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Waterbury CT 06708 · License #DCFH.57883 · Home-based · Family Child Care Home
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[19a-87b-8a(a)-(f)] · 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 believes renders such person ineligible. The provider shall not employ program staff who have a record the commissioner reasonably believes renders such staff ineligible. The provider shall maintain at the family child care home evidence of compliance with the comprehensive background check requirements. The provider shall make available to the OEC any information obtained concerning comprehensive background checks upon request.
Corrected Corrected by Nov 12, 2025
Category: background checks. Marked corrected in the state record.
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Corrected Corrected by Nov 12, 2025
Category: other. Marked corrected in the state record.
Data synced from Connecticut Office of Early Childhood on Jul 10, 2026 · Source records · Report an error
[19a-87b-10(c)(4)] · The provider shall develop and implement a written schedule that is flexible, with time for free choice play, outdoor play, snacks, meals and a rest period.
Corrected Corrected by Nov 12, 2025
Category: other. Marked corrected in the state record.
[19a-87b-10(c)] · The provider is responsible for ensuring that the physical needs of the children are adequately met while receiving family child care services.
Corrected Corrected by Nov 12, 2025
Category: other. Marked corrected in the state record.
[19a-87b-10(d)(3)] · The provider shall maintain in the family child care home a written individual plan of care for each child with disabilities or special health care needs who requires special care be taken or provided while the child is at the family child care home. Such plan shall be developed with the child’s parent(s) and health care provider at intake, implemented and updated as necessary. Such plan shall include appropriate care of the child in the event of a medical or other emergency and shall be signed by the provider, parent(s) and any approved staff members responsible for the care of the child.
Corrected Corrected by Nov 12, 2025
Category: health medication. Marked corrected in the state record.
[19a-87b-10(g)] · The provider shall change a child’s diapers frequently for the child's comfort. The hands of the provider and child shall be washed with soap and water after each diaper change. Each diapering surface shall be nonporous and disinfected after each use. Waste materials shall be disposed of in a sanitary manner out of the reach of children.
Corrected Corrected by Nov 12, 2025
Category: other. Marked corrected in the state record.
[19a-87b-13] · 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 seeks to perform an inspection. The provider or substitute shall allow the Office of Early Childhood to inspect, upon request, any records required to be maintained.
Corrected Corrected by Nov 12, 2025
Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.
[19a-87b-17(a)(2)] · The written permission of the parent(s) shall be required prior to the administration of the nonprescription topical medication and shall be kept on file at the family child care home for each child administered a nonprescription topical medication. The medication shall be administered only in accordance with the written permission of the parent(s).
Corrected Corrected by Nov 12, 2025
Category: ratio. Marked corrected in the state record.
[19a-87b-17(a)(3)(A) and/or 19a-87b-17(a)(3)(B)] · The medication shall be stored in the original container and shall be appropriately labeled. The medication shall be stored away from food and inaccessible to children.
Corrected Corrected by Nov 12, 2025
Category: health medication. Marked corrected in the state record.
[19a-87b-17(b)(3)] · Except for nonprescription topical medications, no medication, prescription or nonprescription, shall be administered to a child without the written order of an authorized prescriber and the written permission of the child’s parent(s) which shall be on file at the family child care home. The medication shall be administered only in accordance with the written order of the authorized prescriber and shall not administer the first dose of any medication, except in an emergency.
Corrected Corrected by Nov 12, 2025
Category: health medication. Marked corrected in the state record.
[19a-87b-17(b)(5)(E)] · The provider shall require the parent(s) of a child who has a prescription for a premeasured commercially prepared auto-injector used to treat an allergic reaction or injectable equipment used to administer glucagon or other injectable medication or rectal medication or inhalant medication to treat asthma, to provide the injector or equipment labeled with the information from the authorized prescriber upon enrollment and attendance of such child at the family child care home, and replace such medication and equipment prior to its expiration date.
Corrected Corrected by Nov 12, 2025
Category: physical safety. Marked corrected in the state record.
[19a-87b-17] · If the provider administers medications of any kind, they shall have written policies and procedures at the family child care home governing the administration of medications.
Corrected Corrected by Nov 12, 2025
Category: ratio. Marked corrected in the state record.
[19a-87b-6(a)] · The provider shall have a copy of the regulations at the facility and shall have read and understood the family child care standards set forth in these regulations.
Corrected Corrected by Nov 12, 2025
Category: other. Marked corrected in the state record.
[19a-87b-6(e)] · The applicant and provider shall demonstrate the personal qualities appropriate for working and communicating with children and their families and other adults.
Corrected Corrected by Nov 12, 2025
Category: other. Marked corrected in the state record.
[19a-87b-7(a)] · Household members shall be free from any mental, emotional or physical health problems that might adversely affect children receiving family child care services.
Corrected Corrected by Nov 12, 2025
Category: health medication. Marked corrected in the state record.
[19a-87b-8(a)-(b) and/or 19a-87b-8(d)] · The provider may have substitutes and assistants in the family child care home only after the intended staff member has been approved in writing by the Commissioner. All staff members shall have read and understood the regulations and shall be familiar with the operating procedures of the family child care home. Assistants shall maintain current first aid certification and substitutes shall maintain current first aid and CPR certification.
Corrected Corrected by Nov 12, 2025
Category: health medication. Marked corrected in the state record.
[19a-87b-8a(a)-(f)] · 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 believes renders such person ineligible. The provider shall not employ program staff who have a record the commissioner reasonably believes renders such staff ineligible. The provider shall maintain at the family child care home evidence of compliance with the comprehensive background check requirements. The provider shall make available to the OEC any information obtained concerning comprehensive background checks upon request.
Corrected Corrected by Nov 12, 2025
Category: background checks. Marked corrected in the state record.
[19a-87b-9(k)] · 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 provider and all staff.
Corrected Corrected by Nov 12, 2025
Category: physical safety. Marked corrected in the state record.
[19a-87b-10(b)(2)(A)(v) and/or 19a-87b-10(l)] · For each child enrolled, the provider shall maintain on file a complete immunization record.
Corrected Corrected by Jul 18, 2024
Category: health medication. Marked corrected in the state record.
[19a-87b-10(b)(2)] · 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 registered nurse. These records shall be returned to the parent when the child is withdrawn from the family child care home.
Corrected Corrected by Jul 18, 2024
Category: health medication. Marked corrected in the state record.
[19a-87b-9(d)(5)] · 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 be maintained at the family child care home for one year.
Corrected Corrected by Jul 18, 2024
Category: physical safety. Marked corrected in the state record.
[19a-87b-6(a)] · The provider shall have a copy of the regulations at the facility and shall have read and understood the family child care standards set forth in these regulations.
Corrected Corrected by Aug 24, 2023
Category: other. Marked corrected in the state record.
[19a-87b-9(m) and/or 19a-87b-9(n)] · 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 provider and substitute at all times but out of the reach of children. First aid kits shall contain required supplies and shall be restocked after use.
Corrected Corrected by Aug 24, 2023
Category: health medication. Marked corrected in the state record.
[19a-87b-10(g)] · The provider shall change a child’s diapers frequently for the child's comfort. The hands of the provider and child shall be washed with soap and water after each diaper change. Each diapering surface shall be nonporous and disinfected after each use. Waste materials shall be disposed of in a sanitary manner out of the reach of children.
Corrected Corrected by Aug 24, 2023
Category: other. Marked corrected in the state record.
[19a-87b-8a(a)-(f)] · 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 believes renders such person ineligible. The provider shall not employ program staff who have a record the commissioner reasonably believes renders such staff ineligible. The provider shall maintain at the family child care home evidence of compliance with the comprehensive background check requirements. The provider shall make available to the OEC any information obtained concerning comprehensive background checks upon request.
Corrected Corrected by Aug 24, 2023
Category: background checks. Marked corrected in the state record.
[19a-87b-9(b)] · The facility and equipment shall be in good repair, and reasonably free from anything that may be potentially dangerous to children.
Corrected Corrected by Aug 24, 2023
Category: physical safety. Marked corrected in the state record.
[19a-87b-9(d)(7)] · 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 Laboratories Standards for Safety and shall be operated in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
Corrected Corrected by Aug 24, 2023
Category: other. Marked corrected in the state record.
[19a-87b-9(f)(2) and/or 19a-87b-9(f)(4)] · When there is a swimming pool or any other bodies of water at the facility or near enough to the facility to attract or be accessible to children at any time of the year, there shall be a sturdy fence or barrier, four (4) feet high or higher, which totally and effectively bars access to the water by the children. All entries and exits through such fence or barrier shall have self-closing, self-latching devices or locks. When an outside wall of the facility that serves as one side of the fence or barrier to the body of water has a doorway, such doorway shall remain locked. Shallow wading pools that are not fenced shall be emptied after each use and shall not collect water. Decorative ponds, fish ponds, fountains or similar bodies of water that do not have a fence or barrier, shall be completely covered with childproofing grate or other barrier to prevent access to children.
Corrected Corrected by Aug 24, 2023
Category: other. Marked corrected in the state record.
[19a-87b-9(h)] · The water temperature at the tap shall be within a range of sixty degrees Fahrenheit to one hundred twenty degrees Fahrenheit.
Corrected Corrected by Aug 24, 2023
Category: other. Marked corrected in the state record.