ELAINE GOMES

License #DCFH.58078 · MANCHESTER, CT · Capacity 6

Lifetime deficiency profile

18 total deficiencies

Top rules cited at this facility

18 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-6(e) 2 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-5(e) 1 The provider shall care for no more than two (2) children under the age of eighteen months at one time, including the provider�s own children, except that the provider may care for up to six (6) children under the age of…
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-9(k) 1 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-7(a) 1 Household members shall be free from any mental, emotional or physical health problems that might adversely affect children receiving family child care services. — 017-Medical Statement
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-10(b)(3)(C) and/or 19a-87b-10(b)(3)(D) 1 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-10(b)(4) 1 The provider shall have on file an incident log for each enrolled child to record accidents, incidents that shall be reported to the Department of Children and Families, injuries, illnesses or unusual behaviors that occu…
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-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…

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