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Welcome!
Welcome to the Griswold Early Education Program, located within Griswold Elementary School. We serve families who reside in Griswold and Jewett City with children ages 3-5.
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Griswold Pride
The Griswold Early Education Program shares a building with Griswold Elementary School (grades K-5), and shares a campus with Griswold Middle and High Schools (grades 5-8 and 9-12). This promotes collaboration between buildings, including "the big kids" visiting to read aloud to our students.
Griswold Elementary School Playground
The GES Playground features areas for group and individual play. The Playground is open to the public outside of school hours.
Library Media Center
The GES Library Media Center features books, a reading rug, tables for collaborative work, comfortable chairs for reading, and a Maker Space for creative pursuits!
Preschool Art Show
Students showed off their creativity at our art show through many art styles and mediums.
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Kindness In The Classroom
Griswold Elementary School's Social-Emotional Learning program is Kindness In The Classroom.
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Community Partnerships
Community organizations visit our Program to teach kids about fire safety and other first responders, nature and animals, and more.
Welcome!
Griswold Public Schools offers early learning opportunities for children ages 3, 4, and 5 who reside in Griswold or Jewett City in a fully integrated, NAEYC-accredited learning setting.
Application
Learn more about our application process for your 3- or 4-year-old.
Resources
Find more information for current and prospective families on our resources pages.
Meet Our Team
Meet our educators and other key staff members.
Child Development Statistics
90%
of your child's brain develops before age 5
60%
of a child's emotional development happens by age 5
10%
reduction in the rate of special education placement for children who attend preschool
1.4M
(million) more words heard by young children whose parents read them 5 books/day before age 5 vs. kids who are never read to
News & Events
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On June 11, the Griswold Early Education Program invited families to celebrate the graduation of preschoolers as they move on to kindergarten!
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