Childcare / Connecticut / Salem
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Ballestrini's Early Learning Center
11 Centre St Ste 2, Salem, CT 06420
Licensed · Active
- License Type
- Child care center
- Licensed Capacity
- 81 children
- Capacity Under Age 3
- 27 children
- Ages Served
- 6 weeks to 12 years
- Hours
- Mon–Fri, 6:30 a.m.–6 p.m.
- License Expires
- 2029-12-31
- Latest Full Inspection
- Oct 23, 2026
The Public Record
What the Public Record Shows
Across 35 licensing visits from October 2000 to October 2026, OEC cited 120 violations at Ballestrini's Early Learning Center.
- Visits
- 35
- 2000–2026, inspections, follow-ups and investigations
- Violations
- 120
- Regulations cited by OEC licensing staff
- Visits With Violations
- 23
- Correction dates are not published
- Complaint investigations
- 11
- Investigations opened on a complaint
Recent Visits
Latest 4 of 35, newest first. The full history is in the report.
- Unannounced full inspectionNo violations
No violations
- InvestigationCorrection not published
1 violation
- Unannounced full inspectionCorrection not published
6 violations
- Unannounced full inspectionCorrection not published
7 violations
What This Record Cannot Tell You
Historical coverage varies by agency and location. Missing records do not mean that no complaint or violation occurred.
- Correction dates
- OEC's files record the violation cited, not when it was corrected.
- Severity of violations
- OEC's files do not grade violations.
- Complaints not investigated
- Complaints OEC screened out without an investigation are not published.
- Staff qualifications and turnover
- Not part of the published licensing record.

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