BrightPath Avon Child Care Center

"High-quality center with an impressive staff and director team. The center is always clean, and I know the children are safe and well-loved!" - Amber S

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Welcome to BrightPath Avon Early Learning & Child Care, previously known as Educational Playcare Avon. Conveniently located in the Riverdale Farms Shopping Center in Avon, CT - easily accessible for families from Avon, Simsbury, and the surrounding communities - our NAEYC-Accredited center provides exceptional child care, preschool, pre-k, and school-age programs serving children from 6 weeks to 12 years old.

Our center features multiple buildings on a charming campus, each specifically designed to cater to distinct developmental stages. Families frequently express appreciation for this arrangement, noting the welcoming, cozy, and family-oriented atmosphere of each individual building. Recent updates include beautifully renovated playgrounds, offering vibrant outdoor spaces ideal for

Center Programs

Infant

Infant

(6 weeks to 12 months)

Our program nurtures recognition of familiar figures, motor skill development, and sensory exploration, among other enriching experiences.

Toddler

Toddler

(12 months to 33 months)

Our program encourages exploration, physical development, and communication to foster independence and emotional growth.

Pre-Schooler

Pre-Schooler

(33 months to 4.75 years)

We nurture preschoolers with theme-based, interactive learning and cultivate creativity, problem-solving, and independence through hands-on experiences.

Before & After
School Care

(5.75 years to 12 years)

Our before & after-school program blends guided activities with self-play, fostering fun, learning, and growth with supportive staff and dedicated spaces.

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Center Offerings

CT Care for Kids

Yoga

Healthy Meals & Snacks

Dance & Movement

Music

Qualified Educators

Transitional Kindergarten

Military Discount

Our center proudly accepts CT Care for Kids. Our Center Director can provide more information regarding financial assistance and they can assist you with the process as well.

Our Yoga program enriches our preschool curriculum, fostering young minds and bodies for lifelong mental and physical well-being through fun, themed sessions.

All our centers are completely nut-free, and we work with families with children who have other food sensitivities and allergies to ensure their safety and well-being.

Our dance programs blend solid technique with fun and creative choreography, fostering both technical skill and expressive, individualistic style in our little ones.

Our music program offers a researched, systematic approach to nurturing children's social skills and musical development, including singing in tune and rhythmic coordination.

Our Educators are passionate about delivering early years education that empowers and inspires children to create their futures.

Our transitional program preps children for kindergarten with enhanced activities aligned with Connecticut's KEI, focusing on language, literacy, numeracy, and social skills.

We're proud to offer a standard 10% U.S. military discount for families in active duty as our way of saying thank you for your service!

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Center Director

Kaley Dehm graduated from Keene State College in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. She was originally going to school for Elementary Education, but while she was working part-time as a substitute teacher in an early childhood center, she fell in love with early childhood education and discovered that she wanted to continue in the field of early education instead. She moved to Connecticut and joined BrightPath in 2011.

Her favorite part of being a center director is engaging with all

Award-Winning Culture

We’re proud to be recognized as a 2025 Winner for the Culture at Work Award and the 2024 Winner of the Kudos Culture Leader Award. We strive every day to provide top-level support to our staff at over 250 daycare locations throughout the United States and Canada.