Some of the Best Daycares in Old Lyme, CT

Of Old Lyme's 10 daycares, 6 (60%) hold a 4 or 5 star rating from Childery, above Connecticut's statewide rate of 33%. Locally, providers average 2.6 stars on Process inputs (state QRIS, NAEYC and other accreditation, federal Head Start CLASS scores) and 4.0 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 1 center and 2 family child care homes, a lower home-based share than Connecticut's average of 40%.

Listed alphabetically below are some of the highest-rated providers in Old Lyme. 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.