Daycares in Shelton, CT

All 40 licensed child care facilities in Shelton, 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 →

40licensed daycares

4.5average safety rating

93%with a clean record

3with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	SUZAN QUINLAN113 PRINCETON DR	4.8★	None	6
2	A CHILD'S GARDEN- SHELTON20 IVY BROOK ROAD	4.6★	None	156
3	APPLE TREE DAY CARE & PRESCHOOL CENTER117 LONG HILL CROSS RD	4.6★	None	59
4	BRIGHT HORIZONS CHILDRENS CTR @ ENTERPRISE CO TWR3 CORPORATE DRIVE	4.6★	None	136
5	BUNNY VILLAGE CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER215 BRIDGEPORT AVE	4.6★	None	79
6	HIDE OUT49 MOHEGAN RD	4.6★	None	80
7	JANE MANCINI244 SOUNDVIEW AVE	4.6★	None	6
8	JENNY PEREIRO28 SORGHUM RD	4.6★	None	6
9	KATHLEEN M. GARCIA4 ROSEWOOD LN	4.6★	None	6
10	KID'S FIRST LEARNING CENTER- LEAVENWORTH ROAD222 LEAVENWORTH RD	4.6★	None	42
11	KID'S FIRST LEARNING CENTER- LONG HILL CROSS ROAD216 LONG HILL CROSS RD	4.6★	None	44
12	KIMBERLY DEBENEDETTO22 THEODORE RD	4.6★	None	6
13	KINDERCARE LEARNING CENTERS #3017921 TRAP FALLS RD	4.6★	None	145
14	MARIAN MOORE25 GEISSLER DR	4.6★	None	6
15	MICHELE FERNANDES4 FAWN HILL RD	4.6★	None	6
16	PUMPKIN PRESCHOOL OF SHELTON100 BEARD SAWMILL ROAD	4.6★	None	112
17	SMALL WORLD71 LONGFELLOW RD	4.6★	None	22
18	SUSANNA WESLEY NURSERY SCHOOL338 WALNUT TREE HILL RD	4.6★	None	84
19	VALLEY YMCA SCHOOL AGE CHILD CARE-SHELTON418 RIVER RD	4.6★	None	66
20	LERY GONZALEZ370 LONG HILL AVE	4.5★	None	6
21	STACEY RUSSELL46 HURD ST	4.5★	None	6
22	SUSANA DASILVA8 BROOKFIELD DR	4.5★	None	6
23	TUTOR TIME CHILDCARE LEARNING CENTER - SHELTON708 BRIDGEPORT AVE	4.5★	None	146
24	HOME AWAY FROM HOME DAYCARE & PRESCHOOL CENTER188 ROCKY REST RD LOWR LEVEL	4.5★	1	40
25	TEAM SHELTON SCHOOL READINESS-GROVE ST54 GROVE ST	4.5★	1	19
26	BUSY BEE DAYCARE AND PRESCHOOL250 RIVER RD	4.4★	None	38
27	CARA DISTASSIO-CRUZ207 DICKINSON DR	4.4★	None	6
28	JENNY R CORNEJO9 CONNECTICUT AVE	4.4★	None	6
29	LILIANA LOBO RIVAS30 LITTLE FAWN DR	4.4★	None	6
30	MILENA SLIWOWSKI75 WAVERLY RD	4.4★	None	6
31	PIECES OF THE PUZZLE EARLY LEARNING CENTER917 BRIDGEPORT AVE	4.4★	None	81
32	PIECES OF THE PUZZLE EARLY LEARNING CENTER SITE #21079 BRIDGEPORT AVE	4.4★	None	59
33	SHELTON STRONG START EARLY CARE & EDUCATION901 BRIDGEPORT AVE	4.4★	None	194
34	WENDY Y VALLEJO BETANCOURT294 NICHOLS AVE	4.4★	None	6
35	LATOYA ROBINSON3 BILTMORE RD	4.3★	None	6
36	LEIDY DIANA ARIZA LA VALLE45 BLACKS HILL RD	4.3★	None	6
37	MARIA C HERNANDEZ34 BIRDSEYE RD	4.3★	None	6
38	MARTINE QUERETTE170 BRIDGEPORT AVE	4.3★	None	6
39	ONCE UPON A TIME DEVELOPMENT CENTER-SHELTON10 PROGRESS DR STE 1C	4.3★	None	62
40	THE GODDARD SCHOOL- SHELTON749 BRIDGEPORT AVE	4.3★	None	155

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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