Nature's Playground- After School Program
Child care center in Deep River, CT · Licensed for 50 children · Ages 5 to 12 years
School age
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Prices not listed on 211 Child Care.
State inspection visits: 4 visits since February 2024, most recently Apr 22, 2026.
Openings
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Prices
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Hours
- Mon–Fri3:00 PM – 6:00 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
- Apr 22, 2026Unannounced inspection9 rules cited · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan”
- Authorized prescriber/parent permission
- Daily Attendance Records: Children/Staff
- Unused/Expired meds-destroyed/returned
- Consultants
- Professional development
- Toileting
- Staff Health Records
- Designated Head teacher approved- 60%
- Policies- complete, implemented
- Mar 21, 2025Unannounced inspection1 rule cited · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan”
- Consultants
- Apr 22, 2024Follow-up visit2 rules cited
- Logs/Visits Documented
- Individual Care Plan (Signed by Parent/Staff)
- Feb 14, 2024Unannounced inspection13 rules cited · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan”
- New Staff/Employee Orientation
- First Aid Trained Staff
- Logs/Visits Documented
- Notification of Change
- Daily Attendance Records: Children/Staff
- Injury/Illness/Accident Reports
- Professional Development
- Oral/Topical/Inhalant/Injectable Medications: Authorized Prescriber/Parent Permission/MAR
- Consultant Agreements/Contracts
- Administration of Medications: Training Outline/Med Training
- Staff Health Records
- First Aid Kit(s):Indoor/Outdoor/Field Trip
- Authorized Released Permission
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 Aug 21, 2007. Current license from Mar 1, 2026 to Feb 28, 2030.
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Program details
- Schedule options
- Open in summer
- Languages spoken by staff
- English · French
- Experience with special needs
- Social/Emotional/Behavior Concerns · Health Impairment · Autism Spectrum Disorders · Speech/Language Impairment
- Transportation
- School Transportation
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.