Holly Pond School
Child care center in Darien, CT · Licensed for 166 children, 20 of them under 3 · Ages 2 to 11 years
Toddler · Preschool · School age
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Prices not listed on 211 Child Care.
State inspection visits: 6 visits since September 2024, most recently Oct 16, 2026.
Openings
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Prices
This program doesn’t list prices on 211 Child Care. For reference, programs in Darien that list prices typically charge about $1,246 a month for toddlers, about $1,246 a month for preschoolers.
Hours
- Mon–Fri9:00 AM – 6:30 PM
Closed 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
- Oct 16, 2026Follow-up visitNo rules cited
- Oct 15, 2026Follow-up visitNo rules cited
- Oct 1, 2026Unannounced inspectionNo rules cited · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan”
- Apr 23, 2026Unannounced partial inspectionNo rules cited · The state’s outcome: “Closed No Violations”
- Oct 21, 2025Unannounced inspection17 rules cited · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan”
- Authorized prescriber/parent permission
- Labeling and storage
- Diapering
- Notification of Change
- Daily Attendance Records: Children/Staff
- Professional development
- Comprehensive background checks
- Designated Director
- Capacity
- Designated head teacher - 60%
- Consultants
- Air Temperature 65F at 3 ft-Thermometer affixed
- Children's Enrollment information
- Staff Health Records
- Individual care plan- signed by parents/staff
- Medication Administration Records (MAR)
- Program space- adequate sq. ft. per child
- Sep 24, 2024Unannounced inspection16 rules cited · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan”
- Local Health Inspection
- Professional Development
- Consultant Agreements/Contracts
- Child Health Records/Immunizations/TB
- Staff Health Records
- Enrollment Information
- Emergency Medical Permission
- Lead Water Test/Bottled Water
- First Aid Trained Staff
- Logs/Visits Documented
- Authorized Released Permission
- License Premise Clean/Good Repair/Safe
- Documentation of Behavioral Management Techniques Discussed with Parents
- Individual Care Plan (Signed by Parent/Staff)
- Oral/Topical/Inhalant/Injectable Medications: Authorized Prescriber/Parent Permission/MAR
- 018b-Background Checks
Investigations
- Jan 21, 2026Complaint investigationClosed Feb 17, 2026 · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan” · 2 rules cited
- Ratios- 1:4 (6wks-24mths), 1:5 (24-36mths)
- Ratios
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 Nov 19, 1968. Current license from Nov 1, 2024 to Oct 31, 2028.
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Program details
- Schedule options
- Closed in summer
- Languages spoken by staff
- English · Spanish
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.