The Children's Museum Preschool
Child care center in West Hartford, CT · Licensed for 67 children · Ages 3 to 6 years
Preschool · School age
Connecticut doesn’t publish programs’ openings. Call to ask.
Listed prices on 211 Child Care: preschool $1,430 a month.
State inspection visits: 4 visits since February 2024, most recently Oct 19, 2026.
Openings
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Prices
From 211 Child Care, read Nov 2, 2026For the schedule: Mon–Fri 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Ages Per week Per hour Preschool (3–5 years) $330 $13.00
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–Fri8:00 AM – 5:00 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
- Oct 19, 2026Unannounced inspection3 rules cited · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan”
- Authorized prescriber/parent permission
- Parent Permissions
- Lighting
- Dec 10, 2025Unannounced inspection4 rules cited · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan”
- Consultants
- Comprehensive background checks
- Licensed premises-clean, good repair, hazard free-maintenance program
- Walls/ceilings/floors/rugs-clean, good repair
- Feb 4, 2025Unannounced inspection10 rules cited · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan”
- Consultants
- Potentially hazardous substances, materials – labeled, inaccessible to children
- Educational requirements
- Labeling and storage
- Policies- complete, implemented
- Local Health Inspection
- Postings
- Licensed premises-clean, good repair, hazard free-maintenance program
- Air Temperature 65F at 3 ft-Thermometer affixed
- Individual care plan- signed by parents/staff
- Feb 29, 2024Unannounced inspection3 rules cited · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan”
- Oral/Topical/Inhalant/Injectable Medications: Labeling/Storage
- Individual Care Plan (Signed by Parent/Staff)
- Staff Health Records
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 Oct 24, 1969. Current license from Feb 1, 2026 to Jan 31, 2030.
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Program details
- Schedule options
- Open in summer
- Languages spoken by staff
- English · Arabic · Spanish
- Experience with special needs
- Autism Spectrum Disorders · Speech/Language Impairment
- Transportation
- Near Public Transportation · Near Public Bus Stop
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 Nov 2, 2026.