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Licensed daycares in 06237Columbia, CT

There are 4 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 06237 — 2 licensed centers and 2 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 37 violations across 14 inspections in the past three years, an average of 2.64 violations per inspection, which is below the Columbia average of 7.25.

No facility in this ZIP code currently holds a revoked or suspended license.

The most-cited issue here is health and medication (11 citations), followed by physical safety (6). Worth knowing before you tour.

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

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1–3 violations in 3 years

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

Jennifer Zator

Family day home · Capacity 9 · Ages 6 mo – 52 yr · 353 ROUTE 87 · Last inspected Feb 2, 2026

3 violationsActive
Shelley L Hickey

Family day home · Capacity 9 · Ages 6 mo – 52 yr · 66 JOHNSON RD · Last inspected Dec 9, 2025

3 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Lighthouse Exploration & Learning Center

Center · Capacity 48 · Ages 13 yr – 30 yr · 195 ROUTE 6 · Last inspected May 20, 2026

17 violationsActive
Discovery Zone Learning Center- Columbia

Center · Capacity 148 · Ages 6 mo – 52 yr · 2 ORLANDO DR · Last inspected Oct 27, 2025

14 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 06237

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