Daycares in Waterford, CT

All 12 licensed child care facilities in Waterford, ranked by their real state inspection record — not ads. Every rating below comes from official licensing and violation data.

Typical cost in Connecticut: about $1,598/month for infant care at a center (federal median) — see daycare costs in Connecticut →

12licensed daycares

4.5average safety rating

83%with a clean record

2with violations on record

#	Daycare	Rating	Violations (2 yr)	Capacity
1	BALLESTRINI'S DAY CARE CTR- INFANT/TODDLER PRG90 ROPE FERRY RD	4.8★	None	24
2	ALISON M ARD31 LOCUST CT	4.6★	None	6
3	BALLESTRINI DAY CARE CENTER90 ROPE FERRY ROAD	4.6★	None	45
4	BARBARA HALL1 VIVIAN CT	4.6★	None	6
5	CARELOT CHILDREN'S CENTER - CARELOT CLUBHOUSE-TFS24 ROPE FERRY RD	4.6★	None	139
6	CARELOT CHILDREN'S CENTER- WATERFORD203 BOSTON POST RD	4.6★	None	52
7	CARELOT CHILDREN'S CENTER-CLUBHOUSE GN165 GREAT NECK RD, GREAT NECK SCHOOL	4.6★	None	57
8	CARELOT CHILDREN'S CENTER - CLUBHOUSE OSW470 BOSTON POST RD, OSWAGOTCHIE SCHOOL	4.6★	1	57
9	LISA NEWMAN1 MACKENZIE RD	4.5★	None	6
10	AMBER LEE PINKHAM13 CROSS RD	4.4★	None	6
11	CLARIBEL RIVERA DAVILA908 HARTFORD TPKE	4.4★	None	2
12	CREATING CONNECTIONS EARLY LEARNING CENTER24 ROPE FERRY RD	4.3★	None	20

Ranked by DaycareAlert's violations-based safety rating (recency-weighted state inspection findings), then by fewest recent violations. "Violations (2 yr)" counts citations in the last two years so cities and facilities are comparable regardless of how far back a state's records go. Data comes directly from state licensing agencies — always open a facility's full record before deciding.

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