Naugatuck Adult Education provides low-costs enrichment classes on a variety of topics, including art, fitness, finances, computer skills, cooking and more!
Bus transportation is provided to and from Elementary School
Program available to children ages 5yrs-12yrs
The YMCA serves the community by providing proven, safe, quality childcare for all children ages five through 12 enrolled in one of the Naugatuck schools. The program creates a comfortable, secure environment that allows each child to develop his/her sense of self-esteem, sense of belonging, and a sense of accomplishment.
This program permits children to choose some of their daily activities. It is designed to be a comprehensive childcare program based upon the fundamental factor of positive child development relative to physical, social, and emotional growth.
The YMCA accepts continuous enrollment on a space-available basis.
Locations:
Western Elementary School
Andrew Avenue Elementary School
YMCA building on Church St. (If schools have to close all children will have their distance learning in the YMCA building.)
Hours:
Before School: 7 a.m. until the start of school
After School: Dismissal until 6 p.m.
Full-time or Part-time Distance learning support at the YMCA
School vacations and Holiday care are available for an additional fee and run from 7:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.
Rates:
Quality care at a reasonable cost. We are a participating Care 4 kids provider. Financial assistance is available for those who qualify.
SPARK will be offering before and after school care for students at Hop Brook Elementary School and Maple Hill Elementary School and after school care only at Cross Street Intermediate.
All programs are located right on-site in the school cafeteria and gym.
Call SPARK's office at or stop by one of their locations for paperwork.
Hop Brook Elementary School
Address: 75 Crown Street, Naugatuck CT 06770
Phone: 203-217-4376
Ages: 5 years - 14 years
Little Learners
Address: 202 Water Street Naugatuck
Phone: 203-892-2797
Ages: 6 weeks - 5 years
Maple Hill Elementary School
Address: 641 Maple Hill Rd, Naugatuck 06770
Phone: 203-720-9454
Hours:
Before School (Maple Hill & Hop Brook): 7 a.m. until the start of school
After School (Maple Hill, Hop Brook & Cross St): Dismissal until 6 p.m.
About: Naugatuck Youth Soccer (NYS) is a member of the Connecticut Junior Soccer Association (CJSA) and part of the South-Central District. Through our recreational, developmental and competition soccer programs, NYS provides an excellent soccer experience for the children of Naugatuck and the surrounding towns. We provide an enjoyable soccer experience while teaching sportsmanship, dedication and hard work through a sport we all love to participate in.
Mailing address: PO Box 772 Naugatuck, Connecticut 06770
About: The Naugatuck Thunderfish Swim Club is a competitive swim team for children ages 6-18. If you want your child to learn how to swim competitively, get fit, compete, or just experience the pool while making lifelong friends, we'd love for you to join us!
About: Peter J Foley, establish in 1949 is the oldest little league stadium in New England. The league has four divisions; T-Ball for ages 4-5, Minors (coach pitch) for ages 6-8, Minors (player pitch) for ages 7-11 and Majors for ages 9-12.
Locations: Foley serves children who live or go to school in the the West Side of Naugatuck as well as Middlebury & Oxford. The following Naugatuck schools are within Peter J Foley's boundary: Andrew Ave Elementary, Hillside Intermediate, Salem Elementary, and Western Elementary.
About: USA Martial Arts offers a balanced martial arts training program by incorporating Cheezic Tang Soo Do forms (kata), kicks and hand technique, self-defense, oriental weapons, and conditioning into an all-encompassing program that will train your total mind and body. Our junior students are focused, more respectful and get better grades. Our teen and adult students are skilled, confident, and in the best shape of their lives.
With two fulltime studios, 14 Parks & Recreation Programs, 84 classes, over 300 students (ranging in age from 3 to 78), 21 Black Belt level instructors, 4 Master Belt instructors – there’s a place for you at USA Martial Arts! We offer classes in 6 different programs of martial arts or fitness, 4 types of weapons, and self defense/personal protection seminars. Classes are held 7 days a week, mornings, afternoons, and evenings. Over 50% of our students and instructors are female, and many of our students are family members spanning two generations (in one case, three generations!)
In our safe and supportive atmosphere, your child (and you!) can have the advantages of a structured martial arts curriculum, developed by eighth degree Master Black Belt Doug Wilke over the 38 years that he has practiced Tang So Doo, and the 14 years that he has run his studios full time. We believe that everyone, despite any physical limitations, can benefit from the self confidence and brain/body fitness that practicing martial arts will bring you.
Donations: If you would like to donate to the program, a donation bin is located at Retail 101 at The Naugatuck Event Center (6 Rubber Ave.) or contact The School-Based Food Pantry Coordinator to arrange a contactless porch pick-up. Thank you.
NVSK manages two Free Little Pantry Boxes in Naugatuck, CT that are available 24/7 to those in need.
Free Meal Delivery Service is provided to recipients in Naugatuck Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Message NVSK on Facebook or call 203-528-7494 for a free fresh meal. They only ask for your name, address, and how many people you need to feed.
Locations:
Firehouse Headquarters, Old Firehouse Road (Downtown)
About: Connecticut Partnership for Children, Inc. (CTPFC) is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to supporting families throughout Connecticut by working with communities in which they live. They support children birth to age 8 in all facets of their growth and development by meeting children’s basic needs of food, warmth, clothing, and diapering. We are dedicated to strengthening families, individuals, and organizations that nurture and educate our children to be healthy, safe, and successful learners with actively engaged families.
About: Naugatuck Youth Services believes in “helping all of Naugatuck’s young people realize their potential to be healthy, resilient & awesome” through prevention, diversion & life skills work with teenagers, and training peer leaders & adult mentors to work together to improve the community.
About: The primary mission of Step Up Naugy is to employ effective and sustainable strategies to prevent use and abuse of alcohol and other drugs among Naugautck youth. By building a network of concerned citizens, our coalition promotes healthy, positive behaviors and relationships in our community.
About: The United Way of Naugatuck & Beacon Falls partners with local community organizations to energize the people of our community and help them better meet our local human needs. We help mobilize the organizations in our community in efforts to assist local human services better meet our local human needs. We provide funds to programs and services that address the critical health and human service needs of the greater Naugatuck and Beacon Falls area.
2-1-1 is a free, confidential information and referral service that connects people to essential health and human services 24 hours a day, seven days a week online and over the phone.
2-1-1 is fully certified in crisis intervention by the American Association of Suicidology and is certified by The Alliance of Information and Referral Systems (AIRS). AIRS is the professional association for over 1,200 community Information and Referral (I&R) providers.
Help available in 150 different languages.
Citizen’s News - Local Online News & Events covering Naugatuck, Prospect and Beacon Falls
Free Paper delivered Weekly, updated online daily
Republican-American Daily Regional Newspaper cover New Haven and Litchfield Counties
About: Naugatuck's Parks & Recreation Department offers many activities for children and adults, including summer programs, a dog park, ice skating, a community garden, sports, golfing at our public Hop Brook Golf Course, holiday events, fishing derbies, cooking classes, swimming, tennis, and piano lessons, and more!
Hop Brook Lake Recreation Area is located within the towns of Middlebury, Naugatuck and Waterbury, Connecticut. Its 536 acres provide excellent recreation opportunities and a chance to escape from the growing suburbia surrounding the park. Visitors can enjoy picnicking, hiking, mountain biking, canoeing/kayaking, swimming and fishing.
Stretching across four towns, this long and narrow state park trail combines enough remarkable history, geography and aesthetics to rate its 110 acres as one of the biggest and prettiest parks in Connecticut’s system. Originally designated as a trail for horses, for which it is still popular, Larkin’s ten miles now also serve walkers, joggers, bikers and hikers. This flat trail connects Middlebury, Naugatuck, Oxford and Southbury. At the eastern terminus of the trail there is parking for 6 to 8 cars at Whittemore Glen State Park along Route 63 in Naugatuck.
Naugatuck State Forest covers almost 5,000 acres and is spread across Naugatuck, Beacon Falls, Oxford, Bethany, Hamden, Cheshire, Ansonia, and Seymour. It is organized into five Blocks, named West, East, Mt. Sanford, Quillinan Reservoir, and Great Hill.
The Forest originated with Harris Whittemore, an industrialist and member of the State Forest and Park Commission. In 1921, Mr. Whittemore began buying parcels of land in the Naugatuck Valley, intending to donate them to the State. Unfortunately, he did not live long enough to realize his dream, but after his death in 1928, his family continued to acquire land, and in 1931, almost 2,000 acres were donated in his memory.
The Forest is managed for sawtimber, firewood, wildlife habitat, and recreational activities such as hiking, hunting, mountain biking, bird-watching, snowmobiling, and cross-country skiing.
Directions: Head up Rubber Avenue, Dunkin on right, Friendly’s on left. Hang a left at the light on Andrew Avenue by the recycling center. Across from the VFW. At the second stop sign, turn right onto Andrew Mountain Road.(sign says dog park with an arrow) Travel a ways up and on the left. You’ll see a big silver gate and a sign that says Dog Park.
All Naugatuck playgrounds are open from dawn to dusk, with the exception of the playgrounds located at schools, which are closed during school hours. Sports fields may be reserved for league and school use.
Andrew Avenue Elementary School
Location: 140 Andrew Ave.
Hours: After 3:45 p.m. Weekdays, open weekends
Amenities:
Playground
Baummer’s Pond
Location: Mill St.
Amenities:
Pond - fishing
Basketball court
Tennis courts
Playground
Walking path
Breen Field North
Location: 61 Hotchkiss St.
Amenities:
Softball field
Football field
Playground
City Hill Middle School
Location: 441 City Hill St.
Amenities:
Basketball court (1)
Tennis court (1)
Soccer field
Cotton Hollow Field
Location: Cross St.
Amenities:
Softball field
Baseball field
Soccer field
Cross St. School
Location: 120 Cross St.
Amenities:
Playground
Soccer field
Early Childhood Center
Location: 28 Central Ave.
Hours: Open weekends dawn to dusk
Amenities:
Playground
Fairchild Park
Location: 108 Spencer St.
Amenities:
Playground
Baseball field
Softball field
Fawn Meadow Field
Location: Fawn Meadow Drive
Amenities:
Baseball/football practice field
Goodyear Park
Location: North Main St.
Hop Brook Elementary School
Location: 75 Crown Street
Hours: Currently closed to the public due to Covid-19
Several public bus routes run through Naugatuck along Rubber Avenue, New Haven Road, and Spring Street, with stops at prominent locations including Naugatuck High School, the Mount View Shopping Plaza, Town Hall, the Naugatuck Railroad Station, the Police Station, Mattatuck Manor Apartments, the Naugatuck Industrial Park, Multi-Metal Manufacturing, Salem Square, Cross Pointe Plaza, and Wal-Mart.
The Metro North Train connects Naugatuck to towns in the Naugatuck Valley from Waterbury to Bridgeport. From Bridgeport, riders can catch trains from New Haven to New York City.
About: The Borough of Naugatuck has automated curbside trash & recycling collection system.
Currently we are contracted with USA Hauling & Recycling (formerly Copes) for all curbside collection
in Naugatuck.
