The Nest School, Wallingford
Child care center in Wallingford, CT · Licensed for 218 children, 80 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: 7 visits since September 2025, most recently Aug 13, 2026.
Openings
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Prices
This program doesn’t list prices on 211 Child Care. For reference, programs in Wallingford that list prices typically charge about $1,225 a month for infants, about $1,210 a month for toddlers, about $1,083 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
- Aug 13, 2026Unannounced partial inspectionNo rules cited
- Jun 17, 2026Unannounced partial inspectionNo rules cited · The state’s outcome: “Closed No Violations”
- Apr 16, 2026Follow-up visitNo rules cited
- Apr 13, 2026Unannounced partial inspection1 rule cited · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan”
- Safe Sleep
- Mar 23, 2026Follow-up visit2 rules cited
- Professional development
- Outdoor space
- Mar 13, 2026Unannounced inspection3 rules cited · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan”
- Feeding
- Adequate sinks-handwashing-diapering/other use-food prep
- Menus- 1 wk in advance- keep 3 mths
- Sep 24, 2025Unannounced partial inspectionNo rules cited · The state’s outcome: “Closed No Violations”
Investigations
- May 14, 2026Investigation of something the program reported itselfClosed Jun 8, 2026 · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan” · 1 rule cited
- Ensuring the safety & health of children
- Apr 24, 2026Investigation of something the program reported itselfClosed Jun 9, 2026 · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan” · 1 rule cited
- Supervision
- Apr 10, 2026Investigation of something the program reported itselfClosed Aug 27, 2026 · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan” · 3 rules cited
- Policies- complete, implemented
- Ensuring the safety & health of children
- Feeding
- Jul 14, 2025Investigation of something the program reported itselfClosed Oct 20, 2025 · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan” · 1 rule cited
- Child behavior management
- Jun 16, 2025Complaint investigationClosed Dec 26, 2025 · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan” · 1 rule cited
- Child behavior management
- May 23, 2025Investigation of something the program reported itselfClosed Aug 11, 2025 · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan” · 2 rules cited
- Ensuring the safety & health of children
- Group size- max 8 (6wks-24mths), max 10 (24-36mths)
- May 7, 2025Investigation of something the program reported itselfClosed May 9, 2025 · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan” · 1 rule cited
- Policies- complete, implemented
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 Feb 14, 2025. Current license from Feb 14, 2025 to Feb 28, 2029.
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Program details
- Schedule options
- Open in summer
- Languages spoken by staff
- English
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.