JOYCE A ALDRICH

License #DCFH.56022 · SHELTON, CT · Capacity 6

Lifetime deficiency profile

27 total deficiencies

Top rules cited at this facility

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.

RuleTimes citedSample narrative
19a-87b-6(b) 3 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-10(b)(2)(A) 3 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-9(e) 2 The provider shall protect children from guns, ammunition and weapons stored at the facility. All guns shall be stored unloaded. Ammunition shall be stored in a separate location away from the guns and inaccessible to ch…
19a-87b-9(d)(5) 2 Provider and all child care staff shall practice at least quarterly an emergency evacuation drill. — 26-Fire Drills-Quarterly
19a-87b-9(b) 2 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) 2 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-10(b)(2)(A)(v) and/or 19a-87b-10(k) 2 For each child enrolled, the provider shall maintain on file a complete immunization record. — 44-Immunizations
19a-87b-10(c )(4) 2 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-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…

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