Ray's Of Sunshine Childcare
Child care center in Waterbury, CT · Licensed for 30 children, 10 of them under 3 · Ages 3 months to 12 years
Infant · Toddler · Preschool · School age
Connecticut doesn’t publish programs’ openings. Call to ask.
Listed prices on 211 Child Care: infant $1,733 a month, toddler $1,668 a month, preschool $1,430 a month, school-age $1,192 a month.
State inspection visits: 4 visits since November 2023, most recently Feb 27, 2026.
Openings
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Prices
From 211 Child Care, read Nov 2, 2026For the schedule: Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM; Wed 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
Ages Per week Infant/Toddler (0–17 months) $400 Infant/Toddler (18–35 months) $385 Preschool (3–5 years) $330 School Age (5–12 years) $275
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–Fri7:30 AM – 6:00 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 27, 2026Follow-up visitNo rules cited
- Jan 12, 2026Unannounced inspection8 rules cited · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan”
- Postings
- Authorized prescriber/parent permission
- Consultants
- Policies- complete, implemented
- Water supply- water testing
- Radon test
- Equipment-clean and safe, good repair, non-toxic-sturdy, free from protruding nails, rust
- Fire marshal codes/certificate
- Dec 3, 2024Unannounced inspection15 rules cited · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan”
- Policies- complete, implemented
- Individual care plan- signed by parents/staff
- Fire marshal codes/certificate
- Local Health Inspection
- Shock ab materials less than 1 ¼ ‶ diameter
- Children's Enrollment information
- Menus- 1 wk in advance- keep 3 mths
- Water temperature 60 ℉ – 120 ℉
- Medication Trainings
- Consultants
- No toys/objects less than 1 ¼ ‶ diameter
- Potentially hazardous substances, materials – labeled, inaccessible to children
- Educational requirements
- Diapering
- Licensed premises-clean, good repair, hazard free-maintenance program
- Nov 15, 2023Follow-up visitNo rules cited · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan”
Investigations
- Dec 22, 2025Complaint investigationClosed Jan 20, 2026 · The state’s outcome: “Corrective Action Plan” · 2 rules cited
- Video recordings- keep 30 days
- Ratios- 1:4 (6wks-24mths), 1:5 (24-36mths)
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 Jun 16, 2023. Current license from Jun 16, 2023 to Jun 30, 2027.
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Program details
- Schedule options
- Open in summer
- Languages spoken by staff
- English
- Experience with special needs
- Developmental Delays/Learning Disabilities
- Transportation
- Near Public Bus Stop
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 Nov 2, 2026.