SANDRA MARTINEZ

License #DCFH.57205 · WATERBURY, CT · Capacity —

Lifetime deficiency profile

11 total deficiencies

Top rules cited at this facility

11 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-5(j) 1 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-5(c) 1 A license shall not be assigned by a provider to any other person under any circumstances. A provider shall not use a substitute for more than one hour per day on a regularly, recurring basis which effectively franchises…
19a-87b-13 1 The provider, assistant, emergency caregiver or substitute shall allow the Office of Early Childhood immediate access during customary hours to the facility named on the license whenever the Office of Early Childhood see…
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-6(a) 1 The provider shall have a copy of the regulations at the facility and shall have read and understood the family child care standards set forth in these regulations. — 012-Awareness of/Understanding of Regulations
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(d)(4)(D) 1 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-9(d)(6) 1 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…
19a-87b-6(b) 1 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-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 11, 2026 · Source: Connecticut Office of Early Childhood