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Licensed daycares in 06480Portland, CT

There are 11 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 06480 — 4 licensed centers and 7 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 131 violations across 50 inspections in the past three years, an average of 2.62 violations per inspection, which is below the Portland average of 3.70.

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 (34 citations), followed by caregiver-to-child ratio (19). 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 11 providers

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Arlene D Lastrina

Family day home · Capacity 9 · Ages 6 mo – 52 yr · 19 TAYLOR DR · Last inspected Jan 29, 2026

3 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Little Bear's Adventure Center

Center · Capacity 60 · Ages 6 mo – 30 yr · 1255 PORTLAND COBALT RD · Last inspected Apr 30, 2026

44 violationsActive
Zion Lutheran Sunny Hill Preschool

Center · Capacity 20 · Ages 13 yr – 21 yr · 183 WILLIAM STREET · Last inspected Mar 19, 2026

17 violationsActive
First Church Nursery School- Portland

Center · Capacity 20 · Ages 13 yr – 21 yr · 554 MAIN STREET · Last inspected Mar 19, 2026

15 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 06480

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

1

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

2

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

3

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

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