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A Community Playthings Case Study: The Friends Center for Children, New Haven, CT

The Friends Center for Children is an early childhood education center providing year-round, full-time care for children ages 3 months to 5 years. In this video, head teacher Kathleen Giglio explains how a beautiful, natural classroom environment supports their values-based curriculum.

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