Middlesex County

Daycare and child care in Chester, CT

Licensed programs
4
1 center · 3 home-based
Take infants
3
0 centers · 3 home-based
Typical infant price
$1,335
a month · compare across CT
Care 4 Kids income limit
$93,681
a year for a family of 4 · How it works

Chester has 4 licensed child care programs: 1 center and 3 home-based programs in Middlesex County.

Room for young children nearby

More spots than most of CT

1.6children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles

About 3,010 children under 5 live in CT within 10 miles of Chester (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 1,880, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. CT overall: 1.7. See the 49 programs nearby

All 4 licensed programs in Chester

Amy D Lewis

Home-based · 9 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Infant $1,335/moToddler $1,335/moPreschool $1,335/moSchool age $360/mo

Kimberly Michele Galvin

Home-based · 9 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Infant $1,300/moToddler $1,300/moPreschool $1,300/moSchool age $260/mo

Paulette A Heft

Home-based · 9 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Infant $1,408/moToddler $1,408/moPreschool $1,408/moSchool age $542/mo

Child care near Chester

49 more programs within 10 miles, in Deep River, East Haddam, Haddam and 9 other towns. Closest first.

Hope Preschool

Center · Deep River · about 3.4 mi · 48 children

Preschool

Donna Swan

Home-based · East Haddam · about 4.4 mi · 9 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Infant $867/moToddler $867/moPreschool $867/mo

Schoolmates

Center · Deep River · about 4.6 mi · 42 children

Preschool

Sharon S Ticino

Home-based · Higganum · about 4.7 mi · 9 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Infant $780/moToddler $780/moPreschool $780/mo

See all within 10 miles

Daycare in Chester by age

Toddler care in Chester

3 programs take toddlers. Typical listed price about $1,335 a month (3 prices).

Preschool in Chester

4 programs take preschoolers. Typical listed price about $1,318 a month (4 prices).

Before- and after-school care in Chester

4 programs take school-age children. Typical listed price about $360 a month (3 prices).

Nearby towns

From Connecticut child care licensing records (Connecticut Office of Early Childhood, on data.ct.gov) and 211 Child Care (United Way of Connecticut), retrieved Nov 2, 2026. Prices, ages and other details come from programs’ listings on 211 Child Care, which programs keep up themselves; neither 211 nor the state verifies them. Always confirm details with the program. This page’s details last changed Nov 2, 2026.