Birch Mountain Day School
Child care center in Manchester, CT · Licensed for 69 children, 16 of them under 3 · Ages 3 months to 10 years
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Connecticut doesn’t publish programs’ openings. Call to ask.
Listed prices on 211 Child Care: infant $1,733 a month, toddler $1,733 a month, preschool $1,274 a month.
State inspection visits: 5 visits since November 2023, most recently Dec 23, 2025.
Openings
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Prices
From 211 Child Care, read Nov 2, 2026For the schedule: Mon–Fri 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Ages Per week Infant/Toddler (0–17 months) $400 Infant/Toddler (18–35 months) $400 Preschool (3–5 years) $294
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–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
- Dec 23, 2025Unannounced inspection9 rules cited · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan”
- Feeding
- Authorized prescriber/parent permission
- Staff Health Records
- Local Health Inspection
- Postings
- Professional development
- Consultants
- Electrical safety- outlets inaccessible/covered
- Equipment-clean and safe, good repair, non-toxic-sturdy, free from protruding nails, rust
- Jan 17, 2025Unannounced inspection25 rules cited · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan”
- Annual policy training for program staff
- CPR Certified program staff
- Consultants
- Professional development
- Comprehensive background checks
- Policies- complete, implemented
- First Aid Certified program staff
- Multi-use eating/drinking utensils
- Fire marshal codes/certificate
- Kitchen Separated
- Licensed premises-clean, good repair, hazard free-maintenance program
- Individual care plan- signed by parents/staff
- Rugs-not tripping/slipping hazard
- Potentially hazardous substances, materials – labeled, inaccessible to children
- Outdoor space
- Equipment-clean and safe, good repair, non-toxic-sturdy, free from protruding nails, rust
- Injury, Illness, Incident, Accident reports
- Feeding
- Written Educational plan
- Educational requirements
- Authorized prescriber/parent permission
- Unused/Expired meds-destroyed/returned
- Electrical safety- outlets inaccessible/covered
- Safe Sleep
- Diapering
- Jan 17, 2025Follow-up visit10 rules cited
- Annual policy training for program staff
- Professional development
- Comprehensive background checks
- Policies- complete, implemented
- Kitchen Separated
- Consultants
- Parent notification of illness or injury
- Injury, Illness, Incident, Accident reports
- Educational requirements
- Safe Sleep
- Nov 6, 2023Unannounced inspection12 rules cited
- New Staff/Employee Orientation
- Local Health Inspection
- Staff Health Records
- Ratio: 1 Staff to 10 Children
- Individual Care Plan (Signed by Parent/Staff)
- Enrollment Information
- Health Consultant/Documentation of Visits
- Logs/Visits Documented
- Under Three Endorsement: Ratio: 1 Staff to 4 Children
- Professional Development
- Oral/Topical/Inhalant/Injectable Medications: Authorized Prescriber/Parent Permission/MAR
- Playground Free From Hazards
- Nov 3, 2023Follow-up visitNo rules cited · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan”
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 Jun 5, 2023. Current license from Jun 5, 2023 to Jun 30, 2027.
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Program details
- Schedule options
- Open in summer
- Languages spoken by staff
- English
- Experience with special needs
- Social/Emotional/Behavior Concerns · Health Impairment · Autism Spectrum Disorders
- 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.