JOSEFINA A CESPEDES

License #DCFH.56842 · STAMFORD, 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-9(h) 3 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-6(c) 2 The provider shall maintain a current certificate from an approved course in basic first aid appropriate for child care providers and shall maintain verification of such training on file at the family child care home. — …
19a-87b-9(m) and/or 19a-87b-9(n) 2 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-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 may impair such ability…
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) 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-5(f)(2) 1 The license shall be displayed conspicuously in a location visible to the Office of Early Childhood staff and to parents whose children are in care or who are considering placing their children in the provider's care. — …
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-10(b)(3)(C) and/or 19a-87b-10(b)(3)(D) 1 For each child enrolled, the provider shall have on file and shall keep updated the parent's written permission and instructions specifying any activity away from the family child care home, including days and times, and…
19a-87b-10(b)(4) 1 The provider shall have on file an incident log for each enrolled child to record accidents, incidents that shall be reported to the Department of Children and Families, injuries, illnesses or unusual behaviors that occu…

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