GE Capital Real Estate Stages Fall Festival for Family Centers’ Preschoolers

On Thursday, Sept. 27, employees at GE Capital Real Estate held a Fall Festival for the 176 children enrolled in Family Centers’ Early Care and Education (ECE) and Head Start preschools. 

The event took place on the playground area at Armstrong Court in Greenwich, and featured more than a dozen game stations, prizes, balloon animals, a pumpkin patch and face painting. As part of GE’s “BEE Healthy” Initiative, each student also received a healthy breakfast and lunch. More than 25 employees from local GE offices volunteered at the festival and assisted in running game stations, pumpkin decorating and distributing lunches. 

Family Centers’ ECE programs offer National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) accredited, curriculum- based preschool education and full or part-time care for young children.  Services are offered in four locations in Greenwich. 

Family Centers’ Head Start and School Readiness classes offer education programs for three, four and five-year-old children of families residing in Greenwich public and subsidized housing.  The programs also emphasize parent involvement to encourage and support children’s educational and social development.

Family Centers is a private, nonprofit organization offering education and human services to children, adults and families in Fairfield County. More than 1,700 professionals and trained volunteers work together to provide a wide range of responsive, innovative programs. A United Way, Community Fund of Darien and New Canaan Community Foundation partner agency, Family Centers is a member of the Connecticut Council of Family Service Agencies and the Alliance for Children and Families and is accredited by the Council on Accreditation (COA) and the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). The agency is licensed by the State of Connecticut Departments of Public Health and Children and Families. Visit www.familycenters.org for additional information.