CARMEN SANTIAGO

License #DCFH.53733 · WEST HAVEN, CT · Capacity 6

Lifetime deficiency profile

14 total deficiencies

Top rules cited at this facility

14 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-9(f)(1) 2 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-9(n) 2 The provider shall be responsible for protecting the health and safety of the children from household pets and other animals at the facility. A current rabies vaccination certificate shall be kept on file at the facility…
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…
19a-87b-9(d)(4) 1 There shall be two (2) readily accessible, passable, remotely located and safe means of escape from each room used for child care in the facility. Passageways leading to means of escape shall have adequate lighting and b…
19a-87b-9(d)(6) 1 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-5(j) 1 The applicant or provider shall notify the Commissioner in writing within five (5) working days of any change in circumstances which alters or affects the child care services. — 06-Notification of Change
19a-87b-6(c)(3) 1 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-7(a) 1 The members of the household shall be free from any mental, emotional or physical health problems which might adversely affect the day care children. The provider shall furnish every two (2) years and at any other time r…
19a-87b-7(b) and/or 19a-87b-7(c) 1 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(a) 1 The facility and equipment shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition and shall not pose a health hazard to children. — 16-Clean/Sanitary Environment

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