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Green's Farms Nursery School
Child care center
71 Hillandale Rd
Westport, CT 06880

TheVardellReport
Child care center
71 Hillandale Rd
Westport, CT 06880
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The Essentials
Across 16 licensing visits from September 2011 to February 2026, OEC cited 52 violations at Green's Farms Nursery School.
* Partial year, through November 1, 2026.
| Year | Visits | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | 6 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 5 |
| 2016 | 2 | 8 |
| 2017 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 5 |
| 2019 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 6 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
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.
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), X2026-434
No violations
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2025-1822
No violations
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2025-425
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), X2025-425
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), X2023-4921
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), X2022-4608
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), X2021-3175
No violations
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2020-3732
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), X2019-4820
5 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), X2018-5627
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), X2017-5780
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), X2016-5826
5 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), X2016-1076
5 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), X2015-1168
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), X2013-3185
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), X2011-354233
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-79-5a(a)(2)(E) in September 2011, April 2015, December 2017, October 2018 and December 2021. 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-79-6a and/or 19a-79-7a in April 2015, October 2019, December 2021 and December 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-79-2a(c)(7) in November 2013, October 2019 and December 2021. The agency describes it this way: Local Health Inspection. 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 2011, March 2016 and October 2019. 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-79-9a(b)(3) and/or 19a-79-9a(b)(4) in September 2011, October 2018 and December 2021. 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(d)(1) in September 2011 and December 2017. The agency describes it this way: Daily Attendance Records: Children/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-79-3a(d)(2) thru (8) &/or19a-79-7a(d)(11)(A) in March 2016 and October 2018. The agency describes it this way: Policies. 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(h)(2)(G) in April 2015 and December 2016. The agency describes it this way: Logs/Visits Documented. 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)(1)(A) through (C) in December 2021 and November 2023. The agency describes it this way: Enrollment Information. 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 September 2011 and December 2016. 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.
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-79-5a(a)(2)(E) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Individual Care Plan (Signed by Parent/Staff): cited in five 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 four visits, with no risk level published.
What changed after 19a-79-2a(c)(7) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Local Health Inspection: 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-79-9a(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 three visits, with no risk level published.
What changed after 19a-79-3a(d)(1) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Daily Attendance Records: Children/Staff: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
What changed after 19a-79-3a(d)(2) thru (8) &/or19a-79-7a(d)(11)(A) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Policies: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
What changed after 19a-79-4a(h)(2)(G) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Logs/Visits Documented: cited in two visits, with no risk level published.
What changed after 19a-79-5a(a)(1)(A) through (C) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Enrollment Information: 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 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.15957
Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2011-354233
Visit Sep 27, 2011 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2013-3185
Visit Nov 6, 2013 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2015-1168
Visit Apr 23, 2015 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2016-1076
Visit Mar 11, 2016 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2016-5826
Visit Dec 19, 2016 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2017-5780
Visit Dec 5, 2017 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2018-5627
Visit Oct 30, 2018 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2019-4820
Visit Oct 1, 2019 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2020-3732
Visit Oct 20, 2020 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2021-3175
Visit Dec 9, 2021 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2022-4608
Visit Dec 1, 2022 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2023-4921
Visit Nov 28, 2023 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2025-425
Visit Feb 4, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2025-425
Visit Feb 26, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2025-1822
Visit May 9, 2025 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2026-434
Visit Feb 2, 2026 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Record windowSeptember 1, 2011 – November 1, 2026
Historical coverage varies by agency and location. Missing records do not mean that no complaint or violation occurred.
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