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Legacy Learning Lab

392 Legion Avenue, New Haven, CT 06519

The Legacy Learning Lab is both a licensed childcare center and a workforce development center designed to recruit, train, and empower aspiring family childcare providers. By operating as a training facility, Legacy offers participants hands-on experience in early childhood education while modeling best practices in a supportive environment. Participants receive classroom instruction, coaching, and practical exposure that prepares them for the demands of running a licensed home-based childcare program.
 

This dual-function model is intentionally designed to foster entrepreneurship and long-term economic mobility. Legacy will help individuals—particularly women of color—build their own legacies through sustainable small business ownership. As they gain licensure and experience, participants will be supported in launching their own childcare businesses, often from their homes, creating pathways to increased income and personal empowerment. In many cases, this entrepreneurial journey will also open doors to home ownership, as stable business income enables providers to invest in family wealth and community stability.
 

Legacy is more than a training site—it is a springboard for a new generation of early childhood leaders, rooted in their communities and equipped to deliver culturally affirming care with excellence and purpose.

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See what a little Hope can do:
Our
Beginning

Imagine a small preschool in a church basement that became a growing ministry serving children and families across New Haven.

Building
The Future

Discover how Hope provides high-quality, Christ-centered early childhood education through Hope Child Development Center while expanding opportunities for future generations with Legacy Learning Lab and Genesis Education Center.

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Connecting the Pieces

Learn about our early childhood collaborative improving education outcomes for Black and Latino children through sustainable early care businesses in underinvested communities across Connecticut.

Our Impact

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Every child, family, educator, and community partner has a story. See how Hope's mission is creating lasting change through the lives we've touched.

Get Involved

Whether you're looking to volunteer, partner, give, or pray, there are many ways to become part of Hope's mission and make a difference in the lives of children and families.

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