License #DCCC.16397 · ESSEX, CT · Capacity —
14 total deficiencies
14 citations across this facility's inspection history. Top 10 below — click any rule to read the plain-English summary, evidence inspectors look for, and how to fix.
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19a-79-7a(e)(3)
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1 | The water heating equipment shall deliver water at the tap, the temperature of which shall be within a range of sixty (60) degrees Fahrenheit to one hundred fifteen (115) degrees Fahrenheit. It shall have the capacity to… |
19a-79-2a(c)(7)
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1 | At least every two (2) years, the local health director shall make unannounced visits, inspections or investigations of the licensed child care center or group child care home. — 001-Local Health Inspection |
19a-79-3a(b)(7) &/or 19a-79-4a(3)
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1 | The operator shall be responsible for the overall management and operation of the child care center or group child care home in accordance with applicable state and local laws and regulations and shall assure annual trai… |
19a-79-3a(b)(8)(B)
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1 | The operator shall document that the techniques used to manage child behaviors in the facility have been discussed with the child's parent(s) prior to enrollment and reviewed as needed during the period of the child's en… |
19a-79-3a(d)(1)
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1 | The operator shall implement and annually review specific written policies, plans and procedures that include daily attendance records for both children and staff showing the specific times of arrival and departure. The … |
19a-79-4a(a)(1) and/or 19a-79-4a(a)(2)
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1 | A file shall be kept on the licensed premises for each employee of the child care center or group child care home which shall include an acceptable medical statement and a written report of a negative tuberculin test. — … |
19a-79-4a(a)(3) and/or 19a-79-4a(g)
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1 | A file shall be kept on the licensed premises for each employee of the child care center or group child care home which shall include documentation of professional development for each program staff person who cares for … |
19a-79-4a(h)(1) and/or 19a-79-4a(h)(2)
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1 | A written plan for consultation services shall be developed, signed annually by the consultant and implemented. These services shall include an early childhood educational consultant, a health consultant, a dentist or de… |
19a-79-4a(h)(2)(G)
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1 | A written plan for consultation services shall be developed, signed annually by the consultant and implemented. Consultative services shall include documenting the activities and observations in a consultation log that i… |
19a-6a(c) and/or 19a-6a(d)
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1 | The facility shall maintain at least one (1) portable, readily available first aid kit wherever children are in care, including field trips, outdoor play areas and one to remain at the facility if all the children do not… |
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Unknown source cadence · Retrieved by AccreditReady May 11, 2026 · Source: Connecticut Office of Early Childhood