Licensed Child Care Rankings · Portland, CT
Bythe zReports Child Care Research Team · zReports Research Institute Data sourcezReports Consumer Intelligence Database™ v2026.09 Facilities analyzed64 Government sourcesthe Connecticut Office of Early Childhood Last updatedSeptember 2026 MethodologyConsumer Z Score™ · Database v2026.09

Every daycare in Portland, ranked.

Every daycare in Portland, CT, independently graded A to F from state child care licensing and enforcement records: 64 hold an A range grade. Portland's average score is 97.5, 0.2 below the Connecticut average. The grades are free.

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1 Terri L Benoit A View record
2 First Church Nursery School- Portland A View record
3 Babies & Up Too Dba Little Acorns Children'S Ctr A View record
4 Babies & Up Too Dba Little Acorns Childrren'S Ctr A View record
5 Arlene D Lastrina A View record
6 Diane M Johnson A View record
7 Lori Adams A View record
8 Deborah A Dorsey A View record
9 Little Acorns Children'S Center A View record
10 Donna M Godreau A View record
11 Ann Labby A View record
12 Portland Head Start-Val View Sch A View record
13 Shelli-Lynn Nolan A View record
14 Little Acorns - Infant/Toddler Ctr A View record
15 Melissa Giantonio-Ferguson A View record
16 Patricia Lehman A View record
17 Arlene Engel A View record
18 Wanda Labbadia A View record
19 Children'S Lighthouse Childcare & Learning Center A View record
20 Children'S Lighthouse Childcare & Learning Center A View record
21 Kids Korner At Valley View School A View record
22 Community Renewal Team-Portland Head Start A View record
23 Zion Lutheran Sunny Hill Preschool A View record
24 Ann Marie Mancini A View record
25 Michelle Armstrong A View record
26 Pamela Austin A View record
27 Heather L Vieira-Lemay A View record
28 Barbie E Donoghue A View record
29 Sherrie M O'Connell A View record
30 Lynnette Ferguson A View record
31 Puddle Jumpers A View record
32 Jaclyn K Breece A View record
33 Lisa M Mcginley A View record
34 Crt Portland Head Start A View record
35 Mattabesett Cub Scout Day Camp A View record
36 Ymca Camp Ingersoll A View record
37 Select Soccer Academy A View record
38 Melinda Aresco A View record
39 Connecticut River Council Cub Scout Day Camp A View record
40 Dawn M Wadding A View record
41 Little Bear'S Adventure Center A View record
42 Cdi Head Start - Portland Center A View record
43 Sara A Walden A View record
44 Kid'S Korner At Gildersleeve School A View record
45 Farm And Forest Summer Program A View record
46 Little Bear'S Adventure Center A View record
47 Erica L Deane A View record
48 Lauren Whalen A View record
49 Staci Wynn A View record
50 Arlene K Goodell A View record
51 Patricia P Coe A View record
52 Cheryl Dion A View record
53 Shelli-Lynn Nolan A View record
54 Hilary D Phelps A View record
55 Aline M Vincenzo A View record
56 Melanie K Smith A View record
57 Mary Shea A View record
58 Laurie Jeffers A View record
59 Pamela Lane A View record
60 Rachel L Doscher A View record
61 Linda Palko A View record
62 Stephanie Heil A View record
63 Dawn M Drouin A View record
64 Atletico De Madrid Camp A View record

Key statistics for Portland

StatisticValue
Active licensed daycares64
Portland average records layer score97.5
Connecticut statewide average97.7 (Portland -0.2)
A range grades64 (100%)
Clean record (no deficiencies on file)64 (100%)
Serious findings on the record0
Combined licensed capacity777

How Portland compares with Connecticut

Portland's 64 licensed daycares average a records layer score of 97.5, 0.2 points below the Connecticut statewide average of 97.7. 64 of 64 facilities carry a clean record with no deficiencies on the state's file. See the full picture on the Connecticut Licensed Child Care Rankings & Safety Report.

About daycare licensing in Connecticut

Licensed child care in Connecticut is regulated by the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood, which licenses providers, conducts inspections, investigates complaints, and publishes enforcement actions on the public record. Those state filed records, not reviews, are what this page is computed from. One precision note: some programs are legally exempt from licensing in many states (certain school- or church-operated programs, and small home settings under the state’s size threshold) and therefore do not appear on the licensed register at all. This page covers every provider on Connecticut’s public licensing file.

Frequently asked questions

How many daycares are in Portland, CT?

Portland has 64 active licensed daycares on Connecticut's public file, with a combined licensed capacity of 777. Every one is ranked on this page with a free records layer grade.

How does Portland compare with the rest of Connecticut?

Portland's average records layer score is 97.5, 0.2 points below the statewide average of 97.7. 64 of 64 Portland facilities have a clean record with no deficiencies on file.

How are these grades calculated?

The free records layer grade contains zero zReports judgment: it maps the government's own published verdicts, state child care licensing and enforcement records, through one fixed rule applied identically nationwide. The paid Consumer Intelligence Report™ adds the composite Consumer Z Score™ and audits the record against public reputation.

Can a facility pay to change its ranking?

No. Facilities are never contacted, never notified, and cannot pay to be listed, delisted, or re-scored. Independence is the product.

Data Provenance

This report was generated from the zReports Consumer Records Database™, a continuously updated database that normalizes official government licensing, inspection, enforcement, ownership, and safety records across multiple federal and state agencies. Every statistic in this report is traceable to its originating public record. Facilities cannot pay to alter scores, rankings, or findings.

Data source: zReports Consumer Intelligence Database™ v2026.09 · Built from: Connecticut child care licensing, inspection & enforcement records · Public consumer review signals (audited, never trusted, in the composite Consumer Z Score™) · Proprietary Consumer Z Score™ methodology · Updated: September 2026

Cite this report

APA, zReports Research Institute. (2026). Best Licensed Child Cares in Portland, CT. Rankings & Safety Records (v2026.09). zReports.org. https://zreports.org/rankings/daycare/ct/portland

MLA, zReports Research Institute. “Best Licensed Child Cares in Portland, CT. Rankings & Safety Records.” zReports.org, v2026.09, September 2026, zreports.org/rankings/daycare/ct/portland.

Plain, Best Licensed Child Cares in Portland, CT. Rankings & Safety Records, zReports Research Institute, v2026.09, updated September 2026, zreports.org/rankings/daycare/ct/portland

RANKED NIGHTLY FROM STATE CHILD CARE LICENSING AND ENFORCEMENT RECORDS · FACILITIES ARE NEVER CONTACTED AND CANNOT PAY TO CHANGE SCORES · METHODOLOGY