Creating Connections
Daycare center in Waterford, CT. 24 Rope Ferry Rd, Waterford, CT 06385
About the program
Creating Connections is a licensed daycare center in Waterford, Connecticut, on the state register since 2025. It is licensed for 20 children and serves infant, toddler and preschool ages.
Creating Connections Early Learning Center provides play-based care for children ages eight weeks to three years in Connecticut.
The program follows a play-based approach.
Tuition and capacity
Tuition: not listed. Creating Connections does not publish a fee schedule on its website. Programs in the area that publish full-time tuition have a median starting price of $1,203 a month.
Licensing and safety
Open the state record →Most violations are record-keeping, training or maintenance items, and nearly every program has some. Read what each one was and how fast it was fixed. Connecticut records each regulation cited at an inspection with the date it was closed. The state does not assign a risk level. The text shown is the regulation the program was cited under.
No Violations [-]
Regulation: -
Safe Sleep [19a-79-10(g)(1-8)]
Regulation: Infants under twelve months of age shall be placed in a supine (back) position for sleeping in a well-constructed, free standing crib or other piece of equipment designed for infant sleeping and appropriate for the particular child. A well-constructed, free standing crib or other piece of equipment shall be used designed for infant sleeping and appropriate for the particular child, with a snug fitting mattress covered by a tightly-fitted sheet. Infants under twelve months of age shall be placed
Potassium Iodide (KI) emergency distribution - permission and storage [19a-79-9a(d)]
Regulation: During a public health emergency declared by the Governor, a child care center or group child care home licensed and located within a ten mile radius of the Millstone Power Station in Waterford, Connecticut shall notify parents and guardians of enrolled minors, program staff and other persons present of the statutory requirement to provide potassium iodide, and shall designate program staff members to distribute and administer potassium iodide to adults present or to a child in attendance at the
Safe Sleep [19a-79-10(g)(1-8)]
Regulation: Infants under twelve months of age shall be placed in a supine (back) position for sleeping in a well-constructed, free standing crib or other piece of equipment designed for infant sleeping and appropriate for the particular child. A well-constructed, free standing crib or other piece of equipment shall be used designed for infant sleeping and appropriate for the particular child, with a snug fitting mattress covered by a tightly-fitted sheet. Infants under twelve months of age shall be placed
Consultants [19a-79-4a(i)(1-2)(H), (F)]
Regulation: 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 super
Show all 10 violations on file
Non-Prescription Topical Medications [19a-79-9a(a)(2-3)]
Regulation: The written permission of the parent(s) shall be required prior to the administration of the nonprescription topical medication shall be kept on file at the facility for each child administered a nonprescription topical medication. The parent(s) shall be immediately notified of any medication error, and notified of such error in writing not more than seventy two hours after the medication error occurred, and such medication error shall be documented in the child’s record. The medication shall be
Daily Attendance Records: Children/Staff [19a-79-3a(d)(1)]
Regulation: Daily attendance records for both children and program staff, recorded daily at the time of arrival and departure and kept on file at the facility for at least one year, showing the specific times of arrival and departure.
Outdoor space [19a-79-7a(h)(1-9)]
Regulation: There shall be access to a minimum of seventy-five (75) square feet per child of outdoor space for the number of children using the space at any one time. The outdoor area shall be fenced or protected for safety. Outdoor play equipment shall have a shock absorbing surface, under and around, that shall effectively cushion the fall of a child, except where the child is sitting or standing at ground level. The shock absorbing surface shall be maintained at a depth of at least eight inches, be free
Staff Health Records [19a-79-4a(a)(1)]
Regulation: 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, completed within 12 months before the date of employment for new program staff, and every 36 months for current program staff. Such statement shall document the presence of any known medical or emotional illness or disorder that would currently pose a risk to children.
Individual care plan- signed by parents/staff [19a-79-5a(a)(2)(E)]
Regulation: An individual plan of care for any child with special health care needs or disabilities when it is necessary that special care be taken or provided while a child is in attendance shall be developed and implemented with the child's parent(s) and health care provider and updated, as necessary. The plan shall include appropriate care of the child to prevent and respond to a medical or other emergency and shall be signed by the parent and program staff responsible for the care of the child.
Getting there
24 Rope Ferry Rd, Waterford, CT 06385
Questions about Creating Connections
Is Creating Connections licensed?
Yes. Creating Connections holds an active Child Care Center licence from Connecticut Office of Early Childhood (licence DCCC.70842), with a licensed capacity of 20 children. The state record was synced in September 2026.
Has Creating Connections had any inspection violations?
Connecticut records 10 violations for Creating Connections in the last three years, across 1 inspections on file. The median daycare center in the area has 18. Each one is listed above with the date it was corrected.
What ages does Creating Connections take?
Creating Connections is licensed to serve infant, toddler and preschool ages, and is open 7 am to 5 pm, Mon to Fri.
How much does Creating Connections cost?
Creating Connections does not publish tuition on its website. Ask for the full fee schedule on a tour, including registration, supply and late pick-up fees.
