Stepping Stones Discovery & Development Center
Child care center in Groton, CT · Licensed for 36 children, 19 of them under 3 · Ages 6 weeks to 12 years
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Connecticut doesn’t publish programs’ openings. Call to ask.
Listed prices on 211 Child Care: infant $1,365 a month, toddler $1,283 a month, preschool $1,070 a month, school-age $477 a month.
State inspection visits: 3 visits since December 2024, most recently Feb 5, 2026.
Openings
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Prices
From 211 Child Care, read Nov 2, 2026For the schedule: Mon–Fri 7:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Ages Per week Infant/Toddler (0–17 months) $315 Infant/Toddler (18–35 months) $296 Preschool (3–5 years) $247 School Age (5–12 years) $110
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
- Feb 5, 2026Unannounced inspection11 rules cited · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan”
- Potassium Iodide (KI) emergency distribution – permission and storage
- Feeding
- Immunization records
- Daily Attendance Records: Children/Staff
- Health consultant visits/documentation
- Staff Health Records
- 2.8 yr olds enrolled in preschool-authorization
- Consultants
- Professional development
- Child Health Records
- Licensed premises-clean, good repair, hazard free-maintenance program
- Feb 21, 2025Follow-up visit2 rules cited
- Comprehensive background checks
- Consultants
- Dec 18, 2024Unannounced inspection17 rules cited · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan”
- Daily Attendance Records: Children/Staff
- Comprehensive background checks
- Licensed premises-clean, good repair, hazard free-maintenance program
- Air Temperature 65F at 3 ft-Thermometer affixed
- Parent Permissions
- Individual care plan- signed by parents/staff
- Equipment-clean and safe, good repair, non-toxic-sturdy, free from protruding nails, rust
- Cribs-in compliance w/CPSC
- Fences installed to protect from water hazards
- Health consultant visits/documentation
- Consultants
- First Aid Kit(s):Indoor/Outdoor/Field Trip
- Potentially hazardous substances, materials – labeled, inaccessible to children
- Outdoor space
- Educational requirements
- Authorized prescriber/parent permission
- Diapering
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 9, 2020. Current license from Apr 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2028.
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Program details
- Schedule options
- Open in summer
- Languages spoken by staff
- English · Spanish
- Experience with special needs
- Social/Emotional/Behavior Concerns
- 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.