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Licensed daycares in 06840New Canaan, CT

There are 15 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 06840 — 14 licensed centers and 1 family day home. Together they have been cited for 146 violations across 52 inspections in the past three years, an average of 2.81 violations per inspection, which is below the New Canaan average of 3.98.

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 (48 citations), followed by physical safety (36). 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 15 providers

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

The Preschool On God's Acre

Center · Capacity 111 · Ages 6 yr – 21 yr · 23 PARK ST · Last inspected Aug 14, 2025

1 violationActive
Playland Nursery School - Brown

Center · Capacity 48 · Ages 8 yr – 21 yr · 800-802 PONUS RDG · Last inspected Nov 13, 2025

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.

Tom Hargrove & Anita Grover Md Cdc At The New Canaan Ymca

Center · Capacity 120 · Ages 6 mo – 56 yr · 564 SOUTH AVE · Last inspected Apr 15, 2026

24 violationsActive
New Canaan Nature Center Preschool

Center · Capacity 63 · Ages 8 yr – 21 yr · 144 OENOKE RIDGE · Last inspected Nov 3, 2025

19 violationsActive
New Canaan Nature Center Preschool- Annex

Center · Capacity 28 · Ages 8 yr – 21 yr · 144 OENOKE RDG · Last inspected Nov 3, 2025

16 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 06840

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