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The Children's Museum Preschool

West Hartford, CT · Hartford County
180 MOHEGAN DR, West Hartford, CT 06117-1421
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Quick Facts

Capacity
67 children
Age Range
3 years-6 years
Type of Care
Preschool, School Age
Transportation
Near Public Transportation, School Transportation
Languages
English, Arabic, Spanish
Subsidized Program
Participates
Food Program
Does not participate
Elevate Level
Member (Accredited)

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Contact Information

📞 (860) 523-7449
180 MOHEGAN DR
West Hartford, CT 06117-1421
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Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
DCCC.13033
Active Through
Jan 31, 2030
Issued By
Connecticut Department of Public Health
Accreditation
NAEYC
District Office
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood, Division of Licensing

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About the Provider

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The Children’s Museum preschool is unique ­– and fully integrates the preschool curriculum with the benefits and accessibility to the offerings of a science and nature museum. The focus is on creative play, movement, arts, hands-on learning, and story-telling, all of which helps set the foundation for academic excellence, social development, and lifelong learning.

The New Children’s Museum Preschool is one of the oldest in the United States. The preschool offers full and part day options, and is open from 8 am -  5 pm.

Weekly visits to the museum enhance the experience with private live animal demonstrations, planetarium shows, and hands-on participation in permanent and featured science-oriented exhibits.

Experienced, degreed teachers staff the New Children’s Museum Preschool. Most have been teaching for decades.

 

Additional Information:

Education Level(s): Bachelor's Degree, Early Childhood Education, Master's Degree, Associates Degree. Highly effective teachers with, combined, over 90 years of experience teaching young children.

Hours of Operation

  • Monday08:00:00-17:00:00
  • Tuesday08:00:00-17:00:00
  • Wednesday08:00:00-17:00:00
  • Thursday08:00:00-17:00:00
  • Friday08:00:00-17:00:00
  • Saturday Closed
  • Sunday Closed

Inspection/Report History

Where possible, ChildcareCenter provides inspection reports as a service to families. This information is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed. We encourage families to contact the daycare provider directly with any questions or concerns. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.

Date Type Case # Resolution Action
2025-12-10 UNANNOUNCED INSPECTION - FULL 2698495 Corrective Action Plan
Violations: [19a-79-7a(e)(5)] - Walls, ceilings, floors and rugs shall be maintained in a state of good repair and be washable or easily cleanable. Rugs, if used, shall not present a tripping or slipping hazard. - 088- Walls/ceilings/floors/rugs-clean, good repair [19a-79-4a(b)] - The operator shall ensure that all program staff have completed a comprehensive background check before they have unsupervised access to children. The operator shall provide to the Office of Early Childhood any information obtained concerning substantiated child abuse or neglect records or criminal convictions upon request. The operator shall obtain from each prospective employee, who is eighteen years of age or older, for a position that requires the provision of care to a child or involves unsupervised access to a child, a listing of all employment held in the United States for an organization that provides care or services to children in the preceding five years. The operator shall take reasonable steps to contact eac
2025-02-04 UNANNOUNCED INSPECTION - FULL 2539730 Corrective Action Plan
Violations: [19a-79-3a(e)(1-6)] - The operator shall post the following items in a conspicuous place, accessible to the public: the license, the OEC complaint procedure, menus, No Smoking signs, OEC Inspection report (posted or available) and the OEC Developmental Milestones document. - 018-Postings [19a-79-4a(i)(1-2)] - An education consultant shall be available to the operator and program staff for advice and support regarding the educational content and practice of the program. A person needs to apply for approval to be an education consultant. Program staff shall not serve as education consultants for programs in which they provide direct care or direct program supervision in a non-consultative role; or in a program with the same operator as a program in which they provide direct care or direct program supervision in a non-consultative role. Specific duties of the education consultant shall include, but not be limited to making, at a minimum, annual site visits to the facility, reviewing daily
2024-02-29 UNANNOUNCED INSPECTION - FULL 2364610 Corrective Action Plan
Violations: [19a-79-5a(a)(2)(E)] - The operator of a child care center or group child care home is responsible for maintaining on the licensed premises a current record for each child enrolled. A copy of the record shall be available and provided upon request to the Office of Early Childhood, the child's parent(s) and the local health director. It shall include an individual plan of care for any child with special health care needs or disabilities, developed with the child's parent(s) and health care provider and updated, as necessary. - 038-Individual Care Plan (Signed by Parent/Staff) [19a-79-4a(a)(1) and/or 19a-79-4a(a)(2)] - A file shall be kept on the licensed premises for each employee of the child care center or group child care home which shall include an acceptable medical statement and a written report of a negative tuberculin test. - 016-Staff Health Records [19a-79-9a(b)(5)] - Medication shall be stored in the original child-resistant safety container and appropriately labeled. Medicat
2023-03-08 UNANNOUNCED INSPECTION - FULL 2202793 Corrective Action Plan
Violations: [19a-79-4a(h)(2)(G)] - A written plan for consultation services shall be developed, signed annually by the consultant and implemented. Consultative services shall include documenting the activities and observations in a consultation log that is kept on file at the facility for two years. - 027-Logs/Visits Documented [19a-79-5a(a)(2)(E)] - The operator of a child care center or group child care home is responsible for maintaining on the licensed premises a current record for each child enrolled. A copy of the record shall be available and provided upon request to the Office of Early Childhood, the child's parent(s) and the local health director. It shall include an individual plan of care for any child with special health care needs or disabilities, developed with the child's parent(s) and health care provider and updated, as necessary. - 038-Individual Care Plan (Signed by Parent/Staff) [19a-79-9a(b)(3) and/or 19a-79-9a(b)(4)] - Except for nonprescription topical medications, no medica
2022-04-14 UNANNOUNCED INSPECTION - FULL 2066650 Closed No Violations
Violations: [-] - - - 000 No Violations

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