The Torringtion Early Childhood Collaborative is a diverse group of passionate individuals who are committed to ensuring the success of all of Torrington’s children, ages birth through age eight. The Collaborative was created in 2002 when the Torrington Public School system, City of Torrington and EDUCATION CONNECTION were invited to partner with the William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund’s Discovery Grant Initiative in order to improve early school success for young children. Through a variety of small work groups comprised of parents, educators, healthcare providers, state and local government, business, faith-based and other community providers, TECC strives to increase the quality of existing early care and education in Torrington through public policy and advocacy, parent empowerment, quality care and education, and successful transitions from pre-k to Kindergarten.