BrightPath Madison Child Care Center

"We love BrightPath Madison! The staff is nurturing, the curriculum is engaging, and communication with parents is excellent with real-time updates. We couldn’t be happier with our choice!" - Katie A.

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Welcome to BrightPath Madison Early Learning & Child Care, your trusted partner for NAEYC-accredited daycare and preschool education in Madison, CT. Conveniently located just off Exit 61 on I-95 at 563 and 560 Durham Road, BrightPath Madison continues the legacy of Educational Playcare by offering exceptional, nurturing care for children from infancy through pre-kindergarten.

Family-Like Atmosphere & Nurturing Environment

Families choose BrightPath Madison for our warm, nurturing atmosphere, characterized by safety, fun, and a genuine sense of community. Our educators foster close, lasting relationships with families, ensuring that every child feels valued, safe, and at home from the moment they step through our doors.

Spacious Classrooms & Exceptional Facilities

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Center Programs

Infant (6 Weeks - 18 Months)

Our infant program provides a warm, nurturing environment where caregivers form close bonds with babies, ensuring a secure and trusting relationship. Each infant follows their own schedule, with individualized care routines for feeding, sleeping, and play. Our educators support early development through sensory exploration, attachment-based play, and language-rich interactions, including the introduction of basic American Sign Language (ASL).

Key Focus Areas:

Building secure attachments with primary caregivers
Encouraging free exploration and movement
Facilitating play that supports sensory and cognitive development
Respecting each infant’s natural rhythms and routines

Toddler (18 Months - 3 Years)

Toddlers are naturally curious, energetic, and eager to explore. Our toddler program fosters independence while encouraging language development and social-emotional growth. Through hands-on activities, play-based learning, and structured routines, toddlers gain foundational skills for future learning.

Key Focus Areas:

Supporting independence (self-feeding, dressing, potty training)
Expanding language and communication through ASL and verbal expression
Encouraging social-emotional growth through cooperative play
Sensory experiences, music, and movement to enhance cognitive development

Preschool (3-4 Years)

Preschoolers are eager learners, exploring their world with curiosity and excitement. Our preschool program builds upon their natural interests, incorporating early literacy, math, science, and creative expression into their daily routines. Play-based learning helps children develop problem-solving skills, creativity, and social connections.

Key Focus Areas:

Developing early literacy and numeracy skills
Encouraging creative expression through art, music, and dramatic play
Building independence and confidence in learning
Enhancing social and problem-solving skills through group activities

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Center Offerings

CT Care for Kids

Dance & Movement

Healthy Meals & Snacks

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

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 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

Kelsey Welch graduated from Southern Connecticut State University in 2013 with a degree in Social Work. Prior to joining BrightPath, she worked in the Branford Public Schools working with the Kindergarten classes. In 2018, Kelsey joined us as a Head Teacher in the Infant classroom while helping in the office. Working alongside the children and the parents is such a joy.

Kelsey lives in Clinton with her black cat, Lincoln, and enjoys spending time outside with family and friends, hiking and

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.