New London County

Daycare and child care in East Lyme, CT

Licensed programs
6
3 centers · 3 home-based
Take infants
6
3 centers · 3 home-based
Typical infant price
$1,235
a month · compare across CT
Care 4 Kids income limit
$93,681
a year for a family of 4 · How it works

East Lyme, including Niantic, has 6 licensed child care programs: 3 centers and 3 home-based programs in New London County.

Room for young children nearby

About average for CT

1.7children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles

About 4,530 children under 5 live in CT within 10 miles of East Lyme (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 2,695, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. CT overall: 1.7. See the 79 programs nearby

All 6 licensed programs in East Lyme

Brandey L Paige

Home-based · Niantic · 9 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Newly licensed

Bright Years Niantic

Center · Niantic · 160 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Infant $1,192/moToddler $1,192/moPreschool $1,040/mo

Leah Z Lecara

Home-based · Niantic · 9 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Toddler $1,083/moPreschool $1,083/mo

Tammy G Kenyon

Home-based · 9 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

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

Child care near East Lyme

79 more programs within 10 miles, in Waterford, Old Lyme, New London and 7 other towns. Closest first.

Alison M Ard

Home-based · Waterford · about 3.1 mi · 9 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Amber Lee Pinkham

Home-based · Waterford · about 3.6 mi · 9 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Infant $1,083/moToddler $1,083/moPreschool $1,083/mo

Lisa Newman

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

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Infant $975/moToddler $867/moPreschool $867/moSchool age $758/mo

Ballestrini Day Care Center

Center · Waterford · about 4.7 mi · 45 children

Toddler · Preschool · School age

Toddler $1,517/moPreschool $1,300/moSchool age $802/mo

See all within 10 miles

Daycare in East Lyme by age

Toddler care in East Lyme

6 programs take toddlers. Typical listed price about $1,192 a month (5 prices).

Preschool in East Lyme

6 programs take preschoolers. Typical listed price about $1,083 a month (5 prices).

Before- and after-school care in East Lyme

6 programs take school-age children.

New and growing in East Lyme

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.