License #DCFH.36887 · WEST HAVEN, CT · Capacity 6
30 total deficiencies
30 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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3 | 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… |
19a-87b-6(c)(3)
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3 | The provider shall maintain a current certificate from an approved course in basic first aid appropriate for child care providers. — 09-First Aid Certificate |
19a-87b-9(h)
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3 | The temperature of water at taps used by children shall be safe to prevent scalding. — 36-Water Temperature |
19a-87b-9(f)(1)
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3 | 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-10(b)(2)(A)
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3 | 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-7(b) and/or 19a-87b-7(c)
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2 | The members of the household in a family child care home shall not have been convicted of any offenses which the Commissioner reasonably believes renders such household unsuitable for the provision of family child care s… |
19a-87b-9(c)
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2 | Poisonous substances shall not be accessible to children enrolled in the facility. Poisonous and unidentified plants and plant parts shall be removed from the area, protected by barriers, or kept out of the reach of chil… |
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-13
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1 | The provider or substitute shall allow Office of Early Childhood staff full access to the facility named on the registration, whenever Office of Early Childhood staff seeks to perform home visits. The provider or substit… |
19a-87b-9(b)
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1 | The facility and equipment shall be in good repair, and reasonably free from anything that would be dangerous to children. — 17-Freedom of Hazards |
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Unknown source cadence · Retrieved by AccreditReady May 11, 2026 · Source: Connecticut Office of Early Childhood