Childcare / Connecticut / Groton
Free Facility Profile
Cherished Children
801 Poquonnock Rd, Groton, CT 06340
Licensed · Active
- License Type
- Child care center
- Licensed Capacity
- 45 children
- Capacity Under Age 3
- 24 children
- Ages Served
- 6 weeks to 5 years
- Hours
- Mon–Fri, 7 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
- License Expires
- 2028-12-31
- Latest Full Inspection
- May 4, 2026
The Public Record
What the Public Record Shows
Across 24 licensing visits from May 2008 to May 2026, OEC cited 171 violations at Cherished Children.
- Visits
- 24
- 2008–2026, inspections, follow-ups and investigations
- Violations
- 171
- Regulations cited by OEC licensing staff
- Visits With Violations
- 19
- Correction dates are not published
- Complaint investigations
- 3
- Investigations opened on a complaint
Recent Visits
Latest 4 of 24, newest first. The full history is in the report.
- Unannounced full inspectionCorrection not published
6 violations
- Follow-up visitCorrection not published
1 violation
- Unannounced full inspectionCorrection not published
18 violations
- Unannounced full inspectionCorrection not published
4 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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