LITTLE ACORN PRESCHOOL

License #DCCC.70497 · GROTON, CT · Capacity —

Lifetime deficiency profile

13 total deficiencies

Top rules cited at this facility

13 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.

RuleTimes citedSample narrative
19a-79-4a(h)(2)(G) 2 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-79-7a(h)(2) 1 Where swings, seesaws or climbing apparatus are used, the surface in the space shall be protected with a minimum of eight (8) inches of impact absorbing materials. — 088-Impact Absorbing Material under Equipment
19a-79-6a(a)(2) 1 A nutritionally adequate meal shall be provided by the child care center or group child care home, or the parent(s) whenever a child remains on the premises for five (5) hours or more. Children who stay on the premises l…
19a-79-4a(a)(1) and/or 19a-79-4a(a)(2) 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-79-9a(b)(3) and/or 19a-79-9a(b)(4) 1 Except for nonprescription topical medications, no medication shall be administered to a child without the written order of an authorized prescriber and the written permission of the child's parent(s) which shall be on f…
19a-79-5a(a)(2)(E) 1 The operator of a child care center or group child care home is responsible for maintaining on the licensed premises a current record for each child enrolled. A copy of the record shall be available and provided upon req…
19a-6a(c) and/or 19a-6a(d) 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…
19a-79-3a(e)(2) 1 The operator shall post the current fire marshal certificate in a conspicuous place, accessible to the public. — 009-Current Fire Marshal Certificate
19a-79-3a(d)6)(C), (e)(1-6), 7a(e)(17), 10(g)(8) 1 The operator shall post the following items in a conspicuous place, accessible to the public: the license, the OEC complaint procedure, menus, No Smoking signs, the plan for administrative oversight, the radon test, the …
19a-79-4a(i)(1-2)(H), (F) 1 An education consultant shall be available to the operator and program staff for advice and support regarding the educational content and practice of the program. A person needs to apply for approval to be an education c…

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Unknown source cadence · Retrieved by AccreditReady May 12, 2026 · Source: Connecticut Office of Early Childhood