The Wonder Nest Academy
Child care center in Stafford Springs (Stafford), CT · Licensed for 84 children, 24 of them under 3 · Ages 6 weeks to 11 years
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Connecticut doesn’t publish programs’ openings. Call to ask.
Listed prices on 211 Child Care: infant $1,517 a month, toddler $1,517 a month, preschool $1,083 a month.
State inspection visits: 2 visits since September 2024, most recently Dec 1, 2025.
Openings
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Prices
From 211 Child Care, read Nov 2, 2026For the schedule: Mon–Fri 6:30 AM – 5:30 PM
Ages Per week Infant/Toddler (0–17 months) $350 Infant/Toddler (18–35 months) $350 Preschool (3–5 years) $250
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–Fri6:30 AM – 5:30 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
- Dec 1, 2025Unannounced inspection7 rules cited · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan”
- Parent Permissions
- Consultants
- Employee orientation for new program staff
- Potentially hazardous substances, materials – labeled, inaccessible to children
- Lead Paint- testing, management plans
- Licensed premises-clean, good repair, hazard free-maintenance program
- Equipment-clean and safe, good repair, non-toxic-sturdy, free from protruding nails, rust
- Sep 3, 2024Unannounced inspection7 rules cited · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan”
- Child Health Records/Immunizations/TB
- Playground Free From Hazards
- Impact Absorbing Material under Equipment
- 018b-Background Checks
- Air Temp 65 degrees, Thermometer Affixed
- License Premise Clean/Good Repair/Safe
- Potentially Hazardous Substances Locked
Investigations
- Sep 1, 2026Complaint investigationClosed Sep 24, 2026 · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan” · 2 rules cited
- Injury, Illness, Incident, Accident reports
- Parent notification of illness or injury
- Aug 28, 2025Investigation of something the program reported itselfClosed Oct 20, 2025 · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan” · 2 rules cited
- Personal qualities of staff
- 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 Jun 27, 2024. Current license from Jun 27, 2024 to Jun 30, 2028.
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Program details
- Schedule options
- Open in summer
- Languages spoken by staff
- English
- Experience with special needs
- Health Impairment · Social/Emotional/Behavior Concerns
- 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.