Carrot Patch-Shoreline
Child care center in Clinton, CT · Licensed for 47 children, 21 of them under 3 · Ages 6 weeks to 10 years
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Connecticut doesn’t publish programs’ openings. Call to ask.
Listed prices on 211 Child Care: infant $1,508 a month, toddler $1,508 a month, preschool $1,309 a month.
State inspection visits: 3 visits since March 2024, most recently Jun 11, 2026.
Openings
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Prices
From 211 Child Care, read Nov 2, 2026For the schedule: Mon 7:15 AM – 5:30 PM; Tue–Fri 7:15 AM – 5:45 PM
Ages Per week Infant/Toddler (0–17 months) $348 Infant/Toddler (18–35 months) $348 Preschool (3–5 years) $302
Prices as the program lists them on 211 Child Care, which doesn’t say when they were last updated. Ask about registration fees, deposits and sibling discounts. See the listing
Hours
- Mon–Fri7:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Open in summer
From the program’s license record with the state.
State inspections and investigations
Connecticut’s Office of Early Childhood inspects licensed programs, mostly without notice, and investigates complaints and incidents. These are its records for the last three years. The rules it cited and its outcomes are in its own words.
Inspections
- Jun 11, 2026Unannounced inspection4 rules cited · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan”
- Authorized prescriber/parent permission
- Outdoor space
- Individual care plan- signed by parents/staff
- Non-Prescription Topical Medications
- May 29, 2025Unannounced inspection10 rules cited · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan”
- Professional development
- Consultants
- Lighting
- Outdoor space
- Licensed premises-clean, good repair, hazard free-maintenance program
- Equipment-clean and safe, good repair, non-toxic-sturdy, free from protruding nails, rust
- Non-Prescription Topical Medications
- Chairs for feeding-stable base-safety straps-locking tray
- Feeding
- Medication Trainings
- Mar 28, 2024Unannounced inspection10 rules cited · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan”
- Nonprescription Topical Medications: Administration/Parent Permission/MAR
- Nonprescription Topical Medications: Labeling/Storage
- Local Health Inspection
- Professional Development
- Individual Care Plan (Signed by Parent/Staff)
- Written Statement/Feeding Schedule from Parent
- 018b-Background Checks
- Lead Water Test/Bottled Water
- Equipment Clean/Good Repair/Safe/Non-toxic
- Walls/Ceilings/Floors/Rugs: Clean/Good Repair
Investigations
No investigations in the state’s records for the last three years.
A corrective action plan is the program’s written plan to fix what the state found. 211 Child Care shows the state’s full history for this program. See it on 211 Child Care
First licensed Apr 5, 2016. Current license from May 1, 2024 to Apr 30, 2028.
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Program details
- Schedule options
- Open in summer
- Languages spoken by staff
- English
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. The details on this page last changed Oct 26, 2026.