In this episode of Meriden Health Talk, we hear from our Parent Ambassadors from the Meriden Early Start program!

Feeling lost as a parent? You are not alone!

My name is Karla Vega - I am a Parent Ambassador with Meriden Early Start. Meriden Early Start is the new state-funded early care and education program that launched

July 1,2025. It combines 3 existing programs- Child daycare contracts, School Readiness Grants, and State Head Start Supplement Grants- into 1 new program.

Our role is to serve as advocates for families of young children in Meriden. We help parents get connected with local early childhood programs and services and help them feel empowered in their child’s education and development.

We invite you to join the Circle of Security Parenting Program- a powerful, research-based approach to building stronger more secure parent-child relationships.

In this training you will learn how to read your child’s emotional needs, ways to support their ability to manage emotions, tips to boost self-esteem and how to trust your own parenting wisdom.

This is an 8-week training that will be held virtually on Mondays from 6pm-7:30 pm. Beginning Monday October, 27th. To register visit the City of Meriden Health and Human Services FB page and scan the QR code or click the link: https://forms.office.com/g/r1afYQtP7U. We hope you’ll join us.