Village Learning Academy
Child care center in Essex, CT · Licensed for 25 children, 10 of them under 3 · Ages 18 months to 9 years
Toddler · Preschool · School age
Connecticut doesn’t publish programs’ openings. Call to ask.
Listed prices on 211 Child Care: preschool $1,300 a month.
State inspection visits: 3 visits since March 2024, most recently Jun 16, 2026.
Openings
Connecticut doesn’t publish which programs have openings. Call to ask what’s open for your child’s age, and ask about the waitlist.
Openings change. Save this program, and My list will remind you when to check in.
Prices
From 211 Child Care, read Nov 2, 2026For the schedule: Mon–Fri 9:00 AM – 2:30 PM
Ages Per week Preschool (3–5 years) $300
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–Fri9:00 AM – 4:30 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 16, 2026Unannounced inspection2 rules cited · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan”
- Labeling and storage
- Consultants
- May 2, 2025Unannounced inspection12 rules cited · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan”
- Notification of Change
- Toileting
- Pets or other animals
- Carbon monoxide detector- each level
- Comprehensive background checks
- Child Health Records
- 2.8 yr olds enrolled in preschool-authorization
- Designated head teacher - 60%
- Consultants
- Authorized prescriber/parent permission
- Labeling and storage
- Unused/Expired meds-destroyed/returned
- Mar 27, 2024Unannounced inspection8 rules cited · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan”
- Individual Care Plan (Signed by Parent/Staff)
- Water Temperature 60 degrees-115 degrees
- Equipment Clean/Good Repair/Safe/Non-toxic
- Potentially Hazardous Substances Locked
- Oral/Topical/Inhalant/Injectable Medications: Authorized Prescriber/Parent Permission/MAR
- Child Health Records/Immunizations/TB
- First Aid Kit(s):Indoor/Outdoor/Field Trip
- Oral/Topical/Inhalant/Injectable Medications: Labeling/Storage
Investigations
- Apr 30, 2026Complaint investigationClosed May 19, 2026 · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan” · 4 rules cited
- Unused/Expired meds-destroyed/returned
- Injury, Illness, Incident, Accident reports
- Authorized prescriber/parent permission
- Two staff present - age 18 or older
- Nov 10, 2025Complaint investigationClosed Feb 10, 2026 · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan” · 1 rule cited
- Designated head teacher - 60%
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 23, 1977. Current license from Jun 1, 2025 to May 31, 2029.
Reviews and references
Seedlist doesn’t host reviews. To hear from families who know this program:
- Ask the director to put you in touch with two families enrolled now.
- Look up reviews on Google Maps . Anyone can post there, so read several.
Program details
- Schedule options
- Open in summer
- Languages spoken by staff
- English
- Transportation
- Near Public 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.