JOYCE JOSEPH

License #DCFH.57080 · NEW HAVEN, CT · Capacity 6

Lifetime deficiency profile

22 total deficiencies

Top rules cited at this facility

22 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(b) 3 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-10(b)(3)(A) 2 For each child enrolled, the provider shall have on file and shall keep updated the parent's written permission and instructions specifying any persons permitted to remove the child from the child care home on behalf of …
19a-87b-10(b)(1) 2 For each child enrolled, the provider shall maintain on file a current and complete enrollment form. This form shall be kept for one year after a child ceases to be cared for in the facility. — 42-Enrollment Form
19a-87b-10(b)(2) 2 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(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-10(b)(2)(A)(v) and/or 19a-87b-10(l) 2 For each child enrolled, the provider shall maintain on file a complete immunization record. — 055-Immunizations
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(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-10(b)(2)(A) 1 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-10(c)(5) 1 There shall be an individual bed, cot, mat or other provision intended for each child for napping or resting which is age appropriate, comfortable, clean, safe, and allows for minimal disturbance. Children shall nap or r…

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