SUSAN THREET-RAKEM

License #DCFH.48128 · WEST HAVEN, CT · Capacity 6

Lifetime deficiency profile

8 total deficiencies

Top rules cited at this facility

8 citations across this facility's inspection history. Top 8 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) 1 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(c) 1 All potentially harmful substances and materials shall be inaccessible to children. — 024-Harmful Substances and Materials Inaccessible
19a-87b-10(c)(5) 1 There shall be an individual bed, cot, mat or other provision intended for each child for napping or resting which is age appropriate, comfortable, clean, safe, and allows for minimal disturbance. Children shall nap or r…
19a-87b-10(b)(3)(B) 1 For each child enrolled, the provider shall have on file and shall keep updated the parent's written permission and instructions specifying name, address and telephone numbers of emergency medical care provider for the c…
19a-87b-10(h) 1 The provider shall be responsible for the supervision of the children at all times while the children are at the facility, indoors or outdoors or on excursions. It is done by a provider who is within effective sight or s…
19a-87b-9(h) 1 The temperature of water at taps used by children shall be safe to prevent scalding. — 36-Water Temperature
19a-87b-9(m) and/or 19a-87b-9(n) 1 The provider shall have at least one portable, readily accessible first aid kit where children are in care, including field trips. Each kit shall be a closed container for storing first aid supplies, accessible to the pr…
19a-87b-9(d)(7) 1 Family child care homes that utilize combustible fuel shall be equipped with at least one operable carbon monoxide (CO) detector on each occupied level of the home. CO detectors shall comply with the Underwriters Labora…

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