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Committee approves two two-year management agreements with Growing Seeds and Connecticut Institute for Communities for city-owned childcare spaces
Summary
The committee unanimously approved two-year management agreements to keep Growing Seeds Child Development Center and the Connecticut Institute of Communities operating early childhood programs in city-owned spaces through June 30, 2027.
The Land Use and Building Management Committee unanimously approved May 5 two management agreements to keep early care and education providers operating in city-owned spaces.
The committee authorized Mayor Harry W. Rilling to execute a new two‑year management agreement with Growing Seeds Child Development Center, Inc. to continue providing early care and education services at 165 Flax Hill Road for the term July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2027. The committee separately authorized a similar two‑year agreement with the Connecticut Institute of Communities, Inc. (CIFC), for CIFC to continue providing early care and education services out of space at 11 Ingalls Avenue and 165 Flax Hill Road under the same July 1, 2025–June 30, 2027 term.
Mary Oster (staff member) explained that the Office of Early Childhood (OEC) is changing its contracting model so the state will contract directly with providers rather than routing grants through the city. The new management agreements will remove grant language and reflect that the programs will be direct state contractors while remaining in city-managed space.
Committee members asked no substantive questions and approved both management agreements by voice vote.
Next steps: the mayor will be authorized to execute the new management agreements and staff will proceed with administrative steps to align city management agreements with the OEC’s contracting changes.
