MARIA G ZUMBA

License #DCFH.57373 · DANBURY, CT · Capacity 6

Lifetime deficiency profile

36 total deficiencies

Top rules cited at this facility

36 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(c) 4 All potentially harmful substances and materials shall be inaccessible to children. — 024-Harmful Substances and Materials Inaccessible
19a-87b-9(d)(6) 3 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-9(o) 3 The provider shall be responsible for protecting the health and safety of the children from household pets and other animals at the facility. Animal waste shall be kept inaccessible to children. The provider shall develo…
19a-87b-10(b)(3)(C)-(D)-(F) 3 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-8a 2 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-9(f)(1-2) 2 There shall be sufficient indoor and outdoor play space to ensure appropriate activities, safety and comfort for the children at the facility. When outdoor play space does not exist at the facility, the provider shall id…
19a-87b-9(d)(4)(D) 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-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 the name, address and telephone numbers of persons permitted to remove the child…
19a-87b-6(e) 1 The applicant and provider shall demonstrate the personal qualities appropriate for working and communicating with children and their families and other adults. — 016-Judgment
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…

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