Lorena Fernandez

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

Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age

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(518) 409-3371

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Price

Prices not listed on 211 Child Care.

State visits

State inspection visits: 7 visits since July 2024, most recently Aug 25, 2026.

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About Lorena Fernandez

Prices

This program doesn’t list prices on 211 Child Care. For reference, programs in Waterbury that list prices typically charge about $1,300 a month for infants, about $1,192 a month for toddlers, about $1,192 a month for preschoolers.

Hours

  • Mon–FriOpen 24 hours

Open in summer · Night care

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 25, 2026Follow-up visitNo rules cited
  • Aug 24, 2026Unannounced inspection3 rules cited · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan”
    • Infants Not Swaddled
    • Individual Plan of Care
    • Infants Placed in Safe Crib/Snug Mattress/Tight Sheet
  • Dec 15, 2025Unannounced partial inspectionNo rules cited · The state’s outcome: “Closed No Violations”
  • Sep 29, 2025Follow-up visit1 rule cited
    • Background Check
  • Aug 6, 2025Follow-up visitNo rules cited
  • Aug 5, 2025Unannounced inspection16 rules cited · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan”
    • Medical Statement
    • Substitute/Assistant
    • Judgment
    • Flexible and Balanced Schedule
    • Individual Plan of Care
    • Awareness of/Understanding of Regulations
    • Working Telephone/Emergency Numbers Posted
    • Meeting the Child's Needs
    • Diaper Changing: Frequent/Sanitary/Hand Washing/Waste Disposal
    • Parent Permission for Nonprescription Topical Meds
    • Background Check
    • Emergency Med/Equipment Labeled and Current
    • Access
    • Written Authorized Prescriber/Parent Permission
    • Policies and Procedures for Adm of Meds
    • Nonprescription Topical Meds Stored/Labeled
  • Jul 1, 2024Unannounced inspection3 rules cited · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan”
    • Child Health Record
    • Immunizations
    • Emergency Evacuation Drills-Quarterly

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 Aug 24, 2023. Current license from Aug 24, 2023 to Aug 31, 2027.

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Program details

Schedule options
Open 24 hours · Open in summer · Night care
Languages spoken by staff
Spanish · English
Experience with special needs
Health Impairment · Social/Emotional/Behavior Concerns · Autism Spectrum Disorders
Transportation
Near Public Bus Stop · Near Public 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.