HEIDY CERMENO

License #DCFH.54667 · WEST HAVEN, CT · Capacity 6

Lifetime deficiency profile

12 total deficiencies

Top rules cited at this facility

12 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(d)(5) 2 The provider and staff shall be periodically instructed and kept informed of their duties under the plan and shall practice at least quarterly an emergency evacuation drill. A written log of the practiced drills shall b…
19a-87b-10(c )(4) 1 There shall be a bed, cot, mat or other provision for each child for napping or resting which is comfortable, clean, safe, and allows for minimal disturbance for each day care child. Day care children shall not be napped…
19a-87b-10(e) 1 The provider shall allow infants to crawl or toddle, shall hold them for bottle feedings and at other times during the child care period, and shall give them individual attention, and verbal communication. — 52-Infant Ca…
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-17 1 If the provider accepts responsibility for the administration of medications of any kind, the provider shall comply with all requirements in the regulations that pertain to the administration of medications and shall hav…
19a-87b-10(d) 1 An appropriate plan for each child's individual care shall be developed with the child's parent(s) at intake and updated as necessary to meet the child's changing needs. — 51-Individual Plan of Care
19a-87b-9(c) 1 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(f)(2) 1 When there is a swimming pool or any other body of water at the facility or near enough to the facility to attract or be accessible to children at any time of the year, there shall be a sturdy fence/barrier, four (4) fee…
19a-87b-9(k) 1 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-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…

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