Maria Celia Arantes

Home-based child care in Danbury, CT · Licensed for 6 children, plus 3 school-age · Ages 6 weeks to 12 years

Listed on 211 Child Care as “Happy Kids Day Care”

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

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(203) 460-6643

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Openings

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Price

Listed prices on 211 Child Care: infant $953 a month, toddler $953 a month, preschool $953 a month.

State visits

State inspection visits: 7 visits since July 2025, most recently Aug 4, 2026.

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About Maria Celia Arantes

Prices

From 211 Child Care, read Nov 2, 2026

  1. For the schedule: Mon–Fri 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM

    AgesPer week
    Infant (0–17 months)$220
    Toddler/Preschool (18–71 months)$220

Prices as the program lists them on 211 Child Care, which doesn’t say when they were last updated. Ask about registration fees, deposits and sibling discounts. See the listing

Hours

  • Mon–Fri7:00 AM – 5:30 PM

Open in summer

From the program’s license record with the state.

State inspections and investigations

Connecticut’s Office of Early Childhood inspects licensed programs, mostly without notice, and investigates complaints and incidents. These are its records for the last three years. The rules it cited and its outcomes are in its own words.

Inspections

  • Aug 4, 2026Unannounced inspection6 rules cited · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan”
    • Emergency Evacuation Drills-Quarterly
    • Enrollment Form
    • Child Health Record
    • Immunizations
    • Individual Plan of Care
    • Water Temperature
  • Dec 30, 2025Unannounced partial inspectionNo rules cited · The state’s outcome: “Closed No Violations”
  • Nov 19, 2025Follow-up visitNo rules cited
  • Nov 4, 2025Unannounced partial inspection2 rules cited · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan”
    • Capacity
    • Substitute/Assistant
  • Aug 4, 2025Follow-up visitNo rules cited
  • Jul 30, 2025Follow-up visit11 rules cited
    • Emergency Evacuation Drills-Quarterly
    • Policies and Procedures for Adm of Meds
    • Capacity
    • Infant/Toddler Restriction
    • Enrollment Form
    • Child Health Record
    • Immunizations
    • Written Authorized Prescriber/Parent Permission
    • Meeting the Child's Needs
    • Diaper Changing: Frequent/Sanitary/Hand Washing/Waste Disposal
    • Parent Permission for Nonprescription Topical Meds
  • Jul 23, 2025Unannounced inspectionNo rules cited · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan”

Investigations

No investigations in the state’s records for the last three years.

A corrective action plan is the program’s written plan to fix what the state found. 211 Child Care shows the state’s full history for this program. See it on 211 Child Care

First licensed Mar 27, 2014. Current license from Jul 18, 2024 to Jul 31, 2028.

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Program details

Schedule options
Open in summer
Languages spoken by staff
English · Portuguese · Spanish
Transportation
School Transportation

From Connecticut child care licensing records (Connecticut Office of Early Childhood, on data.ct.gov) and 211 Child Care (United Way of Connecticut), retrieved Nov 2, 2026. Prices, ages and other details come from programs’ listings on 211 Child Care, which programs keep up themselves; neither 211 nor the state verifies them. Always confirm details with the program. The details on this page last changed Oct 26, 2026.