Daycares in New Canaan, CT

All 15 licensed child care facilities in New Canaan, 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 →

15licensed daycares

4.6average safety rating

100%with a clean record

0with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	DAY CARE CENTER OF NEW CANAAN156 SOUTH AVE	4.6★	None	90
2	FIRST PRESBYTERIAN NURSERY SCHOOL178 OENOKE RDG	4.6★	None	71
3	NEW CANAAN COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL77 OLD NORWALK RD	4.6★	None	51
4	NEW CANAAN NATURE CENTER PRESCHOOL144 OENOKE RIDGE	4.6★	None	63
5	NEW CANAAN NATURE CENTER PRESCHOOL- ANNEX144 OENOKE RDG	4.6★	None	28
6	PLAYLAND NURSERY SCHOOL REDWOOD800-802 PONUS RDG	4.6★	None	20
7	PLAYLAND NURSERY SCHOOL - BROWN800-802 PONUS RDG	4.6★	None	48
8	PLAYLAND NURSERY SCHOOL - WHITE800-802 PONUS RDG	4.6★	None	20
9	ST MARK'S PRESCHOOL111 OENOKE RDG	4.6★	None	68
10	THE TOT'S SPOT87 OLD STAMFORD RD	4.6★	None	16
11	TOM HARGROVE & ANITA GROVER MD CDC AT THE NEW CANAAN YMCA564 SOUTH AVE	4.6★	None	120
12	UNITED METHODIST PRESCHOOL165 SOUTH AVENUE	4.6★	None	68
13	PATRICIA WRIGHT384 WHITE OAK SHADE RD	4.5★	None	6
14	NEW CANAAN NATURE CENTER PRESCHOOL - DISCOVERY ROOM144 OENOKE RDG	4.4★	None	22
15	THE PRESCHOOL ON GOD'S ACRE23 PARK ST	4.3★	None	111

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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