SHARIFAH SMITH

License #DCFH.57840 · NEW LONDON, CT · Capacity 6

Lifetime deficiency profile

28 total deficiencies

Top rules cited at this facility

28 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(d)(5) 3 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-10(b)(2) 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-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-10(f)(1) and/or 19a-87b-10(f)(4) 2 Infants under 12 months shall be placed to sleep in a well-constructed, free standing crib or other piece of equipment designed for infant sleeping and appropriate for the particular child, with a snug fitting mattress c…
19a-87b-9(c) 2 All potentially harmful substances and materials shall be inaccessible to children. — 024-Harmful Substances and Materials Inaccessible
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)(3)(B) 2 For each child enrolled, the provider shall have on file and shall keep updated the parent's written permission and instructions specifying name, address and telephone numbers of emergency medical care provider for the c…
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-10(b)(3)(C) and/or 19a-87b-10(b)(3)(D) 2 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-9(d)(4) 1 There shall be two (2) readily accessible, passable, remotely located and safe means of escape from each room used for child care in the family child care home. Passageways leading to means of escape shall have adequate …

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