Licensing Standards for DayCare Centers

Licensure Procedures

(a) No person, group of persons, association, organization, corporation, institution or agency, public or private, shall operate a child day care center or group day care home without a license issued by the Department in accordance with sections 19a-77 through 19a-87, of the Connecticut General Statutes and 19a-79a-1a through 19a-79-12, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.

(b) Application for licensure

(1) Application for the initial granting or renewal of a license to operate a child day care center or a group day care home shall be on forms provided by the Department.

(2) The application shall be signed by the operator, who shall be 20 years of age or older if the operator is an individual, or by the legal representative of the operator if the operator is a group of persons, association, organization, corporation, institution or agency, public or private, and shall contain the following information:

(A) a notarized original affidavit on a form supplied by the Department;

(B) the name of the child day care center or the group day care home and address and telephone number (and mailing address, if different);

(C) the name, home address(es) and home phone numbers(s) of the operator, if the operator is an individual, or of the legal representative of the operator, if the operator is a group of persons, association, organization, corporation, institution or agency, public or private;

(D) a copy of the current fire marshal certificate of approval, written verification of compliance with state and local building codes, local zoning requirements and local health ordinances;

(E) proposed licensed capacity;

(F) ages of children to be served;

(G) days, hours and months of program operation;

(H) criminal checks on all employees on the form supplied by the Department;

(I) all other documentation that the Commissioner deems necessary to establish that the licensee will meet the health, educational and social needs of the children likely to attend the child day care center or group day care home.

(1) Upon determination by the Department that a child day care center or group day care home is in compliance with the state statutes and regulations and local health codes pertaining to its licensure, the Department shall issue:

(A) a six (6) month license for all new programs, or

(B) renewal of a license to operate for a period not to exceed two (2) years.

(2) The license shall be issued to the operator in the name of the child day care center or group day care home and premises as listed on the affidavit. The license shall not be transferable.

(3) Each license shall list:

(A) the operator,

(B) the location,

(C) the licensed capacity,

(D) the name of the child day care center or group day care home,

(E) the date of expiration of the license, and

(F) the services offered.

(4) The license shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the center or home in an area accessible to the public.

(5) Each operator who desires to make application for or to renew the license shall submit a complete application to the Commissioner at least sixty (60) days prior to the anticipated date of opening or sixty (60) days prior to the expiration of the term for which a license has been issued.

(6) At least every two (2) years, the Commissioner shall make unannounced visits, inspections or investigations of a licensed child day care center or group day care home including viewing the records required by sections 19a-79-3a through 19a-79-6a, 19a-79-8a, and 19a-79-9 through 19a-79-12 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.

(7) No license shall be valid after the expiration date identified on the license.

(1) The Commissioner may suspend, revoke or refuse to grant a license whenever in the judgement of the Commissioner the child day care center or group day care home:

(A) fails to comply with

(i) all applicable state, or local law

(ii) ordinances or regulations related to the building, health, fire protection, safety, sanitation or zoning; or

(iii) sections 19a-79-1a through 19a-79-12 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies; or

(B) knowingly furnishes or makes any false or misleading statements to the Department in order to obtain or retain the license.

(2) The licensee has a right to a hearing regarding suspension, revocation or refusal to grant a license as stated in section 19a-80 and 19a-84 of the Connecticut General Statutes. (NOTE: See changes in Public Act 95-360, Sections 9 and 10, effective 7/13/95.)

(3) The child day care center or group day care home shall notify the parents of the children using the child day care center or group day care home within twenty-four (24) hours of the Department's revocation or suspension order.

(4) After issuance of the Commissioner's decision to suspend or revoke a license to operate, the license shall be surrendered to the Department on demand.

(1) At least thirty (30) days prior to the voluntary termination of day care services the Department and all parents shall be notified in writing by the child day care center or group day care home of its intended date of closing.

(2) When a child day care center or group day care home discontinues the operation for which it is licensed, a written notice of the closing accompanied by the license shall be sent to the Commissioner within ten (10) days after the date of closing. Such a child day care center or group day care home shall be inspected and licensed before reopening for operation.

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