License #DCFH.51227 · HAMDEN, CT · Capacity 6
27 total deficiencies
27 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-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-6(b)
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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… |
19a-87b-6(c)(3)
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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-9(d)(4)(D)
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2 | 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(k)
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2 | The provider shall have a working telephone at the facility, with emergency numbers posted nearby in an easily visible location. — 37-Working Telephone/Emergency Numbers Posted |
19a-87b-9(m)
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2 | The provider shall have easily available, but out of reach of young children, adequate first aid supplies and current information about medical emergencies and appropriate first aid procedures. — 39-First Aid Supplies |
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 |
19a-87b-9(d)(4)(A)
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1 | The provider shall remain with the children at all times, when the children are being cared for in space below ground level, to assist with emergency exiting. — 23-Basement Supervision |
19a-87b-9(d)(5)
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1 | The provider shall establish a written plan for the protection of occupants in the event of fire or other emergency evacuation from the building. All child care staff shall be periodically instructed and kept informed of… |
19a-87b-9(f)(1)
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1 | 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… |
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Unknown source cadence · Retrieved by AccreditReady May 12, 2026 · Source: Connecticut Office of Early Childhood