The Vardell Report.Bright Years Middlebury

Across 14 licensing visits from March 2023 to September 2026, OEC cited 21 violations at Bright Years Middlebury.

Visits

14

2023–2026, inspections, follow-ups and investigations

Violations

21

Regulations cited by OEC licensing staff

Visits With Violations

11

Correction dates are not published

Complaint investigations

1

Investigations opened on a complaint

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.

1. Sep 142026

   Investigation

   2 violations

   Opened on a report the program made itself. OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.

   • 19a-79-3a(d)(2)-(7)Policies- complete, implementedCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
   • 19a-79-4a(d)(4)(D)SupervisionCitedNo correction date in OEC's file

   Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), 2026-1163

2. Aug 132026

   Investigation

   1 violation

   Opened on a report the program made itself. OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.

   • 19a-79-3a(b)(7)(A)Child behavior managementCitedNo correction date in OEC's file

   Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), 2026-1024

3. Jun 232026

   Follow-up visit

   No violations

   Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2026-2089

4. Jun 12026

   Investigation

   No violations

   Opened on a complaint. OEC's resolution: No Action Taken.

   Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), 2026-607

5. May 132026

   Unannounced full inspection

   4 violations

   OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.

   • 19a-79-10(g)(1-8)Safe SleepCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
   • 19a-79-7a(d)(6)-(f)(3)Exits, stairs, hallways unobstructedCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
   • 19a-79-7a(e)(10)Potentially hazardous substances, materials – labeled, inaccessible to childrenCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
   • 19a-79-9a(b)(5)(C)Emergency medication inaccessibleCitedNo correction date in OEC's file

   Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2026-2089

6. Oct 12025

   Investigation

   1 violation

   Opened on a report the program made itself. OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.

   • 19a-79-3a(b)(7)(A)Child behavior managementCitedNo correction date in OEC's file

   Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), 2025-1106

7. May 12025

   Unannounced full inspection

   No violations

   Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2025-1730

8. Jan 142025

   Investigation

   1 violation

   Opened on a report the program made itself. OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.

   • 19a-79-4a(d)(3)(A-C)Personal qualities of staffCitedNo correction date in OEC's file

   Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), 2025-43

9. Nov 212024

   Investigation

   1 violation

   Opened on a report the program made itself. OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.

   • 19a-79-5a(a)(2)(A)-(E)Child Health RecordsCitedNo correction date in OEC's file

   Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), 2024-1243

10. Mar 262024

    Unannounced full inspection

    6 violations

    OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.

    • 19a-79-5a(a)(1)(A) through (C)Enrollment InformationCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
    • 19a-79-9a(a)(2)Nonprescription Topical Medications: Administration/Parent Permission/MARCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
    • 19a-79-7a(e)(5)Walls/Ceilings/Floors/Rugs: Clean/Good RepairCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
    • 19a-79-7a(e)(10)Potentially Hazardous Substances LockedCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
    • 19a-79-10(k)(5)Bottles Individually Identified w/ Child's NameCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
    • 19a-79-9a(b)(5)(D) and/or 19a-79-9a(b)(5)(E)Oral/Topical/Inhalant/Injectable Medications: Unused/Expired Meds Returned/DisposedCitedNo correction date in OEC's file

    Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2024-1154

11. Mar 252024

    Investigation

    2 violations

    Opened on a report the program made itself. OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.

    • 19a-79-3a(d)(2) thru (8) &/or19a-79-7a(d)(11)(A)PoliciesCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
    • 19a-79-4a(c)(4)(D)021b-SupervisionCitedNo correction date in OEC's file

    Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), 2024-227

12. Feb 12024

    Investigation

    1 violation

    Opened on a report the program made itself. OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.

    • 19a-79-4a(c)(4)(D)021b-SupervisionCitedNo correction date in OEC's file

    Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), 2024-75

13. Dec 292023

    Investigation

    1 violation

    Opened on a report the program made itself. OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.

    • 19a-79-3a001b-Administration-Ensuring the safety, health & development of childrenCitedNo correction date in OEC's file

    Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), 2023-1218

14. Mar 152023

    Unannounced full inspection

    1 violation

    OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.

    • 19a-79-9a(a)(2)Nonprescription Topical Medications: Administration/Parent Permission/MARCitedNo correction date in OEC's file

    Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2023-1069

Connecticut’s Office of Early Childhood publishes each violation it cites, not a risk level for it.

A repeated citation can merit attention, but context and corrective action must be reviewed before drawing a conclusion.

1. 1

   Child behavior management, Cited in Two Visits

   OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-3a(b)(7)(A) in October 2025 and August 2026. The agency describes it this way: Child behavior management. 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.

   232324242424252525262626262619a-79-3a(b)(7)(A) across all 14 visits, oldest to newest
2. 2

   021b-Supervision, Cited in Two Visits

   OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-4a(c)(4)(D) in February 2024 and March 2024. The agency describes it this way: 021b-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.

   232324242424252525262626262619a-79-4a(c)(4)(D) across all 14 visits, oldest to newest
3. 3

   Citation 19a-79-7a(e)(10), Cited in Two Visits

   OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-7a(e)(10) in March 2024 and May 2026. The agency describes it this way: Potentially hazardous substances, materials – labeled, inaccessible to children. 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.

   232324242424252525262626262619a-79-7a(e)(10) across all 14 visits, oldest to newest
4. 4

   Citation 19a-79-9a(a)(2), Cited in Two Visits

   OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-9a(a)(2) in March 2023 and March 2024. The agency describes it this way: Nonprescription Topical Medications: Administration/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.

   232324242424252525262626262619a-79-9a(a)(2) across all 14 visits, oldest to newest

Bring these to the tour. Each one comes from something in the record; the reason is under the question.

1. 01

   What changed after 19a-79-3a(b)(7)(A) was cited, and how do you check it now?

   Child behavior management: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.

2. 02

   What changed after 19a-79-4a(c)(4)(D) was cited, and how do you check it now?

   021b-Supervision: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.

3. 03

   What changed after 19a-79-7a(e)(10) was cited, and how do you check it now?

   Citation 19a-79-7a(e)(10): cited in two visits, with no risk level published.

4. 04

   What changed after 19a-79-9a(a)(2) was cited, and how do you check it now?

   Citation 19a-79-9a(a)(2): cited in two visits, with no risk level published.

5. 05

   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.

6. 06

   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.

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.

• Child care licensing program data (data.ct.gov)

  Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · DCCC.70674

  Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)

  Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2023-1069

  Visit Mar 15, 2023 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)

  Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · 2023-1218

  Visit Dec 29, 2023 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)

  Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · 2024-75

  Visit Feb 1, 2024 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)

  Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · 2024-227

  Visit Mar 25, 2024 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)

  Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2024-1154

  Visit Mar 26, 2024 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)

  Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · 2024-1243

  Visit Nov 21, 2024 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)

  Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · 2025-43

  Visit Jan 14, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)

  Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2025-1730

  Visit May 1, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)

  Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · 2025-1106

  Visit Oct 1, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)

  Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2026-2089

  Visit May 13, 2026 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)

  Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · 2026-607

  Visit Jun 1, 2026 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)

  Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2026-2089

  Visit Jun 23, 2026 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)

  Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · 2026-1024

  Visit Aug 13, 2026 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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• Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)

  Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · 2026-1163

  Visit Sep 14, 2026 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026

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Historical coverage varies by agency and location. Missing records do not mean that no complaint or violation occurred.

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