USJ Unveils Fully Renovated Early Childhood Education Center

University of Saint Joseph

WEST HARTFORD, CT — A West Hartford-based university has recently completed massive renovations that have transformed the school's early childhood education program.

The School for Young Children (SYC) at the University of Saint Joseph serves as an important laboratory school for USJ child study majors and students interested in pursuing USJ’s new concentration in inclusive early childhood education.

With a grant from the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood and in partnership with Connecticut State Colleges and Universities, SYC has undergone extensive renovations.

The renovations, a part of the State of Connecticut’s Lab Schools Investment Initiative, include a redesign of SYC’s “college classroom” and a new state-of-the-art observation system.

This allows USJ students to observe and document the developmental progress of children in SYC’s classrooms.

USJ received $600,000 in grants to be used for the initiative over four years.

The funding for the grant comes from the Federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to support lab school programs after the COVID-19 shutdown and help promote early childhood education and the professional development of childhood educators and care providers.

For more information on the new renovations, including the full USJ article, click on this link.