MARIA ORTEGA

License #DCFH.56630 · WATERBURY, CT · Capacity 4

Lifetime deficiency profile

10 total deficiencies

Top rules cited at this facility

10 citations across this facility's inspection history. Top 9 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-9(b) 1 The facility and equipment shall be in good repair, and reasonably free from anything that may be potentially dangerous to children. — 023-Freedom of Hazards
19a-87b-9(d)(8) 1 The provider shall have easily accessible to the area of child care a minimum of one ABC multi-purpose fire extinguisher in operating condition that contains at least five pounds of fire extinguishing agent and shall hav…
19a-87b-9(d)(7) 1 Family child care homes that utilize combustible fuel shall be equipped with at least one operable carbon monoxide (CO) detector on each occupied level of the home. CO detectors shall comply with the Underwriters Labora…
19a-87b-9(h) 1 The water temperature at the tap shall be within a range of sixty degrees Fahrenheit to one hundred twenty degrees Fahrenheit. — 046-Water Temperature
19a-87b-9(m) and/or 19a-87b-9(n) 1 The provider shall have at least one portable, readily accessible first aid kit where children are in care, including field trips. Each kit shall be a closed container for storing first aid supplies, accessible to the pr…
19a-87b-10(b)(2)(A)(v) and/or 19a-87b-10(l) 1 For each child enrolled, the provider shall maintain on file a complete immunization record. — 055-Immunizations
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-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…

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Unknown source cadence · Retrieved by AccreditReady May 12, 2026 · Source: Connecticut Office of Early Childhood