ORDERED STEPS LEARNING CENTER

License #DCGH.80024 · STAMFORD, CT · Capacity —

Lifetime deficiency profile

63 total deficiencies

Top rules cited at this facility

63 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-79-4a(c)(2) 3 There shall be at least two (2) staff eighteen (18) years of age or older on the premises when one (1) or more children are in attendance. The staff shall be available to care for the children. — 020-Two Staff Present
19a-79-6a and/or 19a-79-7a 3 The building, equipment and services shall be maintained in a good state of repair. A maintenance program shall be established that ensures that the interior, exterior and grounds of the building are maintained, kept cle…
19a-79-5a(a)(2)(E) 3 The operator of a child care center or group child care home is responsible for maintaining on the licensed premises a current record for each child enrolled. A copy of the record shall be available and provided upon req…
19a-79-3a(d)(1) 3 The operator shall implement and annually review specific written policies, plans and procedures that include daily attendance records for both children and staff showing the specific times of arrival and departure. The …
19a-79-3a(b)(8)(B) 2 The operator shall document that the techniques used to manage child behaviors in the facility have been discussed with the child's parent(s) prior to enrollment and reviewed as needed during the period of the child's en…
19a-79-3a(k) and/or 19a-79-10(b) 2 The operator shall enroll only children for whom the child care center or group child care home is licensed to provide services. A program caring for children under three (3) years of age is required to have a separate e…
19a-79-5a(a)(2)(A) through (E)and/or19a-79-6a(e) 2 The operator of a child care center or group child care home is responsible for maintaining on the licensed premises a current record for each child enrolled. A copy of the record shall be available and provided upon req…
19a-6a(c) and/or 19a-6a(d) 2 The facility shall maintain at least one (1) portable, readily available first aid kit wherever children are in care, including field trips, outdoor play areas and one to remain at the facility if all the children do not…
19a-79-5a(a)(1)(D)(i) 2 The operator of a child care center or group child care home is responsible for maintaining on the licensed premises a current record for each child enrolled. A copy of the record shall be available and provided upon req…
19a-79-4a(h)(2)(G) 2 A written plan for consultation services shall be developed, signed annually by the consultant and implemented. Consultative services shall include documenting the activities and observations in a consultation log that i…

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