CRUZ MELENDEZ

License #DCFH.55062 · HARTFORD, CT · Capacity 6

Lifetime deficiency profile

18 total deficiencies

Top rules cited at this facility

18 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-10(b)(2)(A) 4 The provider shall have a complete and current general health record on file when the child begins attending the family child care home, signed and dated by a physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registere…
19a-87b-17 3 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-6(b) 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-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-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-17(b )(1)(A) 1 Prior to the administration of any medication, the licensed provider and any substitute(s) who are responsible for administering the medications shall first be trained by a physician, physician assistant, advanced practi…
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-8a 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)(5) 1 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(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 emergency health care for the child. — 45-Emergency Permission Form

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