Daycares in Darien, CT

All 12 licensed child care facilities in Darien, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.

Typical cost in Connecticut: about $1,598/month for infant care at a center (federal median) — see daycare costs in Connecticut →

12licensed daycares

4.6average safety rating

92%with a clean record

1with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	DONNA GENDREAU48 HOYT ST	4.6★	None	6
2	FIRST CONG CHURCH DARIEN NURSERY SCHOOL14 BROOKSIDE ROAD	4.6★	None	128
3	METHODIST FAMILY CENTER PRESCHOOL345 MIDDLESEX ROAD	4.6★	None	80
4	NOROTON PRESBYTERIAN CHILD CARE2011 POST RD	4.6★	None	50
5	NOROTON PRESBYTERIAN NURSERY SCHOOL2011 POST ROAD	4.6★	None	137
6	ST JOHN PRE SCHOOL1986 POST ROAD	4.6★	None	58
7	ST LUKE'S PARISH SCHOOL1864 POST RD	4.6★	None	140
8	ST THOMAS MORE HAPPINESS PRESCHOOL374 MIDDLESEX ROAD	4.6★	None	106
9	HOLLY POND SCHOOL2420 POST ROAD	4.6★	1	166
10	DARIEN NATURE CENTER120 BROOKSIDE RD	4.5★	None	32
11	FREHA SHAHZAD20 GREENWOOD AVE	4.5★	None	6
12	THE GODDARD SCHOOL-DARIEN450 HEIGHTS ROAD	4.3★	None	179

Ranked by DaycareAlert's violations-based safety rating (recency-weighted state inspection findings), then by fewest recent violations. "Violations (2 yr)" counts citations in the last two years so cities and facilities are comparable regardless of how far back a state's records go. Data comes directly from state licensing agencies — always open a facility's full record before deciding.

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