Kindergarten
www.getset4k.org
A month-by-month guide to kindergarten readiness.

Kindergarten Readiness Checklist
http://familyeducation.com/article/0,1120,21-14779-1,00.html
While there's no perfect formula that determines when children are truly ready for kindergarten, you can use this checklist to see how well your child is doing in acquiring the skills found on most kindergarten checklists.