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Child Care Center · STRATFORD, CT 06615-5706 · License DCCC.70297

CREATIVE STARTS LEARNING CENTER - CALIFORNIA STREET

License
Active
Expires Apr 30, 2028
On the record
3
2 from complaints
Open cases
0
No open cases in current records
Licensed since
2016
10 years on record
Complaints & investigations

Every complaint, self-reported incident, and licensing-initiated case OEC has opened for this provider — opened, resolved, and noted as such. Click any row to see resolution text and any findings cited during related visits. 3 cases on file.

2023
Self-reported incident · case 2023-1045
Oct 26, 2023Closed Nov 15, 2023Corrective action plan1 finding on this casePublic data matched
Case #
2023-1045
Source
Self-Reported
Opened
Oct 26, 2023
Closed
Nov 15, 2023
Case ID
692735
Last updated
Nov 20, 2023
“Corrective Action Plan”
Findings cited on visits tied to this case

These are line items from OEC's compliance checklist — most centers accrue several per routine visit. Category labels are ours; the statute code and language are verbatim from the state record.

[19a-79-3a(b)(8)] thru [19a-79-3a(b)(8)(D)]
OtherNov 2, 2023
003b-Managing Child Behavior/Child Protection
The operator shall be responsible for managing child behavior using techniques based on developmentally appropriate practice and communicate acceptable techniques to all staff. While children are in attendance at the program the operator and staff shall not engage in, nor allow, abusive, neglectful, physical, corporal, humiliating or frightening treatment or punishment, and shall not tie nor bind children and shall not physically restrain children except for the protection and safety of the child or others, using least restrictive methods, as appropriate.
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Public violation or enforcement-action records are attached below for this case.
2022
Complaint investigation · case 2022-140
Mar 9, 2022Closed Sep 20, 2022Corrective action plan1 finding on this casePublic data matched
Corrective Action Plan
2019
Complaint investigation · case 2019-426
Jun 5, 2019Closed Oct 15, 2019Corrective action plan1 finding on this casePublic data matched
Corrective Action Plan
Facility details
Address
61 CALIFORNIA ST
STRATFORD, CT 06615-5706
Business type
Organization
Ages served
6 – 12
License #
DCCC.70297
First licensed
Apr 20, 2016
Current term
May 1, 2024 → Apr 30, 2028
Source: CT Office of Early Childhood via data.ct.gov · Synced 20h ago (Jun 22, 2026) · Report an issue with this record