Fairfield County

Daycare and child care in New Canaan, CT

Licensed programs
15
14 centers · 1 home-based
Take infants
2
1 center · 1 home-based
Typical infant price
—
Too few listed prices
Care 4 Kids income limit
$93,681
a year for a family of 4 · How it works

New Canaan has 15 licensed child care programs: 14 centers and 1 home-based program in Fairfield County.

Room for young children nearby

More spots than most of CT

1.3children under 5 for every licensed spot within 10 miles

About 18,460 children under 5 live in CT within 10 miles of New Canaan (Census, 2020–2024). Programs there that take them are licensed for 14,288, counting any school-age spots, so it’s a bit tighter than this. CT overall: 1.7. See the 304 programs nearby

All 15 licensed programs in New Canaan

Patricia Wright

Home-based · 9 children

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

Infant $1,408/moToddler $1,517/moPreschool $1,517/moSchool age $758/mo

Child care near New Canaan

304 more programs within 10 miles, in Wilton, Stamford, Norwalk and 6 other towns. Closest first.

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Daycare in New Canaan by age

Toddler care in New Canaan

9 programs take toddlers. Typical listed price about $1,300 a month (3 prices).

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Preschool in New Canaan

15 programs take preschoolers. Typical listed price about $1,539 a month (4 prices).

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Before- and after-school care in New Canaan

4 programs take school-age children.

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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.