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    Our History
  
   A Nursery School at Avon Congregational Church


   Avon Nursery School / ANS is located at Avon Congregational Church / ACC, in Avon, CT.
   Avon Congregational Church has a long history of opening its doors to young children. Beginning
   in 1953, ACC agreed to host Avon Community Kindergarten School. In 1963 the State of
   Connecticut mandated public kindergartens.
Avon Community Kindergarten School morphed into
   Avon Community Nursery School.
Avon Community Nursery School exclusively welcomed
   4-year-olds until
1972 when it added a program for 3-year-olds. Avon Community Nursery School
   ran a successful program for 38 years before closing in 2001 due to extensive renovations at Avon
   Congregational Church.

  
   After the completion of a new 10,000 square foot addition specifically designed to accommodate
   a nursery school, a generous donation by a long-time Avon
Congregational Church member made
   the start-up of Avon Nursery School
possible in September 2006. Besides funding the very best
   nursery school staff,
the donation also enabled ANS to buy state-of-the-art equipment.

   In 2010, Avon Nursery School received a very generous grant from
the Maximilian E. & Marion O.
   Hoffman Foundation, Inc.
to upgrade and expand its playground. We used the gift to build a trike path;
  
enclose it with matching fencing; buy trikes and helmets; and replace a plain 8’ x 8’ sand box with a 10’
   three-tiered,
octagonal sand box with car ramps. Avon Nursery School is very grateful to the Hoffman
   Foundation
for helping us make our outdoor play area so much more dynamic and interactive.

   In the summer of 2011, only 5 years after opening, Avon Nursery School
earned accreditation from the
   National Association for the Education of Young Children
(NAEYC) – the nation’s leading organization
   of early childhood  professionals. This prestigious honor was granted after an
extensive, 3 year self-study
   process, where ANS measured itself against the ten NAEYC Early Childhood Program Standards and
   more than 400 related Accreditation Criteria.
Avon Nursery School is now the only nationally-accredited,
   dedicated nursery school program in Avon, CT and one of three in the Farmington Valley.


   We are sure you will find Avon Congregational Church and Avon Nursery School a wholesome and
   wonderful place to entrust your children. We look forward to continuing the
50 year tradition of
   providing a well rounded education for young children in the Farmington Valley.

At Avon Congregational Church, 6 West Main Street, Avon, CT 06001 · 860-678-1267 · www.avonnurseryschool.org