Northampton/Hadley Family Connection
Northampton/Hadley Family Connection
About Us
NHFC is a CFCE funded by the Massachusetts EEC.* NHFC (Northampton/Hadley Family Connection) brings local families with young children together in playgroups, events, workshops, and groups to play, to learn, to experience, and to support. We are funded by a CFCE grant from the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care.
Located in the Northampton Public Schools' Early Childhood Center at Jackson Street School, we reach out during the school year with varied opportunities to join families and communities together. In the summer, we hold weekly summer playgroups. Our vision is to make it easier for every family to be part of learning and growing our community’s children healthfully, with other families and our community.
Northampton has been awarded the CFCE/CPC grant from the MA EEC for over three decades.
*The Northampton/Hadley Family Connection (also known as the Northampton/Hadley CFCE), is sponsored through a CFCE grant from the MA Department of Early Education and Care, and given support by the Northampton Public School district. CFCE stands for Coordinated Family and Community Engagement.
What We Do
- PLAY - two weekly playgroups: Northampton Parents Center (Monday-Thursday mornings in Northampton) and the Hadley Public Library on Tuesday mornings
- LEARN - Parent information workshops on topics like sleep, child development, nutrition, behavior; insights into your child’s developmental stages via the ASQ; connection to local events & support groups like Northampton Parents Center’s First Aid for Young Children, Northampton Area Pediatrics’ monthly discussion topics, baby groups offered at Cooley Dickinson Hospital
- EXPERIENCE - Fun! Playdates at the Smith Art Museum, Family Game Time at Forbes Library, walks in Hadley and Northampton with Kestrel Land Trust
- SUPPORT - Monthly Parent Cafes; ParentChild+ (parent/child home visiting program); 2 monthly newsletters, Parenting Seeds (tips & activities) and Parenting NewsFLASH (cool things to do) ... and each other
- REFERRALS - Call us with your questions about your young child! We can listen and make suggestions having to do with local childcare programs, developmental concerns, special education and other services, about kindergarten, preschool, early intervention, parenting strategies
