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Licensed daycares in 06820Darien, CT

There are 12 licensed child care providers in the ZIP code: 06820 — 10 licensed centers and 2 family day homes. Together they have been cited for 135 violations across 44 inspections in the past three years, an average of 3.07 violations per inspection, which is below the Darien average of 3.74.

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 (16). 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 12 providers

1–3 violations in 3 years

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

The Goddard School-Darien

Center · Capacity 179 · Ages 6 mo – 21 yr · 450 HEIGHTS ROAD · Last inspected Oct 10, 2025

2 violationsActive
Methodist Family Center Preschool

Center · Capacity 80 · Ages 6 yr – 21 yr · 345 MIDDLESEX ROAD · Last inspected Oct 10, 2025

3 violationsActive
Noroton Presbyterian Nursery School

Center · Capacity 137 · Ages 8 yr – 21 yr · 2011 POST ROAD · Last inspected Mar 2, 2026

3 violationsActive

4 or more violations in 3 years

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

Holly Pond School

Center · Capacity 166 · Ages 6 yr – 47 yr · 2420 POST ROAD · Last inspected Apr 23, 2026

40 violationsActive
Freha Shahzad

Family day home · Capacity 9 · Ages 6 mo – 52 yr · 20 GREENWOOD AVE · Last inspected Mar 23, 2026

15 violationsActive
Darien Nature Center

Center · Capacity 32 · Ages 8 yr – 25 yr · 120 BROOKSIDE RD · Last inspected Oct 9, 2025

15 violationsActive

Questions to ask when you tour in 06820

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