My wife and I are partial to home daycare, and found the state resources to be extremely helpful:

https://www.ctoec.org/child-care-and-camps/

You can search for the type of care you're looking for (in-home, center, etc.) within a specific area. We used this tool to identify a list of in-home providers nearby, called them up, went for a visit, and wound up with an in-home provider we are very satisfied with.