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Alliance for Comm Empowerment @ Trumbull Gardens Ccc
Child care center
715 Trumbull Ave
Bridgeport, CT 06606

TheVardellReport
Child care center
715 Trumbull Ave
Bridgeport, CT 06606
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The Essentials
Across 18 licensing visits from May 2008 to December 2025, OEC cited 70 violations at Alliance for Comm Empowerment @ Trumbull Gardens Ccc.
* Partial year, through November 1, 2026.
| Year | Visits | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 4 |
| 2013 | 2 | 10 |
| 2014 | 2 | 5 |
| 2015 | 2 | 11 |
| 2016 | 1 | 13 |
| 2017 | 1 | 6 |
| 2018 | 1 | 6 |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 |
Chronology
Every visit in the record window, newest first. A violation is a licensing regulation Connecticut found was not met. OEC publishes what an investigation found, not what the complaint alleged.
2 violations
OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2025-4538
3 violations
OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2024-4166
1 violation
OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2023-4045
4 violations
OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2022-4020
2 violations
OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2021-2904
3 violations
OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2019-5581
No violations
OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2019-91
6 violations
OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2018-1810
6 violations
OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2017-3570
13 violations
OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2016-5398
11 violations
OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2015-4816
No violations
Opened on a report the program made itself. OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), 2015-699
4 violations
OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2014-3662
1 violation
Opened on a report the program made itself. OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), 2014-482
8 violations
OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2013-2524
2 violations
Opened on a complaint. OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), 2013-371
4 violations
OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2012-566744
No violations
Opened on a complaint. OEC's resolution: Referred to Legal Division.
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), 2008-14895
Connecticut’s Office of Early Childhood publishes each violation it cites, not a risk level for it.
Context
A repeated citation can merit attention, but context and corrective action must be reviewed before drawing a conclusion.
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-7a(g)(4) and/or 19a-79-7a(h) in April 2012, September 2013, December 2014, November 2015, November 2016, July 2017, April 2018, November 2021, October 2022 and October 2024. The agency describes it this way: z089-Playground Free From Hazards. Connecticut does not publish a risk level for each violation. OEC does not publish when a violation was corrected, so it is worth asking what changed after each one.
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-6a and/or 19a-79-7a in November 2016, July 2017, April 2018, November 2019, November 2021 and October 2022. The agency describes it this way: License Premise Clean/Good Repair/Safe. Connecticut does not publish a risk level for each violation. OEC does not publish when a violation was corrected, so it is worth asking what changed after each one.
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-7a in December 2014, November 2015, November 2016, July 2017 and November 2019. The agency describes it this way: Peeling Paint Observed. Connecticut does not publish a risk level for each violation. OEC does not publish when a violation was corrected, so it is worth asking what changed after each one.
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-7a(e)(5) in September 2013, November 2016, April 2018 and December 2025. The agency describes it this way: Walls/ceilings/floors/rugs-clean, good repair. Connecticut does not publish a risk level for each violation. OEC does not publish when a violation was corrected, so it is worth asking what changed after each one.
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-9a(b)(3) and/or 19a-79-9a(b)(4) in November 2016, July 2017, April 2018 and November 2019. The agency describes it this way: Oral/Topical/Inhalant/Injectable Medications: Authorized Prescriber/Parent Permission/MAR. Connecticut does not publish a risk level for each violation. OEC does not publish when a violation was corrected, so it is worth asking what changed after each one.
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-3a(e)(2) in September 2013, November 2016 and April 2018. The agency describes it this way: Current Fire Marshal Certificate. Connecticut does not publish a risk level for each violation. OEC does not publish when a violation was corrected, so it is worth asking what changed after each one.
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-7a(e)(10) in September 2013, November 2016 and October 2022. The agency describes it this way: Potentially Hazardous Substances Locked. Connecticut does not publish a risk level for each violation. OEC does not publish when a violation was corrected, so it is worth asking what changed after each one.
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-10(h)(2) in November 2016 and July 2017. The agency describes it this way: Plastic Bags/Balloons/Styrofoam Objects Inaccessible. Connecticut does not publish a risk level for each violation. OEC does not publish when a violation was corrected, so it is worth asking what changed after each one.
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-4a(c) in June 2013 and July 2014. The agency describes it this way: Staffing- Supervision. Connecticut does not publish a risk level for each violation. OEC does not publish when a violation was corrected, so it is worth asking what changed after each one.
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-5a(a)(2)(E) in November 2016 and October 2022. The agency describes it this way: Individual Care Plan (Signed by Parent/Staff). Connecticut does not publish a risk level for each violation. OEC does not publish when a violation was corrected, so it is worth asking what changed after each one.
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-7a(d)(11)(B) in November 2015 and November 2016. The agency describes it this way: Toileting Needs Met. Connecticut does not publish a risk level for each violation. OEC does not publish when a violation was corrected, so it is worth asking what changed after each one.
OEC licensing staff cited 19A-79-7a(d)(11)(C) in November 2015 and October 2024. The agency describes it this way: z063-Potty Chairs: Nonporous/Emptied/Disinfected. Connecticut does not publish a risk level for each violation. OEC does not publish when a violation was corrected, so it is worth asking what changed after each one.
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-7a(e)(3) in December 2014 and November 2015. The agency describes it this way: Water Temperature 60 degrees-115 degrees. Connecticut does not publish a risk level for each violation. OEC does not publish when a violation was corrected, so it is worth asking what changed after each one.
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-7a(g) in September 2013 and July 2017. The agency describes it this way: Equipment Clean/Good Repair/Safe/Non-toxic. Connecticut does not publish a risk level for each violation. OEC does not publish when a violation was corrected, so it is worth asking what changed after each one.
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-9a(b) in April 2012 and September 2013. The agency describes it this way: Administration of Medications: Training Outline/Med Training. Connecticut does not publish a risk level for each violation. OEC does not publish when a violation was corrected, so it is worth asking what changed after each one.
For Your Next Visit
Bring these to the tour. Each one comes from something in the record; the reason is under the question.
What changed after 19a-79-7a(g)(4) and/or 19a-79-7a(h) was cited, and how do you check it now?
z089-Playground Free From Hazards: cited in ten visits, with no risk level published.
What changed after 19a-79-6a and/or 19a-79-7a was cited, and how do you check it now?
License Premise Clean/Good Repair/Safe: cited in six visits, with no risk level published.
What changed after 19a-79-7a was cited, and how do you check it now?
Peeling Paint Observed: cited in five visits, with no risk level published.
What changed after 19a-79-7a(e)(5) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Walls/ceilings/floors/rugs-clean, good repair: cited in four visits, with no risk level published.
What changed after 19a-79-9a(b)(3) and/or 19a-79-9a(b)(4) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Citation 19a-79-9a(b)(3) and/or 19a-79-9a(b)(4): cited in four visits, with no risk level published.
What changed after 19a-79-3a(e)(2) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Current Fire Marshal Certificate: cited in three visits, with no risk level published.
What changed after 19a-79-7a(e)(10) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Potentially Hazardous Substances Locked: cited in three visits, with no risk level published.
What changed after 19a-79-10(h)(2) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Plastic Bags/Balloons/Styrofoam Objects Inaccessible: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
What changed after 19a-79-4a(c) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Staffing- Supervision: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
What changed after 19a-79-5a(a)(2)(E) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Individual Care Plan (Signed by Parent/Staff): cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
What changed after 19a-79-7a(d)(11)(B) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Toileting Needs Met: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
What changed after 19A-79-7a(d)(11)(C) was cited, and how do you check it now?
z063-Potty Chairs: Nonporous/Emptied/Disinfected: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
What changed after 19a-79-7a(e)(3) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Water Temperature 60 degrees-115 degrees: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
What changed after 19a-79-7a(g) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Equipment Clean/Good Repair/Safe/Non-toxic: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
What changed after 19a-79-9a(b) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Administration of Medications: Training Outline/Med Training: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
What is the ratio in the room my child would join, and how is every child accounted for at nap time, pickup and on the playground?
Ratios change through the day, so they are worth counting yourself on a visit.
Has the center ever been referred for legal action or put on a corrective plan, and what changed afterward?
OEC’s files list no enforcement action in this window.
The Evidence
Program details, inspections, investigations and the violations cited at each are published by the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood's Division of Licensing in its daily files on data.ct.gov.
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · DCCC.16497
Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · 2008-14895
Visit May 22, 2008 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2012-566744
Visit Apr 5, 2012 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · 2013-371
Visit Jun 6, 2013 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2013-2524
Visit Sep 20, 2013 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · 2014-482
Visit Jul 9, 2014 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2014-3662
Visit Dec 2, 2014 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · 2015-699
Visit Oct 5, 2015 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2015-4816
Visit Nov 5, 2015 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2016-5398
Visit Nov 15, 2016 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2017-3570
Visit Jul 7, 2017 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2018-1810
Visit Apr 5, 2018 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2019-91
Visit Jan 8, 2019 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2019-5581
Visit Nov 12, 2019 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2021-2904
Visit Nov 17, 2021 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2022-4020
Visit Oct 18, 2022 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2023-4045
Visit Oct 2, 2023 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2024-4166
Visit Oct 4, 2024 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2025-4538
Visit Dec 3, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Record windowMay 22, 2008 – November 1, 2026
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