Daycares in Portland, CT

All 11 licensed child care facilities in Portland, 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 →

11licensed daycares

4.5average safety rating

100%with a clean record

0with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	ARLENE D LASTRINA19 TAYLOR DR	4.6★	None	6
2	DONNA M GODREAU14 THOMPSON HILL RD	4.6★	None	6
3	FIRST CHURCH NURSERY SCHOOL- PORTLAND554 MAIN STREET	4.6★	None	20
4	PATRICIA LEHMAN151 PENFIELD HILL RD	4.6★	None	6
5	SHELLI-LYNN NOLAN631 MAIN ST	4.6★	None	6
6	ZION LUTHERAN SUNNY HILL PRESCHOOL183 WILLIAM STREET	4.6★	None	20
7	ERICA L DEANE346 PENFIELD HILL RD	4.4★	None	6
8	KID'S KORNER AT GILDERSLEEVE SCHOOL565 MAIN ST	4.4★	None	56
9	LITTLE BEAR'S ADVENTURE CENTER1255 PORTLAND COBALT RD	4.4★	None	60
10	SARA A WALDEN53 SPRING ST	4.4★	None	6
11	STACI WYNN1086 PORTLAND COBALT RD	4.3★	None	6

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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