BrightPath Glastonbury Child Care Center

"We love BrightPath daycare. Teachers are awesome, very professional and responsible." - Margaryta Terentyeva

Welcome to BrightPath Glastonbury Early Learning & Child Care, a NAEYC-Accredited center previously known as Educational Playcare Glastonbury. Conveniently located at 1193 Hebron Avenue, our state-of-the-art daycare facility embodies over 30 years of experience and expertise in providing exceptional early childhood education and care.

Families choose BrightPath Glastonbury for our warm, caring, and family-friendly environment, fostered by an experienced team of dedicated educators and leadership staff. Our teaching team have been here for many years, creating stability and continuity that families deeply appreciate. We build meaningful connections with families through daily interactions, frequent communication, and engaging family-focused events such as Wacky Wednesdays, family fun

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

Subsidy

Healthy Meals & Snacks

Dance & Movement

Yoga

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 Center Directors can provide more information regarding financial assistance and they can assist you with the process as well.

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

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

Katie Pinkham has been working in the field of early childhood education since 2007. She received an associate degree in Early Childhood Education and then continued her education with a bachelor’s degree in Child Studies. Katie has been working in an administrative role since 2013 and has worked in many different areas of early childhood, including teaching preschool children prior to being an administrator. She is very passionate about what she does and enjoys working with families and staff