Cherry's Learning Tree, Stamford, CT

The Essentials

Summary

Across 7 licensing visits from December 2025 to October 2026, OEC cited 19 violations at Cherry's Learning Tree.

Visits: 7; 2025–2026, inspections, follow-ups and investigations
Violations: 19; Regulations cited by OEC licensing staff
Visits With Violations: 3; Correction dates are not published
Complaint investigations: 1; Investigations opened on a complaint

What the Record Shows

OEC does not publish when a violation was corrected, so it is worth asking what changed after each one.
OEC’s files list no enforcement action in this window.
1 visit in this window included a complaint investigation. OEC publishes what an investigation found, not what the complaint alleged.
The latest full inspection, December 17, 2025, recorded 12 violations.

What to Ask About

Ensuring the safety & health of children, Cited in Two Visits
Individual care plan- signed by parents/staff, Cited in Two Visits
Authorized prescriber/parent permission, Cited in Two Visits

Report at a Glance

Facility: Cherry's Learning Tree
Address: 141 Franklin St, Stamford, CT 06901
License Number: CT-DCCC.70822
License Type: Child care center
Licensed Capacity: 60 children
Capacity Under Age 3: 18 children
Ages Served: 12 months to 10 years
Hours: Mon–Fri, 7:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
License Expires: 2029-02-28
Record Window: September 1, 2011 to November 1, 2026

Chronology

Inspection History

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.

Oct 222026
Unannounced partial inspection
No violations
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2026-4388
Apr 62026
Unannounced partial inspection
No violations
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2026-1354
Mar 102026
Unannounced partial inspection
No violations
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2026-973
Jan 202026
Follow-up visit
No violations
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2025-4734
Jan 122026
Follow-up visit
6 violations
- 19a-79-9a(b)(3)(A-B)Authorized prescriber/parent permissionCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-9a(b)(5)(A-B)Labeling and storageCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-3a(a)Ensuring the safety & health of childrenCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-4a(d)(4)(A-B) and (d)(6)RatiosCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(g)(2)Adequate equipment for rest-cleaned when shared- cots � group homes- mats/sleeping bagsCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-5a(a)(2)(E)Individual care plan- signed by parents/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), X2025-4734
Dec 222025
Investigation
1 violation
Opened on a complaint. OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
- 19a-79-10(c)(3)Group size- max 8 (6wks-24mths), max 10 (24-36mths)CitedNo correction date in OEC's file
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), 2025-1433
Dec 172025
Unannounced full inspection
12 violations
OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
- 19a-79-9a(b)(3)(A-B)Authorized prescriber/parent permissionCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-10(h)(1)-(2)Toys and other objectsCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-4a(a)(2), (h)(1-2)Professional developmentCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-4a(b)Comprehensive background checksCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-3a(a)Ensuring the safety & health of childrenCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(a)(2)Fire marshal codes/certificateCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-4a(i)(1-2)(H), (F)ConsultantsCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(c)(2)Licensed premises-clean, good repair, hazard free-maintenance programCitedNo 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-79-7a(d)(10)(A-H)ToiletingCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(d)(11)Staff personal articles inaccessibleCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-5a(a)(2)(E)Individual care plan- signed by parents/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), X2025-4734

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

Context

Patterns Worth Examining

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

1
Ensuring the safety & health of children, Cited in Two Visits
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-3a(a) in December 2025 and January 2026. The agency describes it this way: Ensuring the safety & health of 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.
2525262626262619a-79-3a(a) across all 7 visits, oldest to newest
2
Individual care plan- signed by parents/staff, Cited in Two Visits
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-5a(a)(2)(E) in December 2025 and January 2026. The agency describes it this way: Individual care plan- signed by parents/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.
2525262626262619a-79-5a(a)(2)(E) across all 7 visits, oldest to newest
3
Authorized prescriber/parent permission, Cited in Two Visits
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-9a(b)(3)(A-B) in December 2025 and January 2026. The agency describes it this way: Authorized prescriber/parent permission. 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.
2525262626262619a-79-9a(b)(3)(A-B) across all 7 visits, oldest to newest

For Your Next Visit

Questions to Ask on Your Visit

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

01
What changed after 19a-79-3a(a) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Ensuring the safety & health of children: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
02
What changed after 19a-79-5a(a)(2)(E) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Individual care plan- signed by parents/staff: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
03
What changed after 19a-79-9a(b)(3)(A-B) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Authorized prescriber/parent permission: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
04
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.
05
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

Sources and Coverage

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.70822
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 · X2025-4734
Visit Dec 17, 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 · 2025-1433
Visit Dec 22, 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 · X2025-4734
Visit Jan 12, 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 · X2025-4734
Visit Jan 20, 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 · X2026-973
Visit Mar 10, 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 · X2026-1354
Visit Apr 6, 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 · X2026-4388
Visit Oct 22, 2026 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Coverage

Record windowSeptember 1, 2011 – November 1, 2026

This record is OEC's list of active child care licenses as of November 2026, with the inspections, follow-up visits and investigations in OEC's files, which run from September 2011.
OEC's files give no correction date for a violation, so no violation in this record shows one; OEC's resolution of each inspection or investigation (a corrective action plan, a referral to its legal division) is kept with the visit.
Exempt child care centers (programs OEC records but does not license, such as those a public school runs) and youth camps are not in this record.
OEC's files give no county and no map point for a program.

What This Report Cannot Tell You

Correction dates: OEC's files record the violation cited, not when it was corrected.
Severity of violations: OEC's files do not grade violations.
Complaints not investigated: Complaints OEC screened out without an investigation are not published.
Staff qualifications and turnover: Not part of the published licensing record.

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

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