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Licensed daycares in 06518Hamden, CT

There are 14 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 06518 — 6 licensed centers and 8 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 242 violations across 68 inspections in the past three years, an average of 3.56 violations per inspection, which is roughly in line with the Hamden average of 3.87.

No provider in this ZIP code has a completely clean three-year record. No facility in this ZIP code currently holds a revoked or suspended license.

The most-cited issue here is health and medication (54 citations), followed by physical safety (53). Worth knowing before you tour.

Every record below comes from Connecticut Office of Early Childhood and links back to the state's own document.

Compare all 14 providers

1–3 violations in 3 years

1 provider. Most citations here are paperwork and routine issues — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.

Florinda Vega

Family day home · Capacity 9 · Ages 6 mo – 52 yr · 227 FANS ROCK RD · Last inspected Jan 12, 2026

3 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

13 providers. A higher count isn't automatically a red flag — read the actual citations before drawing conclusions.

The Smart Start Preschool & Learning Center

Center · Capacity 52 · Ages 6 mo – 52 yr · 4133 WHITNEY AVE · Last inspected Apr 30, 2026

44 violationsActive
Duck Pond Day Care- Hamden

Center · Capacity 89 · Ages 6 mo – 30 yr · 84 WASHINGTON AVE · Last inspected Feb 3, 2026

41 violationsActive
Right At School At West Woods

Center · Capacity 110 · Ages 21 yr – 52 yr · 350 W TODD ST · Last inspected Dec 18, 2025

33 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 06518

Health and medication is the most-cited issue among providers here, followed by physical safety. Providers with clean records will have ready answers.

1

How do you log medication administration, and who verifies it?

2

When was your last playground and facility safety check, and what did it find?

3

How do you maintain caregiver-to-child ratios during shift changes, lunch breaks, and pickup?

Data synced from Connecticut Office of Early Childhood on Jul 10, 2026. Source records · Report an error