Daycare Licensing in Connecticut: Violations, Inspections & License Lookup
How child care licensing works in Connecticut: who regulates it, the rules providers answer to, how often they are inspected, and the exact steps to look up a daycare's violations and verify its license. Sourced from Office of Early Childhood, Division of Licensing.
Last verified 2026-08-03
How do I look up daycare violations in Connecticut?
- Open the 2-1-1 Child Care search tool at search.211childcare.org.
- Search for the provider or program by name, town, or zip code.
- Open the provider's record to see its licensing inspection history and any violations or complaints.
- Open the actual inspection reports and any corrective action plans posted with the record.
- For help, call 2-1-1 Child Care at 1-800-505-1000 or the OEC Licensing Help Desk at 860-500-4450.
State portal: Connecticut child care search
How do I verify a Connecticutdaycare's license?
- Go to search.211childcare.org.
- Search by provider name or location.
- Open the record to confirm the program is licensed and view its license type and status.
- Check the license details against what the provider tells you before enrolling.
State portal: Connecticut license search
Who regulates daycares in Connecticut?
Child care licensing in Connecticut is administered by the Office of Early Childhood, Division of Licensing, under Conn. Gen. Stat. 19a-77 to 19a-87. It licenses providers, inspects them, and records the violations found.
How often are Connecticut daycares inspected?
By law, the Office of Early Childhood makes at least one unannounced visit or inspection of each licensed child care center and group child care home every year. In addition, the local health director inspects each center and group home at least once every two years. Extra visits and investigations happen in response to complaints.
Connecticut does not publish a public severity scale for its violations.
What our Connecticutdata covers, and what it doesn't
We track Connecticut's licensed providers from the state's public records: license number, status, and capacity. For a provider's full inspection and violation history, follow the steps above at the state's own source.
| Connecticut child care data | On record |
|---|---|
| Licensed providers tracked | 296 |
| Independently scorable (Confidence Index) | Not yet scorable |
| Inspection history on this site | Roster only, use state source |
Connecticut daycare licensing: common questions
- How do I look up daycare violations in Connecticut?
- Use the 2-1-1 Child Care search tool at search.211childcare.org, run in partnership with the Office of Early Childhood. Search for the provider, then view its licensing inspection history, any violations or complaints, and copies of the actual inspection reports and corrective action plans. You can also call 1-800-505-1000 for help.
- How often does Connecticut inspect licensed daycares?
- State law requires the Office of Early Childhood to make at least one unannounced inspection of each licensed child care center and group child care home every year. The local health director also inspects each center and group home at least once every two years. Additional visits occur when there is a complaint.
- How do I verify a Connecticut daycare's license?
- Search for the provider on the 2-1-1 Child Care tool at search.211childcare.org. The record confirms whether the program is licensed and shows its license type and status. The Office of Early Childhood's Division of Licensing oversees more than 4,000 centers, group homes, family homes, and youth camps statewide.
- Who regulates child care licensing in Connecticut?
- The Connecticut Office of Early Childhood, through its Division of Licensing, licenses and inspects child care programs under Conn. Gen. Stat. 19a-77 to 19a-87. You can reach the OEC Licensing Help Desk at 860-500-4450 with questions about a provider's licensing or inspections.
This page republishes the public licensing record and labels every absent field plainly. Primary source: https://search.211childcare.org. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.