License #DCFH.34589 · GALES FERRY, CT · Capacity 6
64 total deficiencies
64 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-87b-6(b)
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5 | 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 may impair such ability… |
19a-87b-6(c)
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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(k)
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4 | The provider shall have a working telephone at the family child care home, with emergency numbers posted in a readily accessible location in an area where family child care services are provided which is known to the pro… |
19a-87b-17
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3 | If the provider accepts responsibility for the administration of medications of any kind, the provider shall comply with all requirements in the regulations that pertain to the administration of medications and shall hav… |
19a-87b-17(d)
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3 | The provider shall comply with the requirements pertaining to the distribution of potassium iodide to adults present and children in attendance at the family child care home during a declared emergency. — 61a-KI Pills |
19a-87b-9(d)(5)
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3 | The provider and staff shall be periodically instructed and kept informed of their duties under the plan and shall practice at least quarterly an emergency evacuation drill. A written log of the practiced drills shall b… |
19a-87b-9(c)
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3 | All potentially harmful substances and materials shall be inaccessible to children. — 024-Harmful Substances and Materials Inaccessible |
19a-87b-10(b)(2)
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2 | The provider shall have a complete and current general health record on file when the child begins attending the family child care home, signed and dated by a physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registere… |
19a-87b-9(d)(6)
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2 | 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-8a
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2 | 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… |
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Unknown source cadence · Retrieved by AccreditReady May 12, 2026 · Source: Connecticut Office of Early Childhood