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-79-6a(a)]OtherNov 27, 2012
31-Health & Safety- Food service
The operator shall meet requirements pertaining to the transportation, preparation, maintenance and provision of food. Separate hand washing facilities shall be located convenient to the room where food is prepared in child care centers and group child care homes. Children and staff shall wash their hands with soap and water before eating or handling food.
[19a-79-7a(e)]Health & safetyNov 27, 2012
38-Physical Plant- Environmental requirements
The operator shall ensure that environmental health requirements related to such things as ventilation, room and water temperature, telephone, lighting, hazards, garbage, stairs, pets, radon, and carbon monoxide detectors are met.
[19a-79-7a(g)]Health & safetyNov 27, 2012
41-Physical Plant- Equipment
All equipment shall be of such design and material as to be readily cleaned and safe for children. Equipment shall be sturdy, safely constructed and free from protruding nails, rust, toxic material and other hazards. Adequate equipment for rest shall be provided. When cots are shared, they shall be washed and disinfected and linens changed between children. Metal equipment shall be free from rust or chipping paint. Hardware such as air conditioners, water heaters or fuse boxes shall be inaccessible to children. The materials and equipment available and used by children shall be developmentally appropriate for the ages of the children served.
[19a-79-3a(d)]RatioNov 27, 2012
11-Administration-Policies, plans and procedures
The operator shall implement and annually review specific written policies, plans and procedures that include, but not necessarily be limited to discipline, when a child is not picked up as planned, emergencies, supervision of children, general operating policies, and personnel policies. The operator shall notify the parent(s), staff and the Office of Early Childhood within five (5) days of changes in these policies, plans and procedures.
[19a-79-3a(a)]OtherNov 27, 2012
05-Administration- Ensuring the safety, health & development of children
The operator of the child care center or group child care home shall be responsible for compliance with the requirements of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies and applicable endorsements in such a manner as to ensure the safety, health and development of the children while in the operator's care.
[19a-79-4a(b)]FacilityNov 27, 2012
20-Staffing- Staff records
A file shall be kept on the licensed premises for each employee of the child care center or group child care home which shall include evidence that the necessary information and documentation specified by the Office of Early Childhood in order to conduct background checks has been submitted. The operator shall provide to the Office of Early Childhood any information obtained concerning substantiated child abuse or neglect records or criminal convictions upon request.
[19a-79-7a(f)]PaperworkNov 27, 2012
40-Physical Plant- Program space
An operator of a child care center or group child care home operating in a facility first licensed after January 1, 1986 shall provide a minimum of thirty-five (35) square feet of total indoor usable program space per child. An operator of a child care center or group child care home operating in a facility first licensed before January 1, 1986 shall provide a minimum of thirty (30) square feet of total indoor usable program space per child.