A Child's World, 1245 Fairfield Ave, Bridgeport, CT 06605, US

Bear Hugs Child Care Center, at 554 Tunxis Hill Road, is open to children from three months of age through 4 years of age. The center is open Mondays through Fridays, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., and activities include arts and crafts, classroom pets, computers, costumes, free play, games, gross motor equipment, manipulative toys, a music period, nature study, outdoor play, play apparatus, puppets, puzzles, a rest period, snacks, story hour, tape recorder/players, video/film, monthly theme activities, family events and Spanish for preschoolers. Parent-teacher conferences are held two or three times a year, or on an as-needed basis, and parents are encouraged to share their interests, be guest readers and accompany children on class trips. Fees are available on request by contacting Moneca Harrison, director of Bear Hugs Child Care Center by phone or e-mail, at bearhug23@optonline.net.