The average age is 14. Most children stay about three months. About 200 children stay at the Connecticut Children's Place each year. Following the abolishment of the county welfare system in 1955, the home came under the jurisdiction of the State Welfare Department. Residential Care Children at Connecticut Children's Place live in three cottages, each with a capacity for 14 children.
Residential care is the core around which all children's services are delivered.
Cottage staff at Connecticut Children's Place are trained to use a positive incentive-based behavior management program designed to help children learn to live, work and play cooperatively with their peers. Children earn higher levels of independence by meeting goals in their educational, therapeutic and daily living tasks. While the behavior management program applies to all children, individualized programs are developed to meet the special needs of some residents. All children at the Connecticut Children's Place are encouraged to master social skills, problem-solving skills and to develop a sense of responsibility toward their community. The educational program complies with federal and state mandates.