License #DCFH.57182 · BRIDGEPORT, CT · Capacity 6
63 total deficiencies
63 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.
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19a-87b-10(a)
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4 | The provider shall maintain the family child care home within the registered capacity. — 004-Capacity |
19a-87b-9(b)
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4 | 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(k)
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3 | The provider shall have a working telephone at the family child care home, with emergency numbers posted in a readily accessible location in an area where family child care services are provided which is known to the pro… |
19a-87b-10(b)(2)
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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-6(c)
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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-8, 19a-87b-8(d) and/or 19a-87b-8(e)
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2 | The provider may have substitutes and assistants in the family child care home only after the intended staff member has been approved in writing by the Commissioner. All staff members shall have read and understood the … |
19a-87b-9(d)(4)(D)
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2 | Every stairway shall have a sturdy handrail with no areas in which a child may fall through, shall provide safe passageway and be maintained free of obstructions. There shall be a gate or other structure in place that ma… |
19a-87b-5(j)
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2 | The applicant or provider shall notify the Commissioner in writing within five (5) working days of any change in circumstances which alters or affects the provision of family child care services. — 011-Notification of Ch… |
19a-87b-10(b)(2)(A)(v) and/or 19a-87b-10(l)
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2 | For each child enrolled, the provider shall maintain on file a complete immunization record. — 055-Immunizations |
19a-87b-9(d)(6)
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2 | 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… |
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Unknown source cadence · Retrieved by AccreditReady May 12, 2026 · Source: Connecticut Office of Early Childhood