Child Care Centers in Connecticut

Connecticut is home to 1,781 licensed child care centers. No quality rating is published for these listings; confirm licensing, hours, ages served, and costs directly with the provider. Browse by city below to find local listings.

Cities with child care centers in Connecticut

Bridgeport, CT 407 providers New Haven, CT 370 providers Hartford, CT 297 providers Stamford, CT 244 providers Norwalk, CT 194 providers Danbury, CT 225 providers Hamden, CT 129 providers Waterbury, CT 462 providers West Hartford, CT 91 providers Greenwich, CT 84 providers Wallingford, CT 65 providers Milford, CT 76 providers Bristol, CT 91 providers Enfield, CT 78 providers Fairfield, CT 103 providers New Britain, CT 104 providers Stratford, CT 148 providers Meriden, CT 130 providers Trumbull, CT 52 providers Manchester, CT 82 providers Shelton, CT 65 providers Cheshire, CT 37 providers West Haven, CT 174 providers Wilton, CT 38 providers Glastonbury, CT 39 providers Middletown, CT 84 providers Southington, CT 51 providers Groton, CT 36 providers Newington, CT 55 providers Norwich, CT 45 providers Branford, CT 37 providers East Hartford, CT 92 providers Naugatuck, CT 48 providers Westport, CT 52 providers Bloomfield, CT 42 providers South Windsor, CT 31 providers Windsor, CT 61 providers Plainville, CT 33 providers Guilford, CT 22 providers New Milford, CT 37 providers Torrington, CT 57 providers Madison, CT 28 providers Orange, CT 35 providers Farmington, CT 29 providers New London, CT 73 providers Ansonia, CT 33 providers Newtown, CT 28 providers Southbury, CT 19 providers Waterford, CT 23 providers Willimantic, CT 34 providers Colchester, CT 26 providers Monroe, CT 26 providers Ridgefield, CT 25 providers Rocky Hill, CT 55 providers Vernon Rockville, CT 18 providers Watertown, CT 20 providers Wethersfield, CT 53 providers Avon, CT 22 providers Clinton, CT 12 providers Cromwell, CT 17 providers Ellington, CT 23 providers Ledyard, CT 13 providers Old Saybrook, CT 15 providers Seymour, CT 16 providers Simsbury, CT 22 providers Berlin, CT 25 providers Brookfield, CT 16 providers Derby, CT 23 providers East Haven, CT 65 providers Wolcott, CT 18 providers Granby, CT 19 providers Tolland, CT 25 providers East Hampton, CT 22 providers Middlebury, CT 12 providers Mystic, CT 16 providers Niantic, CT 9 providers Northford, CT 14 providers Oakville, CT 14 providers Stafford Springs, CT 13 providers Woodbridge, CT 12 providers Bethel, CT 54 providers Burlington, CT 12 providers Canaan, CT 4 providers Danielson, CT 19 providers Darien, CT 30 providers Dayville, CT 14 providers Marlborough, CT 11 providers New Canaan, CT 34 providers North Branford, CT 10 providers North Stonington, CT 7 providers Oxford, CT 9 providers Plainfield, CT 12 providers Andover, CT 7 providers Beacon Falls, CT 9 providers Bethany, CT 9 providers Coventry, CT 9 providers East Granby, CT 10 providers Hebron, CT 8 providers Jewett City, CT 8 providers Lebanon, CT 13 providers Mansfield, CT 5 providers Moosup, CT 13 providers New Fairfield, CT 12 providers North Haven, CT 27 providers Pawcatuck, CT 8 providers Plantsville, CT 17 providers Portland, CT 20 providers Putnam, CT 15 providers Redding, CT 10 providers Riverside, CT 5 providers Salem, CT 5 providers Sharon, CT 7 providers Storrs Mansfield, CT 4 providers Suffield, CT 14 providers Terryville, CT 14 providers Thomaston, CT 5 providers Uncasville, CT 10 providers Unionville, CT 7 providers Vernon, CT 21 providers Weatogue, CT 3 providers Winsted, CT 9 providers Bolton, CT 6 providers Brooklyn, CT 11 providers Canton, CT 8 providers Chaplin, CT 4 providers Chester, CT 12 providers Columbia, CT 10 providers Cos Cob, CT 6 providers Deep River, CT 5 providers Durham, CT 6 providers East Lyme, CT 7 providers Essex, CT 5 providers Farmington, CT 2 providers Gales Ferry, CT 7 providers Griswold, CT 6 providers Higganum, CT 8 providers Kent, CT 11 providers Lakeville, CT 7 providers Litchfield, CT 15 providers Moodus, CT 10 providers North Franklin, CT 5 providers North Grosvenordale, CT 8 providers North Windham, CT 2 providers Oakdale, CT 9 providers Plymouth, CT 6 providers Pomfret Center, CT 10 providers Preston, CT 4 providers Prospect, CT 13 providers Salisbury, CT 4 providers Sandy Hook, CT 9 providers Sherman, CT 4 providers Somers, CT 9 providers South Glastonbury, CT 7 providers Storrs, CT 7 providers Washington Depot, CT 8 providers West Cornwall, CT 2 providers Westbrook, CT 11 providers Weston, CT 11 providers Windsor Locks, CT 10 providers Woodstock, CT 9 providers , CT 23 providers Amston, CT 3 providers Baltic, CT 6 providers Bethlehem, CT 2 providers Bozrah, CT 2 providers Broad Brook, CT 6 providers Canterbury, CT 3 providers Collinsville, CT 3 providers East Berlin, CT 1 providers Eastford, CT 1 providers Easton, CT 9 providers Falls Village, CT 1 providers Forestville, CT 2 providers Goshen, CT 3 providers Hampton, CT 7 providers Harwinton, CT 1 providers Kensington, CT 3 providers Killingly, CT 2 providers Killingworth, CT 14 providers Lisbon, CT 5 providers Middlefield, CT 9 providers Milldale, CT 1 providers New Hartford, CT 9 providers New Milford, CT 1 providers New Preston, CT 2 providers Norfolk, CT 4 providers Northfield, CT 3 providers Old Lyme, CT 10 providers Pomfret, CT 8 providers Quaker Hill, CT 7 providers Redding, CT 1 providers Rockfall, CT 4 providers Rogers, CT 1 providers Scotland, CT 3 providers Southport, CT 6 providers Stonington, CT 9 providers Taftville, CT 7 providers Tariffville, CT 1 providers Thompson, CT 2 providers Union, CT 1 providers Willington, CT 2 providers Windham, CT 8 providers Woodbury, CT 9 providers Woodstock Valley, CT 4 providers Yalesville, CT 1 providers

About child care centers in Connecticut

Child care centers are licensed programs that care for groups of children in a dedicated facility, usually organized into classrooms by age. States set licensing rules for staff-to-child ratios, group sizes, safety training, and background checks, and many centers also earn voluntary quality ratings.

Frequently asked questions

How many child care centers does Connecticut have?

This directory covers 1,781 licensed child care centers in Connecticut, spread across 205 cities and counties, drawn from state child care licensing registries.

What is the best way to compare child care centers in Connecticut?

To compare child care centers, check the licensing record and inspection history, ask about staff-to-child ratios and caregiver turnover, and look at how the day is structured. A visit tells you more than any single score. Open the city listings above to reach individual profiles.

Data sources

Sources: State child care licensing registries (9 states), US Child Care Providers (Ryan Koch). Data as of 2026-10-07.

Required disclosures

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