Events & Workshops

ECCS Library Office Hours

Date: March 27, 2025

Start Time: 9 am

Location:
Southington Public Library
Address:
255 Main St

 

End Time: 12 pm

Stop by the Southington Public Library and see the ECCS Executive Director, Joanne Kelleher. She can answer your questions about raising children here in town. Look for the ECCS table in the Children’s Department.

ECCS Library Office Hours

Date: April 7, 2025

Start Time: 9 am

Location:
Southington Public Library
Address:
255 Main St

 

End Time: 12 pm

Stop by the Southington Public Library and see the ECCS Executive Director, Joanne Kelleher. She can answer your questions about raising children here in town. Look for the ECCS table in the Children’s Department.

Family Fun Day 2025

Date: May 3, 2025

Start Time: 10 am

 

End Time: 3 pm

More information as the event nears.

The ECCS will have a table at this event, come by and say ‘Hi’!

Rain Date: Sunday, May 11th

Touch A Truck 2025

Date: May 17, 2025

Start Time: 9:45

Location:
Southington Drive-in
Address:
995 Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike

 

End Time: 2 pm

City: Southington

More information as the event nears.

The ECCS will have a table at this event, come by and say ‘Hi’!

NEW THIS YEAR: Quiet time from 9:45-10:30 am.

Rain Date: Sunday, May 18th

  • Climb on/into Construction, Military, Emergency & Other Vehicles
  • Face Painting & Glitter Tattoos
  • Refreshments
  • And Much More!
The admission fee is $4.00 per child; accompanying adults are free.

The 21st annual Touch-a-Truck event is proudly co-sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 72 and the Town of Southington Recreation Department.

 

First Congregational Church of Southington’s WISE Community Block Party

Date: May 18, 2025

Start Time: 1 pm

Location:
First Congregational Church of Southington
Address:
37 Main Street

 

End Time: 4 pm

More information as the event nears.

The ECCS will have a table at this event.

ECCS Board Meeting – May 2025

Date: May 20, 2025

Start Time: 6:30 pm

Location:
TBD

 

Are you interested in supporting the ECCS? Join us for our next Board meeting.

Note this is not an educational workshop and the focus will be on planning and current issues in the area of early childhood.

Please let Joanne know if you plan to attend at southingtonearlychildhood@gmail.com so you can get the location, agenda and materials in advance.

Youth and Family PRIDE Festival 2025

Date: May 31, 2025

 

More details as the event draws closer.

The ECCS will have a table at this event. Stop by if you have any questions or just say “Hi!”

Learn more about Southington PRIDE and their upcoming events here.

Southington Summer 2025 Bookmobile Tour

Date: August 23, 2025

Start Time: 10 am

Location:
Southington

 

End Time: 5 pm

Join us Friday, August 22rd, at any of our three stops so your child can pick out a FREE book from the Read to Grow Bookmobile!

Stop #1
Margaret Griffin Center
Lower parking lot off of Eden Ave behind Derynoski Elementary
Time: 10 to 11 am

Stop #2
Bread for Life’s Summer Lunch Program
Summer Brook Apartments
Building 32A-35 Parking Lot
Time: 12 to 1 pm

Stop #3
Southington Farmers Market
Southington Town Green
Time: 3 to 5 pm