MELBA L TORRES

License #DCFH.48394 · MILFORD, CT · Capacity 6

Lifetime deficiency profile

16 total deficiencies

Top rules cited at this facility

16 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-6(c)(3) 2 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-8a(a)-(f) 1 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-9(d)(9) 1 The provider shall show documentation that any auxiliary heater installed after original construction of the facility has been inspected and approved for proper and safe installation by an authorized licensed professiona…
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-10(d)(3) 1 The provider shall maintain in the family child care home a written individual plan of care for each child with disabilities or special health care needs who requires special care be taken or provided while the child is …
19a-87b-17(b)(5)(E) 1 The provider shall require the parent(s) of a child who has a prescription for a premeasured commercially prepared auto-injector used to treat an allergic reaction or injectable equipment used to administer glucagon or o…
19a-87b-17(b)(1) and/or 19a-87b-17(b)(2) 1 Prior to the administration of any medication other than nonprescription topical medications, the provider and any substitute(s) who are responsible for administering the medications shall be trained in the methods of ad…
19a-87b-10(a) 1 The provider shall maintain the family child care home within the registered capacity. — 01-Capacity
19a-87b-6(a) 1 The provider shall have a copy of the regulations at the facility and shall have read and understood the family child care standards set forth in these regulations. — 07-Awareness of/Understanding of Regulations
19a-87b-6(b) 1 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…

↑ Each rule code links to its CT most-cited rules breakdown — director-friendly summaries with evidence checklists.

Get the full Risk Score

Sign up to get this facility's full 0-1000 Risk Score across 8 weighted compliance components — citation history, evidence completeness, drill compliance, mock inspection scores, and more.

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