Daycares in Groton, CT
All 147 licensed child care facilities in Groton, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.
147licensed daycares
4.5average safety rating
97%with a clean record
5with violations on record
| # | Daycare | Rating | Violations (2 yr) | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABC NURSERY SCHOOL256 NORTH ROAD | 4.6★ | None | 40 |
| 2 | ABC NURSERY SCHOOL256 NORTH ROAD | 4.6★ | None | 40 |
| 3 | AMY VANDYNE30 FLEMING COURT | 4.6★ | None | 6 |
| 4 | ANNALIE KLOOSTERMAN23 ELDERBERRY ROAD | 4.6★ | None | 6 |
| 5 | APPLE TREE LEARNING CENTER177 PLEASANT VALLEY ROAD SOUTH | 4.6★ | None | 44 |
| 6 | BEATRICE J GILLIS HEAD START38 CENTRAL AVENUE | 4.6★ | None | 16 |
| 7 | BEEHIVE NURSERY SCHOOL162 MONUMENT STREET | 4.6★ | None | 14 |
| 8 | BRIGHT HORIZONS CHILDREN'S CENTER-PFIZER KIDS40 HIGH ROCK ROAD | 4.6★ | None | 196 |
| 9 | BRIGHT HORIZONS CHILDREN'S CTR-GROTON52 SACRED HEART DRIVE | 4.6★ | None | 126 |
| 10 | CHEERFUL CHILDREN801 POQUONNOCK ROAD | 4.6★ | None | 67 |
| 11 | CHILD'S GARDEN MONTESSORI49 NORTH STONINGTON -OLD MYSTIC | 4.6★ | None | 27 |
| 12 | CHILDREN'S NOOK925 OLD BUDDINGTON RD | 4.6★ | None | 49 |
| 13 | CLARA SANABRIA115 CHESTNUT HILL ROAD | 4.6★ | None | 6 |
| 14 | CLAUDE CHESTER LATCHKEY130 FORT HILL ROAD | 4.6★ | None | 40 |
| 15 | CRYSTAL L BENSIK56 COREY RD | 4.6★ | None | 6 |
| 16 | DEBORAH L SMITH143 MIDWAY OVAL | 4.6★ | None | 5 |
| 17 | DEBRA D LANGLAIS51 BRANFORD AVENUE | 4.6★ | None | 6 |
| 18 | DEBRA L KOPANSKY80 BURNINGTREE DRIVE | 4.6★ | None | 6 |
| 19 | DESIREE JANTZEN481 BURNINGTREE DRIVE | 4.6★ | None | 6 |
| 20 | DONNA TAYLOR26 LOCUST CIRCLE | 4.6★ | None | 6 |
| 21 | EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT CENTER GROTON591 POQUONNOCK RD | 4.6★ | None | 57 |
| 22 | EASTERN POINT SCH-AGE CHILD CARE130 SHENNOCOSSETT ROAD-EASTERN PT ELEM SCHL | 4.6★ | None | 65 |
| 23 | ELIZABETH L PENA124 MATHER AVENUE | 4.6★ | None | 6 |
| 24 | FAIRVIEW CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER235 LESTERTOWN ROAD | 4.6★ | None | 44 |
| 25 | FAITH LUTHERAN PRESCHOOL625 POQUONNOCK ROAD | 4.6★ | None | 30 |
| 26 | FOURSQUARE CHRISTIAN DAY CARE CTR79 MAXSON ROAD | 4.6★ | None | 55 |
| 27 | GROTON FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER130 SHENNECOSSETT ROAD | 4.6★ | None | 25 |
| 28 | GROTON FAMILY RESOURCE CTR CHILD CARE PRO130 SHENNECOSSETT ROAD | 4.6★ | None | 25 |
| 29 | GROTON HEAD START36 CENTRAL AVENUE | 4.6★ | None | — |
| 30 | GROTON MULTICULTURAL MONTESSORI200 HAZELNUT HILL RD | 4.6★ | None | 21 |
| 31 | GROTON SCHOOL READINESS PROGRAM55 SEELY SCHOOL DRIVE | 4.6★ | None | 15 |
| 32 | HEATHER M KEET16 WILSON LANE | 4.6★ | None | 6 |
| 33 | JAYNE O'NIELL136 DEWEY AVENUE | 4.6★ | None | 6 |
| 34 | JUDY L MALOUMBY23 LATHAM STREET | 4.6★ | None | 6 |
| 35 | KAREN FELICIANO14 GRISWOLD AVE | 4.6★ | None | 6 |
| 36 | KATINA PRIEST11 ALDER STREET | 4.6★ | None | 6 |
| 37 | KRYSTEL R ALERS11 Alder Lane | 4.6★ | None | 6 |
| 38 | LETICIA KUNTZ174 HICKORY DRIVE | 4.6★ | None | 6 |
| 39 | LORI A SAUNDERS9 MAPLE DR | 4.6★ | None | 6 |
| 40 | LYNN LEGER8 BRANFORD AVENUE | 4.6★ | None | 6 |
| 41 | MARIA C FERNANDEZ120 DEWEY AVENUE | 4.6★ | None | 6 |
| 42 | MARILYN LAZNOVSKY99 RING DRIVE | 4.6★ | None | 6 |
| 43 | MELISSA A DECOSTA4 MIDWAY OVAL | 4.6★ | None | 6 |
| 44 | MICHELLE P KANIECKI113 BLUEBERRY HILL RD | 4.6★ | None | 6 |
| 45 | MICHELLE R OLIVER115 ELDERKIN AVE | 4.6★ | None | 6 |
| 46 | NIAMBI HEYWARD187 LAURELWOOD ROAD | 4.6★ | None | 6 |
| 47 | NICOLE M COOK334 EASTERN POINT ROAD | 4.6★ | None | 6 |
| 48 | NOANK BAPTIST CHURCH DAY NURSERY SCHOOL18 CATHEDRAL HTS | 4.6★ | None | 13 |
| 49 | PAMELA K BIRDSEYE88 COREY ROAD | 4.6★ | None | 6 |
| 50 | PAMELA REGNERE54 GINGER DR | 4.6★ | None | 6 |
| 51 | PATRICIA A KAZE12 MAGNOLIA DRIVE | 4.6★ | None | 6 |
| 52 | POOH CORNER PRESCHOOL LRNG CTRSHEWVILLE ROAD (OLD MYSTIC) | 4.6★ | None | 33 |
| 53 | RIVERFRONT CHILDREN'S CENTER INC476 THAMES ST | 4.6★ | None | 30 |
| 54 | RIVERFRONT CHILDREN'S CENTER INC476 THAMES ST | 4.6★ | None | 50 |
| 55 | RIVERFRONT CHILDREN'S CTR SUMMER CAMP FUN #2244 MONUMENT STREET | 4.6★ | None | 50 |
| 56 | RIVERFRONT CHILDREN'S CTR-SUMMER FUN CAMP 2244 MONUMENT ST-GROTON HTS ELEM SCHOOL | 4.6★ | None | 50 |
| 57 | RIVERFRONT CHILDREN'S CTR-SUMMER FUN CAMP 2244 MONUMENT ST-GROTON HTS ELEM SCHOOL | 4.6★ | None | 50 |
| 58 | RIVERFRONT CHILDREN'S CTR, SUMMER FUN CAMP 2244 MONUMENT ST-GROTON HTS ELEM SCHOOL | 4.6★ | None | 50 |
| 59 | RIVERFRONT SUMMER FUN CAMP # 2244 MONUMENT AVENUE | 4.6★ | None | 50 |
| 60 | RIVERFRONT- SUMMER FUN #TWO244 MONUMENT STREET | 4.6★ | None | 50 |
| 61 | SARAH'S LITTLE FRIENDS36 GROTON LONG POINT ROAD | 4.6★ | None | 12 |
| 62 | SB BUTLER LATCH KEY SITE155 OCEAN VIEW AVENUE | 4.6★ | None | 40 |
| 63 | SHANNON AGUILAR50 RAINTREE CIRCLE | 4.6★ | None | 6 |
| 64 | SONIA WOOD57 MINER STREET | 4.6★ | None | 6 |
| 65 | ST ANDREW PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH PRESCHOOL310 FORT HILL ROAD | 4.6★ | None | 28 |
| 66 | ST ANDREW'S DAY CARE CENTER310 FORT HILL ROAD | 4.6★ | None | 35 |
| 67 | STACY KONOPKA7 MAGNOLIA DRIVE | 4.6★ | None | 6 |
| 68 | STEPPING STONES DISCOVERY & DEVELOPMENT CENTER177 PLEASANT VALLEY RD S | 4.6★ | None | 42 |
| 69 | STEPPING STONES DISCOVERY & DEVELOPMENT CENTER177 PLEASANT VALLEY ROAD SOUTH | 4.6★ | None | 45 |
| 70 | TAMMY L JONES2 CHESTNUT HILL SQ | 4.6★ | None | 6 |
| 71 | TAMMY SHINN54 JEFFERSON DR | 4.6★ | None | 6 |
| 72 | THE RIVERFRONT CHILDREN'S CENTER476 THAMES ST | 4.6★ | None | 123 |
| 73 | TOLLGATE CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL66 TOLL GATE RD | 4.6★ | None | 40 |
| 74 | TVCCA GROTON HEAD START/LITTLE LEARNERS36-38 CENTRAL AVENUE | 4.6★ | None | 51 |
| 75 | TVCCA LITTLE LEARNERS - HEAD START-GROTON40 1/2 CENTRAL AVE | 4.6★ | None | 77 |
| 76 | WENDY ETCHISON33 POPLAR ROAD | 4.6★ | None | 6 |
| 77 | WHITNEY A THACKER245 CHARTER OAK DRIVE | 4.6★ | None | 6 |
| 78 | WYLNELIA GONZALEZ18 ARROWOOD DR | 4.6★ | None | 6 |
| 79 | YMCA SMALL WORLD CENTRAL AVE CCC40-1/2 CENTRAL AVENUE | 4.6★ | None | 44 |
| 80 | SUSAN C GERALD28 HYROCK TER | 4.6★ | None | 6 |
| 81 | CASSAUNDRA ESDELLE65 ELDERBERRY RD | 4.5★ | None | 6 |
| 82 | MICHELLE WOODHALL9 MAPLE DR | 4.5★ | None | 6 |
| 83 | NAVY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER BUILDING #17 HIGHLAND AVE | 4.5★ | None | — |
| 84 | ST. ANDREW PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH PRESCHOOL310 FORT HILL RD | 4.5★ | None | 28 |
| 85 | THE RIVERFRONT CHILDREN'S CENTER310 FORT HILL RD | 4.5★ | None | 50 |
| 86 | TREE HOUSE CHILD CARE PROGRAM AT CHARLES BARNUM SCHOOL68 BRIAR HILL RD | 4.5★ | None | — |
| 87 | TREE HOUSE PROGRAM AT KOLNASKI SCHOOL500 POQUONNOCK RD | 4.5★ | None | — |
| 88 | HODA AWAD107 NEWTOWN RD | 4.5★ | None | 6 |
| 89 | SACRED HEART SUNSHINE CLUB56 SACRED HEART DR | 4.5★ | None | — |
| 90 | LITTLE ACORN PRESCHOOL200 HAZELNUT HILL RD | 4.4★ | None | 28 |
| 91 | TREE HOUSE PROGRAM AT THAMES RIVER MAGNET250 BRANDEGEE AVE | 4.4★ | None | — |
| 92 | ALANNA M JOHNSON163 BAKER AVENUE | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 93 | AMY M DIOLALLEVI63 ELDERBERRY ROAD | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 94 | ANITCHIA JACKSON28 LARCH ROAD | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 95 | ANN JEANETTE HASKINS55 SOUTH ROAD- APT 11-B | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 96 | ANNE A RUBY159 HORNBEAM ROAD | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 97 | BRANDY A WALKER18 SYCAMORE LANE | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 98 | BRIDGET C KANE25 BURNINGTREE DRIVE | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 99 | CARLY LUTES84 DRIFTWOOD CIRCLE | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 100 | CARMEN WHITE64 SOUNDVIEW ROAD | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 101 | CHEERFUL CHILDREN DAY CARE CENTER INC801 POQUONNOCK ROAD | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 102 | CRISTON A CHAVARRIA5 BURNINGTREE DRIVE | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 103 | DAWN D SANZALONE280 PELICAN DRIVE | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 104 | DEBORAH J LARNERD72 MALLARD DRIVE | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 105 | DEBRA MILLER180 BRANDEGEE AVENUE | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 106 | DONNA L O'HANLON6 TROY AVENUE | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 107 | ELIZABETH M CHIRILLO48 CHESTNUT HILL SQUARE | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 108 | ERIN A WEAVER136 BURNINGTREE DRIVE | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 109 | HUMAIRA IQBAL98 PAUL REVERE ROAD | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 110 | JACQUELYN M WILDES69 GINGER DRIVE | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 111 | JANICE A LEHNER287 PLANT STREET | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 112 | JENNIFER PARKE27 PAMELA AVENUE | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 113 | JESSICA W SORMRUDEP O Box 4 | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 114 | JONELLE NOBBEE152 LESTERTOWN ROAD | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 115 | JOSIE B MAYO184 BAKER AVENUE EXT | 4.3★ | None | 3 |
| 116 | KAREN J PINKERTON1076 NORTH ROAD | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 117 | KATHY E CARRIER44 VIRGINIA AVENUE | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 118 | KIDS COTTAGE CHILD CARE CENTER177 PLEASANT VALLEY ROAD | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 119 | LATOYA S SMITH67 GEORGIA STREET | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 120 | LILLIE B BALL304 OHIO AVENUE | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 121 | LILY A FRITZ-BORGEN169 PELICAN DRIVE | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 122 | LISA ANN SMITH181 MATHER AVENUE -BLDG 17 | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 123 | LYNETTE M JORDAN49 LARCH ROAD | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 124 | MARJORIE C PEICKERT62 GEORGE AVENUE | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 125 | MARY R LEDGERWOOD125 ARROWWOOD DRIVE | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 126 | MELANIE J IMMEDIATO15 MONROE LANE | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 127 | MORADEKE E ALAO53 SOUTH ROAD- #3B | 4.3★ | None | 4 |
| 128 | MYSTIC COMMUNITY CENTER1 HARRY AUSTIN DRIVE-MYSTIC | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 129 | MYSTIC YMCA AFTER SCHOOL @ SB BUTLER SCHOOL155 OCEANVIEW AVENUE | 4.3★ | None | 50 |
| 130 | NICOLE E LESMERISES35 CHRISSOS STREET | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 131 | NICOLE L SMITH5 ARROWWOOD DRIVE | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 132 | PAULETTE L HORSKY35 LARCH STREET | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 133 | RABYN L CADY402 BURNINGTREE DRIVE | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 134 | REBECA C CLARK32 KNOLL DRIVE | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 135 | RIVERFRONT CHILDREN'S CENTER INC476 THAMES ST | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 136 | ROCHELLE L THOMPSON29 EDISON DRIVE | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 137 | SARAH A FLACK-BUSH35 ARROWWOOD DRIVE | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 138 | SARAH S KEATING152 DRIFTWOOD CIRCLE | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 139 | SHARON M DAWKINS30 DEERWOOD DRIVE | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 140 | SUSAN M JARRETT46 GINGER DRIVE | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 141 | SUSAN P SCHROEDER20 RED OAK ROAD | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 142 | TANYA T LANE412 BURNINGTREE DRIVE | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 143 | TASHA M PINTO37 EDISON DRIVE | 4.3★ | None | — |
| 144 | TATUM M GARNER137 JACKSON DRIVE | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 145 | TERESA D VANNOY21 DEERWOOD DRIVE | 4.3★ | None | 6 |
| 146 | STEPPING STONES DISCOVERY & DEVELOPMENT CENTER177 PLEASANT VALLEY RD S | 4.3★ | 1 | 36 |
| 147 | CHERISHED CHILDREN801 POQUONNOCK RD | 4.1★ | 4 | 45 |
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.