Aleyda Paulino
Home-based child care in Waterbury, CT · Licensed for 6 children, plus 3 school-age · Ages 6 weeks to 12 years
Listed on 211 Child Care as “My First Step Day Care”
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Connecticut doesn’t publish programs’ openings. Call to ask.
Listed prices on 211 Child Care: infant $1,083 a month, toddler $867 a month, preschool $867 a month, school-age $758 a month.
State inspection visits: 5 visits since June 2024, most recently Aug 26, 2026.
Openings
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Prices
From 211 Child Care, read Nov 2, 2026For the schedule: Mon–Fri 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Ages Per week Infant (0–17 months) $250 Toddler/Preschool (18–71 months) $200 School Age (5–12 years) $175
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–Fri6:00 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 26, 2026Unannounced partial inspectionNo rules cited · The state’s outcome: “Closed No Violations”
- Jul 14, 2026Follow-up visitNo rules cited
- Jun 23, 2026Unannounced inspection9 rules cited · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan”
- Freedom of Hazards
- Authorized Release
- Written Authorized Prescriber/Parent Permission
- Child Health Record
- Immunizations
- Emergency Permission Form
- Prescription Meds Stored/Labeled
- Individual Plan of Care
- Crib or other Provision Free from Observable Hazards
- Jul 30, 2025Unannounced inspection7 rules cited · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan”
- Authorized Release
- Written Authorized Prescriber/Parent Permission
- Prescription Meds Stored/Labeled
- Enrollment Form
- Immunizations
- Emergency Permission Form
- Individual Plan of Care
- Jun 20, 2024Unannounced inspection5 rules cited · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan”
- Authorized Release
- Background Check
- Freedom of Hazards
- Emergency Evacuation Drills-Quarterly
- Immunizations
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 Apr 29, 2019. Current license from May 1, 2023 to Apr 30, 2027.
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Program details
- Schedule options
- Open in summer
- Languages spoken by staff
- Spanish
- Transportation
- Walking Distance to School · 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.