The Nest School Hamden
Child care center in Hamden, CT · Licensed for 182 children, 84 of them under 3 · Ages 6 weeks to 12 years
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
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Prices not listed on 211 Child Care.
State inspection visits: 1 visit since March 2026, most recently Mar 10, 2026.
Openings
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Prices
This program doesn’t list prices on 211 Child Care. For reference, programs in Hamden that list prices typically charge about $1,561 a month for infants, about $1,452 a month for toddlers, about $1,300 a month for preschoolers.
Hours
- Mon–Fri7:00 AM – 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
- Mar 10, 2026Unannounced inspection4 rules cited · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan”
- Food Service Inspection
- Fire marshal codes/certificate
- Professional development
- Walls/ceilings/floors/rugs-clean, good repair
Investigations
- Sep 14, 2026Complaint investigationClosed Sep 29, 2026 · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan” · 1 rule cited
- Licensed premises-clean, good repair, hazard free-maintenance program
- Apr 24, 2026Investigation of something the program reported itselfClosed May 5, 2026 · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan” · 1 rule cited
- Child behavior management
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 10, 2025. Current license from Apr 10, 2025 to Apr 30, 2029.
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Program details
- Schedule options
- Open in summer
- Languages spoken by staff
- English
- Transportation
- Transportation Provided
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.