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Little Blessings Preschool
Child care center
785 Mill St
Berlin, CT 06037
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- Provider Category
- Childcare
- Location
- Berlin, CT
- Record Period
- 2012–2026
- Source Documents
- 17
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The Essentials
Summary
Across 16 licensing visits from May 2012 to January 2026, OEC cited 30 violations at Little Blessings Preschool.
- Visits
- 16
- 2012–2026, inspections, follow-ups and investigations
- Violations
- 30
- Regulations cited by OEC licensing staff
- Visits With Violations
- 11
- Correction dates are not published
- Complaint investigations
- 0
- Investigations opened on a complaint
Violations by Year
- Violations
* Partial year, through November 1, 2026.
| Year | Visits | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 8 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 3 |
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.
- No complaint investigation appears in this window. OEC publishes what an investigation found, not what the complaint alleged.
- The latest full inspection, January 8, 2026, recorded 3 violations.
What to Ask About
- Individual Care Plan (Signed by Parent/Staff), Cited in Four Visits
- Staff Health Records, Cited in Three Visits
- Playground Free From Hazards, Cited in Three Visits
- License Premise Clean/Good Repair/Safe, Cited in Two Visits
- Equipment Clean/Good Repair/Safe/Non-toxic, Cited in Two Visits
- Citation 19a-79-9a(b)(3) and/or 19a-79-9a(b)(4), Cited in Two Visits
Report at a Glance
- Facility
- Little Blessings Preschool
- Address
- 785 Mill St, Berlin, CT 06037
- License Number
- CT-DCCC.16306
- License Type
- Child care center
- Licensed Capacity
- 71 children
- Capacity Under Age 3
- 16 children
- Ages Served
- 2 years to 6 years
- Hours
- Mon–Fri, 8:30 a.m.–2 p.m., closed in summer
- License Expires
- 2029-03-31
- 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.
- 2026
Unannounced full inspection
3 violations
OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
- 19a-79-4a(a)(2), (h)(1-2)Professional developmentCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-4a(i)(1-2)(H), (F)ConsultantsCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(h)(1-9)Outdoor spaceCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2026-101
- 2024
Unannounced full inspection
3 violations
OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
- 19a-79-7a(g)(4) and/or 19a-79-7a(h)Playground Free From HazardsCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- {P.A.19-121}015bb- 32-36 mths enrolled in prek permissionsCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-4a(a)(1) and/or 19a-79-4a(a)(2)Staff 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), X2024-3905
- 2023
Unannounced full inspection
2 violations
OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
- 19a-79-5a(a)(2)(E)Individual Care Plan (Signed by Parent/Staff)CitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(g)Equipment Clean/Good Repair/Safe/Non-toxicCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2023-4709
- 2022
Unannounced full inspection
2 violations
OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
- 19a-79-9a(b)(3) and/or 19a-79-9a(b)(4)Oral/Topical/Inhalant/Injectable Medications: Authorized Prescriber/Parent Permission/MARCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-5a(a)(2)(E)Individual Care Plan (Signed by Parent/Staff)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), X2022-4397
- 2021
Unannounced full inspection
No violations
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2021-3039
- 2020
Unannounced partial inspection
No violations
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2020-3454
- 2019
Unannounced full inspection
1 violation
OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
- 19a-79-4a(a)(1) and/or 19a-79-4a(a)(2)Staff 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), X2019-5233
- 2019
Unannounced full inspection
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), X2019-631
- 2018
Unannounced full inspection
2 violations
OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
- 19a-79-5a(a)(2)(E)Individual Care Plan (Signed by Parent/Staff)CitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(e)(10)Potentially Hazardous Substances LockedCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2018-2072
- 2017
Unannounced full inspection
3 violations
OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
- 19a-79-4a(h)(2)(G)Logs/Visits DocumentedCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(g)Equipment Clean/Good Repair/Safe/Non-toxicCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-9a(b)(3) and/or 19a-79-9a(b)(4)Oral/Topical/Inhalant/Injectable Medications: Authorized Prescriber/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), X2017-4606
- 2016
Unannounced full inspection
2 violations
OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
- 19a-79-4a(h)(1) and/or 19a-79-4a(h)(2)Consultant Agreements/ContractsCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(e)(8) &/or 19a-79-7a(e)(9)Adequate Lighting: 50/30 Candle FeetCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2016-4600
- 2015
Unannounced full inspection
1 violation
OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
- 19a-79-4a(a)(1) and/or 19a-79-4a(a)(2)Staff 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), X2015-4758
- 2014
Unannounced full inspection
3 violations
OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
- 19a-79-6a and/or 19a-79-7aLicense Premise Clean/Good Repair/SafeCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(d)(10)Approved Safety Outlets/CoversCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(g)(4) and/or 19a-79-7a(h)Playground Free From HazardsCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2014-3778
- 2014
Unannounced partial inspection
No violations
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2014-3379
- 2013
Unannounced full inspection
No violations
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2013-2812
- 2012
Unannounced full inspection
8 violations
OEC's resolution: Corrective Action Plan.
- 19a-79-3a(b)(8)(B)Documentation of Behavioral Management Techniques Discussed with ParentsCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-5a(a)(2)(E)Individual Care Plan (Signed by Parent/Staff)CitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-6a(c) and/or 19a-6a(d)First Aid Kit(s):Indoor/Outdoor/Field TripCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-6a and/or 19a-79-7aLicense Premise Clean/Good Repair/SafeCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(g)(4) and/or 19a-79-7a(h)Playground Free From HazardsCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7aPeeling Paint ObservedCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(h)(5) &/or 19a-79-7a(h)(9)Equipment Anchored/Safely ArrangedCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
- 19a-79-7a(h)(7)Outdoor Play Area Protected/FencedCitedNo correction date in OEC's file
Source: Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8), X2012-567451
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
Individual Care Plan (Signed by Parent/Staff), Cited in Four Visits
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-5a(a)(2)(E) in May 2012, April 2018, November 2022 and November 2023. 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.
1213141415161718191920212223242619a-79-5a(a)(2)(E) across all 16 visits, oldest to newest - 2
Staff Health Records, Cited in Three Visits
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-4a(a)(1) and/or 19a-79-4a(a)(2) in November 2015, October 2019 and September 2024. The agency describes it this way: Staff Health Records. 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.
1213141415161718191920212223242619a-79-4a(a)(1) and/or 19a-79-4a(a)(2) across all 16 visits, oldest to newest - 3
Playground Free From Hazards, Cited in Three Visits
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-7a(g)(4) and/or 19a-79-7a(h) in May 2012, December 2014 and September 2024. The agency describes it this way: 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.
1213141415161718191920212223242619a-79-7a(g)(4) and/or 19a-79-7a(h) across all 16 visits, oldest to newest - 4
License Premise Clean/Good Repair/Safe, Cited in Two Visits
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-6a and/or 19a-79-7a in May 2012 and December 2014. 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.
1213141415161718191920212223242619a-79-6a and/or 19a-79-7a across all 16 visits, oldest to newest - 5
Equipment Clean/Good Repair/Safe/Non-toxic, Cited in Two Visits
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-7a(g) in September 2017 and November 2023. 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.
1213141415161718191920212223242619a-79-7a(g) across all 16 visits, oldest to newest - 6
Citation 19a-79-9a(b)(3) and/or 19a-79-9a(b)(4), Cited in Two Visits
OEC licensing staff cited 19a-79-9a(b)(3) and/or 19a-79-9a(b)(4) in September 2017 and November 2022. 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.
1213141415161718191920212223242619a-79-9a(b)(3) and/or 19a-79-9a(b)(4) across all 16 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-79-5a(a)(2)(E) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Individual Care Plan (Signed by Parent/Staff): cited in four visits, with no risk level published.
- 02
What changed after 19a-79-4a(a)(1) and/or 19a-79-4a(a)(2) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Staff Health Records: cited in three visits, with no risk level published.
- 03
What changed after 19a-79-7a(g)(4) and/or 19a-79-7a(h) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Playground Free From Hazards: cited in three visits, with no risk level published.
- 04
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 two visits, with no risk level published.
- 05
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.
- 06
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 two visits, with no risk level published.
- 07
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.
- 08
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)View Dataset ↗
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · DCCC.16306
Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)View Dataset ↗
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2012-567451
Visit May 29, 2012 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)View Dataset ↗
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2013-2812
Visit Oct 21, 2013 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)View Dataset ↗
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2014-3379
Visit Oct 8, 2014 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)View Dataset ↗
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2014-3778
Visit Dec 15, 2014 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)View Dataset ↗
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2015-4758
Visit Nov 5, 2015 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)View Dataset ↗
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2016-4600
Visit Sep 29, 2016 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)View Dataset ↗
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2017-4606
Visit Sep 18, 2017 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)View Dataset ↗
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2018-2072
Visit Apr 26, 2018 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)View Dataset ↗
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2019-631
Visit Feb 8, 2019 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)View Dataset ↗
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2019-5233
Visit Oct 24, 2019 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)View Dataset ↗
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2020-3454
Visit Oct 6, 2020 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)View Dataset ↗
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2021-3039
Visit Dec 1, 2021 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)View Dataset ↗
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2022-4397
Visit Nov 17, 2022 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)View Dataset ↗
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2023-4709
Visit Nov 15, 2023 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)View Dataset ↗
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2024-3905
Visit Sep 16, 2024 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection or investigation, with the violations cited (data.ct.gov: 6rnk-h6iy, tett-bw6q and ccit-2ev8)View Dataset ↗
Connecticut Office of Early Childhood · X2026-101
Visit Jan 8, 2026 · Published Nov 1, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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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