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Recent child care center reviews in Hamden, CT

Catbells Home Daycare

5.0

Diana provided outstanding childcare for my two children, both at her in-home daycare and at a childcare facility in our town. I first met Diana when my oldest was not quite two years old, and Diana was in charge of the babysitting area at Xanadu Family Center in Hamden CT. I had never left my...

- Alison H

Educare Learning Academy, LLC

5.0

We have been with Educare for 18 months. The experience has exceeded our expectations. Our child was Spanish speaking and within 6 months was bilingual based solely on interventions done at Educare. His mother and I were caught by surprise when he simply started speaking English one day. Their...

- David D

Sunshine Preschool

5.0

I highly recommend this school. If you want to prepare your child for elementary school then this is the place for it. The staff is caring and the kids love them. Reading, sight words and math are just a few of the things that they will learn. Look no further, they will not disappoint. You will love...

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Child care centers in Hamden, CT

Catbells Home Daycare

Catbells Home Daycare

932 Dunbar Hill Road, Hamden, CT

5.0

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Catbells is a flexible program, focused on creating a nurturing environment that will enrich the lives of young children. Owned and operated by Diana Theriault, it is fully licensed as a home daycare. Diana began working with children when her daughter was about a year old. She started as a...
5.0
"Diana provided outstanding childcare for my two children, both at her in-home daycare and at a childcare facility in our town. I first met Diana when my oldest was not quite two years old, and Diana was in charge of the babysitting area at Xanadu Family Center in...

Alison H


Infant and Toddler learning center, encouraging children to be amazing individuals and learn, play, grow to their full potential!
5.0
"We have been with Educare for 18 months. The experience has exceeded our expectations. Our child was Spanish speaking and within 6 months was bilingual based solely on interventions done at Educare. His mother and I were caught by surprise when he simply started...

David D


Sunshine Preschool

20 Augur Street, Hamden, CT

5.0

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5.0
"I highly recommend this school. If you want to prepare your child for elementary school then this is the place for it. The staff is caring and the kids love them. Reading, sight words and math are just a few of the things that they will learn. Look no further, they...

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THE LEARNING CURVE DAYCARE CENTER

THE LEARNING CURVE DAYCARE CENTER

60 CONNOLLY PKWY BLDG 18, HAMDEN, CT

The Learning Curve is a daycare with child-centered classrooms created for responsiveness to the children’s needs where they are likely to flourish. A child-centered classroom differs from a teacher-directed in the materials, questions, and activities introduced by the teacher are...

Building Blocks Hamden

Building Blocks Hamden

40 London Dr, HAMDEN, CT

Building Blocks offers the early learning experience you are looking for – whether it’s a trusted preschool program or nurturing infant and toddler classrooms that are more than just “daycare,” our full-time and part-time options offer families the ideal care solution that fits their...

Educare Learning Academy

Educare Learning Academy

1911 State Street, Hamden, CT

We Care for your Child's Education We promote in children self-confidence and the love for learning, by providing a safe and nurturing environment where children reach their full potential. We regard families as a child's first and most important educator. We wish to support parent's efforts in...

Kabs 4 Kidz

Kabs 4 Kidz

105 Sanford Street, Hamden, CT

Kabs 4 Kidz is a transportation service exclusively created to transport children, up to 21 years of age. We provide transportation to and from school, before/after school programs, boarding schools, centers/daycare facilities, emergency child sick pick up, field trips, and extra curricula activity,...

EDUCARE LEARNING ACADEMY

EDUCARE LEARNING ACADEMY

1911 STATE ST, HAMDEN, CT

We are a High Quality, Affordable Educational Care with Warm and Caring Teachers. We serve infants from 8 weeks to 5 years old. Our facility offers bright classrooms and a private playground. Your children will feel safe, get plenty of one-on -one attention, and develop a love for learning through...

Noah's Ark Day Care

206 Lane St, Hamden, CT

Noah’s Ark Day Care, Hamden, CT, is a child care center established in 2008. It is a state certified preschool and daycare center. They provide an age-appropriate programs for children ages 3 to 12 years of age. They have a certified CPR and first aid trained staff.

Shining Stars Child Care, LLC

40 Pearl Ave, Hamden, CT

Shining Stars Child Care, LLC is an establishment situated in Hamden, CT that is providing services for the students in the community. This child care organization currently accepts children in the surrounding areas ranging from zero to five years old. This child care center started operating in the...

Sleeping Giant Day Care Center Inc

11 Pine St Ste 204, Hamden, CT

Sleeping Giant Day Care Center Inc in Hamden, Connecticut is a Child Care provider that can accommodate up to 30 children from three years old to nine years old. Their curriculum seeks to provide a high quality, nurturing, fun and safe learning environment that is appropriate for the child’s overall...

Hamden Youth Services Bureau Child Care is a childcare facility that accepts young children three to twelve years of age throughout the Hamden community of Connecticut. The center can accommodate up to 56 children and seeks to provide a wide array of early childhood education programs for...

St Stephen School

412 Ridge Rd, Hamden, CT

St. Stephen School provides an after-school childcare program in Hamden, Connecticut. They encourage the children's holistic growth through play-based and child-centered activities. They also aim to develop the children's social skills, emotional growth, and physical coordination in a Catholic...

The Smart Start Preschool and Learning Center is a state licensed preschool and child care center. It currently has PT and FT openings for children ages three to 5 years old. Located near the Hamden/Cheshire town lines. Certified Staff is trained in CPR and First Aid. Preschool program is...

Cuddle Time Daycare Center LLC

700 Hartford Tpke, Hamden, CT

In Cuddle Time Daycare Center, a safe and inspiring environment is maintained so that children are encouraged to play, interact, and have fun all while promoting their social, cognitive, physical, and emotional development.

Miss April's Daycare LLC

18 Valley Rd, Hamden, CT

Miss April's Daycare L.L.C. is an educational childcare facility located at 18 Valley Rd, Hamden, Connecticut. Their center provides children with fun learning activities that nurtures the children's physical, social, emotional and intellectual development. They aim to build a safe, fun and...

Carrot Patch Early Learning Center

235 Johnson Road, Hamden, CT

The Carrot Patch is a warm, community school providing a full-day nature-based program for children from 6 weeks of age til they begin their journey to kindergarten. We build on children's innate connection to the natural world as a way to integrate literacy, science, music and movement, arts,...

Harris & Tucker School Inc

412 Newhall Street, Hamden, CT

Harris & Tucker School is the oldest family owned and operated child care programs based on the New Haven, Hamden border. We are a faith based program that focuses on the whole child and developmentally appropriate curriculum. Preschool culinary arts with a farm to table program and a security...

Flower Patch Daycare

24 Laura Rd, Hamden, CT

Flower Patch Daycare offers quality child care and enrichment learning services to young children. This organization in Hamden, CT nurtures the necessary skills to students while promoting values, love, and respect. They support the holistic growth and development in a stimulating, clean, secure,...

Cat Bells Daycare

932 Dunbar Hill Rd, Hamden, CT

Creating a nurturing atmosphere, Cat Bells Daycare in Hamden, CT enriches young children's lives. They provide a loving and consistent environment that is rich in developmental activities that will allow for individual play and discoveries. They adapt to the student's needs while providing attention...

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