License #DCFH.57731 · HAMDEN, CT · Capacity 6
11 total deficiencies
11 citations across this facility's inspection history. Top 9 below — click any rule to read the plain-English summary, evidence inspectors look for, and how to fix.
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19a-87b-9(b)
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2 | 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(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… |
19a-87b-9(d)(7)
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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)
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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(h)
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1 | 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-9(m) and/or 19a-87b-9(n)
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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-9(d)(8)
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1 | The provider shall have easily accessible to the area of child care a minimum of one ABC multi-purpose fire extinguisher in operating condition that contains at least five pounds of fire extinguishing agent and shall hav… |
19a-87b-6(c)(2)
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1 | The provider shall maintain a current certificate from an approved course in CPR for child care providers and shall maintain verification of such training on file at the family child care home. — 015-CPR Certificate |
19a-87b-6(c)(1)
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1 | 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. — … |
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Unknown source cadence · Retrieved by AccreditReady May 11, 2026 · Source: Connecticut Office of Early Childhood