SHIRLEY WINSTON

License #DCFH.32024 · NEW HAVEN, CT · Capacity 6

Lifetime deficiency profile

63 total deficiencies

Top rules cited at this facility

63 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-87b-9(b) 5 The facility and equipment shall be in good repair, and reasonably free from anything that may be potentially dangerous to children. — 023-Freedom of Hazards
19a-87b-9(d)(6) 5 The provider shall have smoke detectors, in operating condition, placed in the home so as to protect day care children's sleeping areas, play areas and the basement. There shall be at least one smoke detector on each lev…
19a-87b-6(c) 4 The provider shall maintain a current certificate from an approved course in basic first aid appropriate for child care providers and shall maintain verification of such training on file at the family child care home. — …
19a-87b-9(f)(1) 4 There shall be sufficient indoor and outdoor play space to ensure appropriate activities, safety and comfort for the day care children. The indoor and outdoor play space shall be neither isolated nor remote from the prim…
19a-87b-9(d)(4) 3 There shall be two (2) readily accessible, passable, remotely located and safe means of escape from each room used for child care in the family child care home. Passageways leading to means of escape shall have adequate …
19a-87b-9(c) 3 All potentially harmful substances and materials shall be inaccessible to children. — 024-Harmful Substances and Materials Inaccessible
19a-87b-9(d)(4)(D) 3 Every stairway shall have a sturdy handrail for children to use, shall provide safe passageway and be maintained free of obstructions. Sturdy child-safe gates shall be placed at the top and bottom of stairways to prevent…
19a-87b-9(h) 3 The temperature of water at taps used by children shall be safe to prevent scalding. — 36-Water Temperature
19a-87b-8a 3 The applicant, provider, prospective employees, assistants, substitutes and each household member shall submit to a comprehensive background check. Such persons shall not have record that the Commissioner reasonably bel…
19a-87b-6(b) 2 The provider shall be physically, emotionally and mentally able to handle child care responsibilities and emergencies and shall be free from any mental, emotional or physical health problems which might impair such abili…

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Unknown source cadence · Retrieved by AccreditReady May 11, 2026 · Source: Connecticut Office of Early Childhood