How many licensed daycares are in New Haven?

There are 244 licensed child care providers in New Haven.

What percentage of New Haven daycares have high quality ratings?

49% of New Haven daycares hold 4 or 5 stars on Childery's composite rating, compared to 26% statewide in Connecticut.

What types of childcare are available in New Haven?

74 center-based, 111 home-based providers operate in New Haven.

How do New Haven daycares score on teaching quality compared to the rest of Connecticut?

New Haven daycares average 3.1 out of 5 stars on Childery's Process score (teaching quality, QRIS ratings, and accreditations), compared to a Connecticut statewide average of 2.6.

Is there financial help for childcare in Connecticut?

Connecticut offers childcare subsidies and assistance programs for income-eligible families. See income limits, waitlist status, and how to apply.

Childery

Some of the Best Daycares in New Haven, CT

Of New Haven's 244 daycares, 119 (49%) hold a 4 or 5 star rating from Childery, above Connecticut's statewide rate of 32%. Locally, providers average 3.1 stars on Process inputs (state QRIS, NAEYC and other accreditation, federal Head Start CLASS scores) and 3.4 stars on Structural inputs (state regulatory baseline plus provider-level licensing data), compared with Connecticut averages of 2.6 on Process and 3.5 on Structural.

The local market includes 74 centers, 4 group child care homes, 107 family child care homes, and 6 license-exempt programs.

Listed alphabetically below are some of the highest-rated providers in New Haven. Childery ranks providers using publicly auditable inputs: state QRIS scores, NAEYC-aligned ratios and group sizes, and federal CCDBG training coverage. See the Connecticut methodology page for the full breakdown.

244

Daycares

119

4 or 5 Stars

Rating Distribution in New Haven

49(20%)

70(29%)

22(9%)

103(42%)

0(0%)

Mean rating across all displayed daycares in New Haven: 3.3 (Sample of 244).

Process rating across all displayed daycares in New Haven: 3.1 (Sample of 190).

Structural rating across all displayed daycares in New Haven: 3.4 (Sample of 244).

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many licensed daycares are in New Haven?: There are 244 licensed child care providers in New Haven.
What percentage of New Haven daycares have high quality ratings?: 49% of New Haven daycares hold 4 or 5 stars on Childery's composite rating, compared to 26% statewide in Connecticut.
What types of childcare are available in New Haven?: 74 center-based, 111 home-based providers operate in New Haven.
How do New Haven daycares score on teaching quality compared to the rest of Connecticut?: New Haven daycares average 3.1 out of 5 stars on Childery's Process score (teaching quality, QRIS ratings, and accreditations), compared to a Connecticut statewide average of 2.6.
Is there financial help for childcare in Connecticut?: Connecticut offers childcare subsidies and assistance programs for income-eligible families. See income limits, waitlist status, and how to apply.Childcare subsidies in Connecticut