The Learning Experience Southington, Southington, CT

The Essentials

Summary

Across 8 licensing visits from January 2025 to February 2026, OEC cited 8 violations at The Learning Experience Southington.

Visits: 8; 2025–2026, inspections, follow-ups and investigations
Violations: 8; Regulations cited by OEC licensing staff
Visits With Violations: 6; Correction dates are not published
Complaint investigations: 2; Investigations opened on a complaint

What the Record Shows

OEC does not publish when a violation was corrected, so it is worth asking what changed after each one.
OEC’s files list no enforcement action in this window.
2 visits in this window included a complaint investigation. OEC publishes what an investigation found, not what the complaint alleged.
The latest full inspection, January 2, 2026, recorded 1 violation.

What to Ask About

Policies- complete, implemented, Cited in Two Visits
Supervision, Cited in Two Visits

Report at a Glance

Facility: The Learning Experience Southington
Address: 1268 West St, Southington, CT 06489
License Number: CT-DCCC.70767
License Type: Child care center
Licensed Capacity: 158 children
Capacity Under Age 3: 80 children
Ages Served: 6 weeks to 8 years
Hours: Mon–Fri, 6:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m.
License Expires: 2028-07-31
Record Window: September 1, 2011 to November 1, 2026

Chronology

Inspection History

Every visit in the record window, newest first. A violation is a licensing regulation Connecticut found was not met. OEC publishes what an investigation found, not what the complaint alleged.

Feb 182026
Investigation
1 violation
Opened on a complaint. OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
- 19a-79-3a(d)(2)-(7)Policies- complete, implementedCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), 2026-143
Feb 62026
Unannounced partial inspection
No violations
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2026-518
Jan 22026
Unannounced full inspection
1 violation
OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
- 19a-79-9a(b)(3)(A-B)Authorized prescriber/parent permissionCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2026-6
Dec 32025
Unannounced partial inspection
No violations
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2025-4553
Sep 162025
Investigation
1 violation
Opened on a complaint. OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
- 19a-79-3a(a)Ensuring the safety & health of childrenCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), 2025-1035
Sep 112025
Investigation
2 violations
Opened on a report the program made itself. OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
- 19a-79-3a(d)(2)-(7)Policies- complete, implementedCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-4a(d)(4)(D)SupervisionCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), 2025-1017
Jul 102025
Investigation
2 violations
Opened on a report the program made itself. OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
- 19a-79-4a(d)(4)(D)SupervisionCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-10(g)(1-8)Safe SleepCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), 2025-733
Jan 132025
Unannounced full inspection
1 violation
OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
- 19a-79-3a(l)2.8 yr olds enrolled in preschool-authorizationCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2025-142

Connecticut’s Office of Early Childhood publishes each violation it cites, not a risk level for it.

Context

Patterns Worth Examining

A repeated citation can merit attention, but context and corrective action must be reviewed before drawing a conclusion.

1
Policies- complete, implemented, Cited in Two Visits
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-3a(d)(2)-(7) in September 2025 and February 2026. The agency describes it this way: Policies- complete, implemented. Connecticut does not publish a risk level for each violation. OEC does not publish when a violation was corrected, so it is worth asking what changed after each one.
252525252526262619a-79-3a(d)(2)-(7) across all 8 visits, oldest to newest
2
Supervision, Cited in Two Visits
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-4a(d)(4)(D) in July 2025 and September 2025. The agency describes it this way: Supervision. Connecticut does not publish a risk level for each violation. OEC does not publish when a violation was corrected, so it is worth asking what changed after each one.
252525252526262619a-79-4a(d)(4)(D) across all 8 visits, oldest to newest

For Your Next Visit

Questions to Ask on Your Visit

Bring these to the tour. Each one comes from something in the record; the reason is under the question.

01
What changed after 19a-79-3a(d)(2)-(7) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Policies- complete, implemented: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
02
What changed after 19a-79-4a(d)(4)(D) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Supervision: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
03
What is the ratio in the room my child would join, and how is every child accounted for at nap time, pickup and on the playground?
Ratios change through the day, so they are worth counting yourself on a visit.
04
Has the center ever been referred for legal action or put on a corrective plan, and what changed afterward?
OEC’s files list no enforcement action in this window.

The Evidence

Sources and Coverage

Program details, inspections, investigations and the violations cited at each are published by the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood's Division of Licensing in its daily files on data.ct.gov.

Child care licensing program data (data.ct.gov)
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · DCCC.70767
Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2025-142
Visit Jan 13, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · 2025-733
Visit Jul 10, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · 2025-1017
Visit Sep 11, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · 2025-1035
Visit Sep 16, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2025-4553
Visit Dec 3, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2026-6
Visit Jan 2, 2026 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2026-518
Visit Feb 6, 2026 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · 2026-143
Visit Feb 18, 2026 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Coverage

Record windowSeptember 1, 2011 – November 1, 2026

This record is OEC's list of active child care licenses as of November 2026, with the inspections, follow-up visits and investigations in OEC's files, which run from September 2011.
OEC's files give no correction date for a violation, so no violation in this record shows one; OEC's resolution of each inspection or investigation (a corrective action plan, a referral to its legal division) is kept with the visit.
Exempt child care centers (programs OEC records but does not license, such as those a public school runs) and youth camps are not in this record.
OEC's files give no county and no map point for a program.

What This Report Cannot Tell You

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.

Historical coverage varies by agency and location. Missing records do not mean that no complaint or violation occurred.

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