BrightPath Simsbury Child Care Center

"We love BrightPath daycare. Educators are great, very professional and responsible." - Margaryta Terentyeva

Welcome to BrightPath Simsbury Early Learning & Child Care, proudly serving the Simsbury and Granby communities as a NAEYC-Accredited center since 2010. Conveniently located at St. Johns Place on the corner of Rt. 10 and Rt. 315, our center offers high-quality child care, preschool, pre-k, and Transitional Kindergarten programs designed to nurture your child’s growth from 6 weeks through school age.

Families choose BrightPath Simsbury not only for our convenient location but also for our beautiful and welcoming environment. Our spacious, two-story center features over 15 generously-sized classrooms, each filled with natural light from large windows, creating bright and engaging learning spaces. One unique feature of our center is the striking stained-glass window within our expansive

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

Libby Marek has been with BrightPath since 2000. She has been part of our management team for several years and has held positions including Assistant Director and Center Director at various locations, as well as the Director of Core Values.

Libby holds a BS in art education as well as an Associate of Science Degree in graphic design. She also has a Childhood Development Associate Certificate. Prior to joining EPC, Libby taught at both the elementary and secondary levels.

Libby lives with her

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.