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Licensed daycares in 06451Meriden, CT

There are 29 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 06451 — 12 licensed centers and 17 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 465 violations across 139 inspections in the past three years, an average of 3.35 violations per inspection.

One provider has a clean three-year record — inspected regularly, never cited. No facility in this ZIP code currently holds a revoked or suspended license.

The most-cited issue here is health and medication (142 citations), followed by physical safety (70). 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 29 providers

Clean record — no violations in 3 years

1 provider.

Octavia Pollard

Family day home · Capacity 6 · 148 DEER RUN RD

0 violationsActive

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Octavia L Pollard

Family day home · Capacity 9 · Ages 6 mo – 52 yr · 148 DEER RUN RD · Last inspected Dec 9, 2025

3 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Meriden Ymca Little Hounds Preschool At Hanover

Center · Capacity 28 · Ages 13 yr – 34 yr · 208 MAIN ST · Last inspected May 11, 2026

41 violationsActive
Meriden-New Britain-Berlin Ymca Early Learning Center

Center · Capacity 84 · Ages 6 mo – 25 yr · 12 JOHNSON AVE · Last inspected May 20, 2026

38 violationsActive
Carriage House Day Care Center

Center · Capacity 94 · Ages 6 mo – 52 yr · 320 COLONY ST · Last inspected Jan 28, 2026

35 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 06451

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